Skopje, 2 December 2025 (MIA) - The Public Administration Reform Council, the highest coordination body tasked with managing public administration reform, held Tuesday its third session which was chaired by Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski.

In a press release, the Ministry of Public Administration said the members of the Council assessed and adopted the updated 2023-2026 Action Plan from the 2023-2030 Public Administration Reform Strategy, which has been aligned with the priorities from the government’s program and the documents from the Euro-integration progress – Public Administration Reform Roadmap and the Reform Agenda.

"The plan is in correlation with the amendments to the Law on the Organization and Operation of State Administration Bodies, through which the leading institutions responsible for implementation have been identified, as well as other bodies involved in carrying out the activities. Additionally, the recommendations from the 2024 SIGMA assessment mission report have been integrated," the Ministry said.

The discussion at the session highlighted the importance of planned and timely implementation of reform activities with the goal of promoting efficiency, professionalism, and transparency in the work of the public administration. 

“We are here today to accelerate the public administration reform and establish a system that functions quickly, predictably, and professionally. The country cannot move forward if the institutions are slow, if the procedures are complicated, and if the citizen is the one taking documents from office to office instead of the institutions communicating between themselves,” Mickoski said.

In a post on his official Facebook page, Mickoski wrote the government’s approach is based on four main pillars: digitization as the basic standard, professional administration with clear standards and responsibility, rationalization and reduction of bureaucracy, as well as alignment with European standards.

“This is not a process that will remain on paper. This must be a dynamic reform with clear deadlines and measurable results. There is no room for any excuses on this desk, there are only tasks, deadlines, and responsibility,” Mickoski wrote on Facebook. 

In his address at the session, Minister of Public Administration Goran Minchev highlighted the important role of the Council and the continuity in its work.

“The Public Administration Reform Council holding such sessions is exceptionally important because their frequency, transparency, and constructiveness were welcomed and noted in the European Commission’s Progress Report as a positive practice in managing reforms,” Minchev said.

Minchev added that the Ministry will continue to actively coordinate the implementation of reforms and secure the support of institutions with the goal of creating a modern and professional administration serving the citizens.

Photo: Ministry of Public Administration/PM Mickoski