Public Sector Financial Management in Central, Southern and Eastern Europe

Gorana Roje is Head of the Unit for Strategic Planning and EU Projects at the Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction, and State Assets, Croatia. Bridging academia and practice, her work focuses on public sector accounting and reporting, financial management, and public asset management. She holds a MSc in Accounting, Auditing and Finance, has presented and published her work internationally, and has co-authored and co-edited several books. Gorana has contributed to research projects and has hosted and delivered international conferences and learning initiatives in public sector accounting and financial management. She is a CEF Associate Fellow, ENPA Research Group on PSAFM Co-chair, and editorial board member of the 2025–2026 CIGAR-PMM annual issues.Vesna Vašicek is Full Professor of Accounting at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Croatia. She also served as Croatia’s Chief State Treasurer (at the Ministry of Finance) and as Vice-Rector for Financial Management at the University of Zagreb. Her research focuses on public sector accounting and financial reporting, non-profit accounting, international public sector accounting standards setting, managerial accounting, and public sector performance management. She has presented and published her work internationally, co-authored and co-edited several books, and is active in research networks and professional associations. She has led and participated in research projects and has hosted scientific and professional conferences.