The Reform and Growth Facility (RGF) for the Western Balkans is a new €6 billion instrument (2024–2027) that links EU financial assistance to the implementation of ambitious Reform Agendas in each Western Balkan country. These Reform Agendas outline socio-economic and fundamental reforms aimed at spurring growth and convergence with the EU, focusing on priority areas such as Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights, Green Transition and Digital Transformation, Business Environment and Private Sector Development, and Human Capital. In exchange for undertaking these reforms, partner governments receive budget support disbursements upon completion of agreed reform steps. This report presents a methodological framework for monitoring the Reform Agendas under the RGF, structured as a formal methodology document. It covers two key tasks: (1) preparatory consultations to define the monitoring approach and align it with best EU and international practices, and (2) development of a draft monitoring methodology including indicators, data collection tools, reporting templates, and analytical frameworks (with regional and gender perspectives). The report includes an overview of relevant best practices, a detailed monitoring framework proposal, and recommendations for implementation, with references to EU, World Bank, and IMF approaches that inform the methodology.
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