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The European Union needs a properly functioning civil service, which is able to cope with the increased number of challenges and expectations. In fact, the Commission has gone through a long process of change during the past five years. Upon taking office, the Prodi Commission embarked on a comprehensive programme of administrative reform with the adoption of the White Paper on 1 March 2000 and the implementation of the timetable/action plan. The administrative reform is both a reform of structure and of mentality.
Europe’s civil service must be well organised and outward looking. First, the Commission has taken steps to improve its own working methods, in particular by streamlining coordination between its services. The Commission also modified its personnel policy through the adoption of new Staff Regulations on 1 May 2004. This includes a new career system and merit-based promotion.
Second, the reform aimed to create a culture based on service. This meant drafting a code of good administrative behaviour and led to the regulation on access to documents.
Third, in the field of financial control, the Commission has completely recast the rules and procedures that govern the management of EU funds. This process obtained the unanimous support of the Council and backing from the European Parliament.
The reform is in progress, but it is not yet complete. New structures have been put in place but their functioning may need further fine-tuning. In this sense a reform is never complete. In the process of implementation, the Commission will in particular look at the simplification of procedures in order to remove unnecessary obstacles and combat red tape.
I agree with the honourable Member that the credibility of the European project strongly relies on the capacity of its institutions to adapt their structures and rules to the needs of the general public. Therefore, reform is a continuous process that rightly deserves the attention of the European Parliament."@en1
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