Towards a Smart Staff Retention Policy for the Sustainable EU Integration of Serbia
Towards a Smart Staff Retention Policy for the Sustainable EU Integration of Serbia

Author(s): Milena Lazarević, Katarina Kosmina, Dragana Bajić
Contributor(s): Milena Lazarević (Editor), Andrej Horvat (Editor), Milana Pavlović (Editor)
Subject(s): Public Administration, Public Law, EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Centar za evropske politike CEP
Keywords: Staff retention; Public administration; EU integration; Serbia; Human resources; Sustainable development; Capacity building; Administrative reform; Workforce management; EU accession;
Summary/Abstract: The past few years have witnessed a significant outflow of top-quality civil servants responsible for EU integration-related work, including the management of EU and other development funds (EU/ IPA-related jobs/work). Although the turnover exceeds 30% in some units and departments, there are currently no official measures or a policy to retain civil servants who are essential for the sustainability and success of Serbia’s EU integration process. In the Serbian public administration they are the main source of knowledge of EU policies, its law and funds and are therefore the ones who enable the creation, coordination and implementation of policies consistent with those of the EU.

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