RIPA International Assists EU Accession Countries With Preparation for Entry Into the EU

RIPA International Assists EU Accession Countries With Preparation for Entry Into the EU

LONDON, May 1, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    RIPA International has extensive experience in designing and delivering international
capacity building programmes and now offers EU candidate countries and potential candidate
countries the opportunity to demonstrate conviction and adjust to strict European
standards.

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    The organisation's suite of training programmes and workshops will enable these
countries to maximise their efforts in promoting good governance, strengthening the rule
of law, speeding up economic reforms and improving their capacity to adopt and implement
the acquis communautaire. Throughout every municipality, county or administrative
division, public administrators are asked to deliver in a period of tremendous and
unprecedented transformation.

    RIPA International's work in Europe has recently involved Albania on a study programme
for central, local and political officials of the Government of Albania (including a
Minister of the Interior). The programme was centred on formula funding for assessing the
level of government grants made to local government bodies (unitary, metropolitan etc.)
within England and Wales.

    The study programme led the group to the conclusion that the key area of reform they
would be seeking to adopt was robust performance indicators in financial management,
coupled with proactive outsourcing of direct services.

    More recently, RIPA International has worked in partnership with the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office on a 6-month Public Administration Reform programme in three Croatian
municipalities. The objective of the programme was to engage local government
representatives in a cultural change agenda. It specifically aimed at strengthening
quality management and public service delivery in local administrations ahead of the
country's entry into the European Union and did so with great success. RIPA now looks
ahead to working on similar projects with EU candidate countries ahead of their entry into
the EU.

    RIPA International's expertise and global experience in public administration and
public sector training programmes translates into significant value in supporting ongoing
local, state and national transformation. Furthermore, the organisation's innovative
behaviour and skills based development work provides tangible results-oriented learning
and development outputs.

    The organisation's move towards working more closely with EU candidate countries marks
the success of RIPA International in working with organisations and governments around the
world on development and capacity building projects that increase efficiency,
knowledge-sharing and sustainability.

    Contact: RIPA International on Tel: +44(0)207-470-9100, Fax: +44(0)207-242-7893,
email: ripa.training@capita.co.uk or visit us on
http://www.ripainternational.co.uk/Home.aspx

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Source: RIPA International