The Deputy Executive Director of the Kosovo Institute for Public Administration, Mr. Enver Haxhijaj, with an associate, hosted Mrs. Maja Handjiska Trendafilova, director of the Regional School for Public Administration (ReSPA).
In the meeting, they discussed the possibilities for improving cooperation in the direction of strengthening the capacities of the public administration.
Haxhijaj informed Mrs. Trendafilova about the work, challenges and plans for the future of IKAP as well as about the changes that have started.
Haxhijaj emphasized that “strengthening the capacities of the administration and the quality of training is one of the most important priorities of IKAP, especially in light of the start of negotiations for membership in the European Union”.
Handjiska-Trendafilova emphasized that ReSPA can provide significant support in the process of improving the Public Administration, both through comparative experiences and successful examples that have already yielded results in other countries, as well as through specific projects in the field of digitization of services. quality management and good governance. “The administration must be the main pillar that will carry this process, but also the necessary reforms that must be implemented and therefore work must be done on strengthening capacities and improving efficiency”, emphasized Trendafilova.
At the end of the meeting, it was agreed that the public administration, whose capacities must be strengthened, will be the main enabler of decisive reforms on the road of the Western Balkans towards the European Union.
