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SIGMA is a joint initiative of the European Union (EU) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), principally financed by the EU.
SIGMA was launched in 1992 by the OECD and the European Commission's Phare Programme to support the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia implement public administration reforms. In parallel with further EU enlargement and the expansion of the Stabilisation and Association Process, SIGMA support has since being extended to other partners, including all ten 2004 EU entrants and with Bulgaria and Romania.
In 2009, SIGMA is working with the 3 EU candidate countries - Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Turkey - and with the 5 EU potential candidates - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99.
In June 2008, SIGMA support was extended, as part of the European Neighbourhood Policy, to 16 EU neighbours: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Syria, Tunisia, and Ukraine. SIGMA also started working with Russia.
SIGMA supports its partner countries by:
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assessing reform progress and identifying priorities for reform;
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assisting in the process of institution-building and setting up legal frameworks; and
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facilitating assistance from the EU and other donors by helping to design projects and implement action plans.
Find out more about the SIGMA's framework, role, activity areas, partners, regional networks, working methods and delivery mechanisms.
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