Water utility companies in North Macedonia: challenges and performance improvement

Author: Dr. Eng. Mohamed Sameh   Water services are essential services. They support the sustainable development of our societies and are fundamental for realising the ambition of the EU Green Deal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Every drop of water count and efficient integrated water management is a challenge all over the world. Over […]

Public service and human resources management: Shortcomings related to merit-based employment and access to senior civil service positions

Developed democracies, as a rule, boast professional, largely apolitical civil services, which have been recognised as a crucial component of good public governance. Their work is centred on protecting the public interest. Hence, a modern civil service must be governed by specific codified rules, which set standards and procedures for keeping the civil service merit-based [...]