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Turkey, Serbia and Albania, Leadership Programme for Security and Rule of Law CoPROL

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Without a credible, functioning legal order and responsible, accountable and democratic institutions, countries cannot participate fully in a European Union based on mutual trust and shared interests and values. The project supported government reforms in Albania, Serbia and Turkey in the field of local public security and further integration of reform processes to align with European standards, thereby tackling political and administrative patterns of behaviour to provide EU integration frameworks for policy development. 
 
The project increased the capacity of national and local government institutions responsible for security in view of horizontal, operational and institutional or policy challenges of EU accession. Through capacity building activities, values as efficiency, transparency, accountability, integrity, participation and cooperation in the field of local public security were addressed. The programme set European standards of performance and provided EU integration frameworks for policy development. The project was designed to promote the interaction between different stakeholders to ensure institutions perform better in implementing and enforcing the law and in involving civil society. 
 
The objective of the project was to support government reforms in Albania, Serbia and Turkey by strengthening the democratic leadership skills of government institutions in the field of public security and further integration of reform processes to align with European standards. 
 
Results: 
1. Increased capacities of national and local government to act, commit and deliver on public security and protecting human rights by taking responsibilities for one's role and applying principles of good governance and rule of law: 
- A total of 58 high-level managers at (national and local) institutions in public security sector of Albania, Serbia and Turkey were equipped in developing a vision, strategy and policy and applying modern ideas of leadership during intensive training courses; 
- Ministries of Interior, Ministries of Justice, national police, training institutes and 18 local governments got acquainted with Netherlands good practices and lessons learned during study visits and established relationships with Netherlands counterpart institutions in public security sector. 
- 12 back home actions plans were implemented by Albanian, Serbian and Turkish participants. 
2. Increased capacities of national and local government to achieve coherence and to adapt frameworks for policy development by setting quality performance standards on public security in line with European standards; 
- Citizens' perception survey on local safety and security conducted among more than 3900 citizens in 18 pilot local governments of Albania, Serbia and Turkey; 
- Citizens' surveys and official data survey discussed and confirmed with national and local government decision-makers in security policy in the 3 countries; 
- 18 local government action plans developed (one per pilot) for future improvements in the field of complaints procedures; willingness to report crimes and visibility for taking safety measures; 
- Generic benchmarking reports on security developed and disseminated at national (final) conferences in the 3 countries. 
- The Local Safety and Security Monitor (based on the Dutch Safety Monitor) was implemented and standardised in Serbian policy, by Dutch experts who coached Serbian 10 experts working at (the 
Police Directorate of) the Ministry of Interior. At the same time a handbook on the Serbian Local Safety and Security Monitor was developed and disseminated at central and local levels of government; 
- The functionality and institutional capacity of Local Security Councils (LSCs) in Serbia was strengthened via an exchange workshop that involved 4 municipalities who do not yet have LSCs and 3 pilot municipalities of the programme who do have functional and relatively successful LSCs; 
- In Albania 2 policy documents on the new complaints procedures were developed and adopted by the municipal councils of Berat and Fier. 
3. Increased capacities of national and local government to relate to external stakeholders, demonstrated by participation of civil society, in particular minority and disadvantaged groups, in decision-making process, protection of minority rights and promotion of a culture of tolerance and anti-discrimination: 
- A total of 85 (round 1) and 88 (round 2) Albanian, Serbian and Turkish representatives of municipalities and NGOs engaged in 2 interactive workshops of 3 days per country, on the use of different methods and techniques of participatory governance; 
- Recommendations reports delivered on participatory governance for Albania, Serbia and Turkey and disseminated at central and local levels; 
- Capacities of 48 participants from Albania, Serbia, Turkey strengthened on integrity, human and minority rights and awareness raising in a combined exchange activity of 2 days. 
4. Increased capacities of training institutes to achieve coherence by providing training in the field of good governance, rule of law, public security and human rights: 
- 4 Turkish trainers of the Union of Municipalities of Turkey; National Police; and Police Academy, 4 Serbian trainers of the Centre for Basic Police Training; and Judicial Academy, 4 Albanian trainers from the Albanian School for Public Administration; the School for Magistrates; and the Police Training Centre trained in applying modern training methods, individual training skills and leadership capabilities. 
- Training capacity of the above mentioned Albanian, Serbian and Turkish training institutes further enhanced to train target group institutions in the public security sector at central and local level. 
- The following training guidelines were developed for and by the Training of Trainers (ToT) participants, enabling them to implement concrete training programmes based on the content and training methodologies observed through the ToT and Leadership programmes: 
'Leadership within Local Administrations'- developed for the Union of Municipalities of Turkey; 
'Integrity and Whistleblower Protection' developed for the Serbian Judicial Academy 
'Integrity in the Police Force' developed for the Serbian Basic Police; 
'Training for Members of Municipal Emergency Situation Headquarters' developed for the Serbian Standing Conference of Towns & Municipalities; 
'Leadership in the Public Administration' developed for the Albanian School of Public Administration by ToT participants; 
'Leadership in the State Police' developed for the Albanian Security Academy. 
 
Further beneficiaries of the project were the Local Government Associations of Serbia (Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities), Turkey (Union of Turkish Municipalities) and the Foundation of Local Governance and Autonomy (Albania) 
 
Involved Dutch public institutions: 
Municipality of Diemen knowledge exchange with mayor and civil servants working in the field of public safety during study visit in the Netherlands and safety benchmark expertise provided during workshops in Albania and Turkey; 
Municipality of Amsterdam knowledge exchange with Neighbourhood Practice Team and Amsterdam Bureau for Research & Statistic during study visits in the Netherlands and benchmark workshop in Albania; 
Municipality of Rotterdam Safety experts provided expertise and on-the-job coaching for the Turkish and Serbian Safety and Security Monitor; 
Municipality of Zeist complaints procedure expert provided expertise and on-the-job trainings in the Albanian municipalities Fier and Berat; 
The Hague Municipality The Hague Police Statistics Department provided expertise and on-the-job coaching for the Serbian Safety and Security Monitor; 
Netherlands Ministries: Foreign Affairs; Security and Justice; Interior and Kingdom Relations -

Start date

Sun, 09/01/2013 - 12:00

End date

Thu, 06/30/2016 - 12:00

Policy field(s)

European integration
Acquis communautaire
Civil society

Partners

PBLQ HEC/ ROI
The Hague Academy for local governance (THALG)
CILC, Center for International Legal Cooperation

Funding

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands

Regions

Europe - non EU member states

Country

Turkey

Peoples

Hilde Pijnenburg

Project id

7519029

Project code

11306

Contact

Hilde Pijnenburg

Project AOE

Involving Citizens in Decision Making

Turkey, Technical Assistance for Strengthening of Local Investment Planning Capacity with the Participation of Local Actors

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Context: This project was designed against the backdrop of the modernisation of public administration that is key for effective implementation of policies, plans and programmes designed to promote growth and to foster economic and social development, which in turn contributes to the reduction of income disparities among and within regions. 
 
The project introduced a new way of action in addressing the efficiency and effectiveness of the planning and programming of public investments (both physical infrastructure investment and human capital such as innovation, research and development) at the local level. 
 
The overall objective was to establish a well-functioning and effective civil service and to proceed with modernisation of public administration in order to assure the effectiveness and efficiency of the planning and programming of public investments at local level. The purpose of this project was to improve the capacity of the local public administration for local investment planning and sound coordination among stakeholders, by means of: 
1. Improving the institutional capacity of the Ministry of Interior by coordinating local actors and local investment planning adequately; 
2. Ensuring the active participation of local actors in the process of investment planning with clear roles and responsibilities; 
3. Developing a participatory model in the process of planning and investment decision-making; 
4. Building the structures and testing the functioning of them to ensure the participation of local actors in Trabzon, Erzurum and Mardin provinces throughout investment planning; 
5. Proposing a new local planning/investment model. 
 
A new local investment planning model was developed as a result of multi-dimensional capacity development activities conducted during implementation of the project. The new model is centred on carrying out the investment project development stage at the local level trough participatory decision-making processes based on required technical analyses. The model was successfully tested in the pilot provinces of the project, i.e. Erzurum, Mardin and Trabzon. 
 
The project assisted local and regional authorities in the design and implementation of investment planning, including local economic development planning and policy and assisted in preparing urban infrastructural planning to boost the economy. Target groups and final beneficiaries were (deputy) Governors, (deputy) Mayors, directors of Provincial Directorate of Planning and Coordination (PDPC), provincial planning experts, technical staff of local governments, provincial representatives (managers and technical staff) of the institutions carrying out investments in the province, development agencies, universities, professional chambers and associations, and civil society organisations. 
 
Examples of public investment project proposals prepared and submitted: 
Establishing an institutional structure for the improvement, control and standardisation of honey production quality across Erzurum (Erzurum province) 
Promotion and follow up of silage material and forage with energy (sunflower, barley, soy bean) (Erzurum province) 
Establishment of specialist Organized Industrial Zones (Mardin province) 
Establishment of full capacity tourism information offices in districts of Mardin 
Procurement of a modern research vessel (Trabzon province) 
Research project for the New Trabzon Airport 
Rehabilitation of the existing Trabzon Marina

Start date

Mon, 11/03/2014 - 12:00

End date

Thu, 11/03/2016 - 12:00

Policy field(s)

Public investment
European integration
Institutional development
Local economic development

Partners

WYG International UK
WYG Turkey
GDSI Limited
ERVET

Funding

European Commission (EuropeAid)

Regions

Europe - non EU member states

Country

Turkey

Project id

7591492

Project code

11331

Contact

Malinda Twaalfhoven

Project AOE

Involving Citizens in Decision Making

Turkey, Technical Assistance for Town Twinning between Turkey and the EU

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The overall objective of the project is To increase administrative capacity at local level in Turkey's EU Accession process. In line with this objective, the purpose of the project is To create sustainable structures for exchange between local authorities in Turkey and EU Member States in areas relevant for EU Accession. 
 
Pursuant to the overall objective and the purpose, expected results to be achieved by the end of the project are as follows: 
- Result 1: The capacity of key institutions for town twinnings with the EU (MEUA, UMT, UP and MoI) will be improved, and a road map will be prepared and published to give guidance for further structural improvements. 
- Result 2: Relations with key partners in the EU and Turkey for town twinning will be sustained, including through strengthened networking structures. 
- Result 3: The capacity of Turkish local authorities will be improved in areas relevant for EU accession and best practices will be disseminated. 
- Result 4: The quantity and quality of town twinnings involving Turkish local authorities will increase, including effective promotion and involvement of key stakeholders such as civil society and citizens at local level. 
 
The target groups of the project include the Ministry for European Union Affairs (MEUA), Union of Municipalities of Turkey (UMT), Union of Provinces (UP), the Ministry of Interior (MoI), local authorities in Turkey, and the Grant beneficiaries (local authorities from Turkey and EU countries). 
 
The Project encompasses two mutually-reinforcing components, consisting of technical assistance for the implementation of the Grant Scheme under the first component, whereas the second component focuses of capacity building activities.

Start date

Fri, 04/06/2018 - 12:00

End date

Sun, 04/05/2020 - 12:00

Policy field(s)

Acquis communautaire
European integration
Institutional development

Partners

WYG Turkey
Project Group Turkey

Funding

Central Finance and Contracts Unit (CFCU) Turkey

Regions

Middle East

Country

Turkey

Peoples

Anne-Lies Risseeuw

Project id

8023863

Project code

11389

Contact

Anne-Lies Risseeuw

Project AOE

Building More Effective Public Administration