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		      <description><![CDATA[SIGMA is a joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union, principally financed by the European Union. SIGMA supports the 3 EU candidate countries, 5 EU potential candidate countries and 16 EU neighbours in their public administration reforms. Find out more.
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		      <pubDate>Mon Nov 23 12:22:15 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Regional Conference on Concessions and Public Private Partnerships]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[SIGMA and the Government of Croatia are organising a conference to discuss reform needs in the concessions and public private partnerships sectors in the context of the Stabilisation and Association Process and EU harmonisation. The event will take place in Zagreb on 03-04 December 2009.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Nov 13 15:03:50 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[2009 Assessment Reports for EU Candidate and Potential Candidate Countries]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[SIGMA contributes to the European Commission's annual Progress Reports for EU candidate and potential candidate countries by assessing their progress in public administration reform. SIGMA and the EC's 2009 reports were published on the 14 October, along with the EC's annual strategy document for EU enlargement.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[3rd SIGMA Networking Seminar]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[SIGMA's Networking Seminars bring together practitioners from beneficiary countries and European Commission Delegations to discuss issues of public administration in European integration. The 3rd Seminar will take place in Paris on 04-05 March 2010.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Nov 20 14:29:17 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[SIGMA Paper 44: Sustainability of Civil Service Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe Five Years After EU Accession]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Before joining the EU in May 2004, Central and Eastern European countries were required to professionalise their civil services. Most were perceived as having made improvements sufficient to be granted EU membership. But what happened next? Five years after accession, this new SIGMA paper answers the question.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu May 07 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Calendar of SIGMA Events]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[SIGMA delivers assistance notably through the organisation of training workshops and seminars for officials and practitioners in beneficiary countries, in response to their needs and priorities. SIGMA also organises regional conferences on broader issues which are open to the public.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Nov 17 20:13:12 CET 2009</pubDate>
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