Public Servants’ Capacity Building and Mobility Programme 3.0, is an initiative designed to foster knowledge exchange, institutional cooperation, and administrative excellence between the Western Balkans and the Italian administration. The initiative is supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA) and implemented in partnership between ReSPA and the Italian National School of Administration (SNA).

Over the past two years, the Capacity Building and Mobility Programme has brought public servants from the Western Balkans into direct contact with Italy’s rich administrative traditions and innovative governance practices. More than 100 public servants across the region have benefited from the programme’s two previous editions, participating in high-quality training modules, peer exchanges, mobility visits, and high-level policy dialogue. From the lecture halls of Caserta and Bari to immersive learning experiences and ministerial-level discussions in Rome, the programme has generated tangible results: participants returned to their administrations equipped not only with new knowledge, but also with professional networks, practical tools, and a renewed commitment to public service and reform.

The Local-Level Administrations and EU Funds Project Management is the stream that will take place in Bari and will consist of learning from various Italian professionals working in the preparation of EU funding mechanism and the representatives of the regional government of Puglia who will share their experience in the use of EU funds for regional development. The participants will get practical hands- on experience in relation to all stages of the use of EU funds for regional and local development projects.

Find more information about the Programme in Provisional Agenda