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Slide1
Phases of state administration development in Croatia
Slide2Special circumstances
The Croatian public administration was confronted with special circumstances related to its historical development:
- The dissolution of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia
- The struggle for the independence of the Croatian state
- The transition from a one-party to a
multi
-
party
political system
- The transition from an economy based on social ownership to a market economy with mostly private ownership structure
- war and destruction
Slide3Development phases
1.
E
stablishment
phase started with independence gained in 1990 and finished with administrative reforms in
1993
2.
C
onsolidation
phase
1993-2001
3.
Europeanization
phase
was initiated with a new package of reform measures motivated mainly by the political decision to enter the process of
Europeanization
4.
M
odernisation
of the Croatian state administration.
Slide4Establishment phase
The Constitution of 1990 introduced the semi-presidential
system
T
he
first significant reform of the territorial administrative system
began
in 1993
Slide5Consolidation phase
From 1993 to 2001, public administration in Croatia developed in the conditions of
etatisation
, centralisation, and politicisation of an authoritarian
type
The first systematic law that regulated Croatian state administration was the Law on the System of State Administration of
1993
The key role in the new system was given to the regional, county level, as a supervisory and decreeing middle level between the central
government
on the one hand, and local units on the other
Slide6Problems in the second phase
etatisation
(
a situation in which the state appropriates the public services from the former local self-government units, followed by redistribution of public revenues, responsibility, significance and power
)
c
entralisation
(or lack of decentralisation)
politicisation
of an authoritarian
type
Europeanization phase
The previous semi-presidential system was substituted with the parliamentary
one
Croatian legislature began to harmonize the relevant provisions of national law with the European Charter of Local
Self-
Government
T
he
Stabilisation and Association Agreement
was signed
in 2001
Croatia was granted the candidate country status in June
2004
and became a member state in 2013
Slide8Modernisation phase
Problems:
Corruption
Centralization
Problems in civil service/public administration employment
Lack of the technological modernization
Slide9Aims
Main administrative principles to be achieved:
Reliability and predictability (legal certainty)
Openness and transparency
Accountability
Efficiency and effectiveness
Slide10Reliability and predictability
The rule of law (“administration through law”)
Legal competence – public authorities can only decide on matters for which they have legal jurisdiction
Administrative discretion (discretionary powers – some degree of choice is left to the decision-maker)
Timeliness
Professionalism
Professional integrity (impartiality)
Slide11Openness and transparency
Opennness – administration is available for outside scrutiny
Transparency – When examined closely, it can be ‘seen through’ for the purpose of supervision
Purpose: to protect public interest and prevent corruption
Slide12Accountability
The administrative body is answerable for its actions to another administrative, legislative or judicial authorities
No authority is exempt from review by others
Slide13Efficiency
Efficiency in the performance of public administration
a managerial value consisting in essence of maintaining a good ratio between resources employed and results attained
Slide14Effectiveness
Effectiveness – ensuring that the performance of public administration is successful in achieving the goals and solving public problems set for it by law and government
Slide15Croatian citizens consider that our public administration is:
- distant
- formal
- corrupted
-not proffesional
- expensive
True or false?
Slide16Aims
reforms
to
ensure
better
legislation
,
synergies
between
policies
and
effective
management
of
public
policies
,
and
transparency
,
integrity
and
accountability
in
public
administration
and
spending
of
public
funds
;
development
and
implementation
of
human
resources
strategies
and
policies
;
enhancing
efficiency
of
administrative
services
;
Translate
the
above
!
Slide17reforme koje jamče bolje zakonodavstvo, sinergije između politike i učinkovitog upravljanja javnom politikom te transparentnost, integritet i odgovornost u javnoj upravi i trošenju javnih sredstava;
razvoj i implementacija strategija i politika ljudskih resursa;
poticanje učinkovitosti administrativnih usluga;
Slide18Translate into
English
:
Cilj je stvaranje institucija koje su stabilne i predvidljive, no istodobno i dovoljno fleksibilne da reagiraju na brojne društvene izazove, institucije koje su otvorene za dijalog s javnošću te sposobne provoditi nova rješenja i pružati bolje usluge . Ulaganja u strukture, ljudski kapital te sustave i alate u javnom sektoru usredotočena su na učinkovitiji organizacijski proces, moderno upravljanje, motivirane i sposobne javne službenike i suce.
Slide19Suggested translation
The
objective
is to
create
institutions
which
are
stable
and
predictable
, but
also
flexible
enough
to
react
to
the
many
societal
challenges
,
open
for
dialogue
with
the
public
,
able
to
introduce
new
policy
solutions
and
deliver
better
services
.
The
investment
in
the
structures
, human
capital
and
systems
and
tools
of
the
public
sector
is
oriented
towards
more
efficient
organisational
processes
,
modern
management
,
motivated
and
skilled
civil
servants
.
Slide20DISCUSS THE FOLOWING REPORT:
https://
ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/20160422_deroose_zagreb_par_in_croatia.pdf
Translate the
following
:
Reformom javne uprave
u Republici Hrvatskoj mora se omogućiti učinkovita provedba zakona i stvoriti transparentna, građanima orijentirana, racionalna, profesionalna, djelotvorna i učinkovita javna uprava. Takva javna uprava sastavni je dio učinkovitog poslovnog okruženja. Budući da djelokrug javnopravnih tijela obuhvaća gotovo sve segmente života društvene zajednice, bez kvalitetne javne uprave koja je sposobna provoditi odluke vlasti društvo stagnira ili nazaduje, stvara se nezadovoljstvo građana i poduzetnika, usporava se gospodarska aktivnost, a posljedice se odražavaju na sva društvena područja.
Slide22Public administration reform in the Republic of Croatia should enable efficient application of law and create a transparent, public oriented, rational, professional, efficient and effective public administration. Such public administration is a constituent part of efficient business environment. Since the scope of public entities comprises almost all segments of community life, without quality public administration that is capable of implementing the government decisions society stagnates or moves backwards, dissatisfaction of citizens and entrepreneurs grows, economic activity is hindered and the consequences are felt in all social areas.
Slide23Thank you for your attention!