Strengthening the capacity of local governments to improve the efficiency and quality of their operations

As part of the support provided by the European Recovery Fund, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (MoEPRD) plans to carry out evaluations of local government public services to identify shortcomings and challenges in their provision. As part of the evaluations, proposals will also be made for services whose efficiency and design need to be improved, as well as for the necessary knowledge and skills of specialists in planning regions and municipalities to ensure efficient service delivery.

Based on the evaluation results, with the support of the planning regions, at least 1,300 specialists of local governments and planning regions will be trained to improve the efficiency of their operations and services provided. It is also planned to develop methodological recommendations for local government specialists for the improvement of service provision, as well as to provide support for testing new ways of providing services. At the end of the period, an evaluation of the impact of the provided support is planned, the methodology of which was developed as part of the evaluation.