This information booklet has initially been prepared by the Irish Presidency in order to provide collective information on the structure of the civil and public services of the Member States, New Member States of the European Union along with the three Applicant Countries. The Luxembourg Presidency has asked the Member States and Applicant Countries in March 2005 to check that the information given in 2004 is correct and if necessary to forward new or additional data.
The Austrian Presidency has requested the Member and Accession States in January 2006 to update the information given in 2005. On the basis of this document, the Austrian Presidency has further elaborated a short Management Summary titled “Civil and Public Services in the European Union: Facts and Figures”, which can be found in the annex of this booklet and is also available as a leaflet.