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Welcome to the Spanish Presidency

Dear Colleagues,

After 13 years, the Kingdom of Spain starts its presidency in the Council of the EU since 1st July and, therefore, Spain assumes the presidency of EUPAN.

The Spanish presidency of EUPAN is a joint effort of two Directions General under the Spanish Secretariat for the Civil Service – Ministry of Finance and the Civil Service. Please accept our warm welcome expressed in the letter enclosed in the attached Information Paper by Ms. Isabel Borrel (DG for the Civil Service) and Ms. Clara Mapelli (DG for Public Governance).

We thank our dear Swedish colleagues for their hospitality and their work, and we are looking forward to seeing you in Madrid and in Barcelona in the coming months.

As the previous Czech presidency indicated in 2022, this part of the year is usually connected with the beginning of summer vacation period and with a view of taking days off so we will try to request your collaboration in a couple of surveys with enough time to avoid any kind of rush.

Should you have any question or doubt, please note that the main e-mail address that will be used during the presidency is:  eupanspain@correo.gob.es

With our best regards / Con un cariñoso saludo,

The Spanish EUPAN Team

SPANISH PRESIDENCY EUPAN 2023

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EUPAN WL meeting, Stockholm 27 and 28 March

As part of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Swedish Agency for Public Administration and the Swedish Agency for Government Employers brought together the working group of the European Public Administration network (EUPAN). The meeting took place in Stockholm on 27 and 28 March.

The meeting focused on some of the previously announced priorities for the Swedish EUPAN Presidency:

  • Good administration in European countries: The Swedish Agency for Public Administration presented its study that was conducted within the EUPAN. On this topic, representatives from the academia participated and workshops were held on principles of good administration in a national context and tools to promote a good administration in public administrations.
  • Threats, harassments and violence against civil servants in public administration was addressed in a EUPAN questionnaire and discussions were continued in smaller groups.
  • Additional workshops focused on rule of law in digitalisation and artificial Intelligence and service and accessibility at the Swedish National Government Service Centre.

See the full agenda here.

Read the report: Good Administration in European countries

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Welcome to the Swedish Presidency

We are pleased to welcome you to the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. It is the third time we assume this responsibility.

First, we would like to thank our Czech colleagues. We appreciate the hard work you have done, to the benefit of EUPAN and its members. We are also grateful for the good cooperation we have had within the secretariat, which we hope to build on during our presidency.

In the spring of 2023, we will focus on four main themes:

  • Threats and violence against public servants
  • A good administrative culture
  • Work against corruption
  • Governance of cross-sectoral issues.

We will address the themes in several ways, including a dedicated study, invited speakers and parallel workshops. As the strength of EUPAN lies in its role to facilitate exchange of practices, experiences and views in areas of common interest, we invite you to consider if there are experiences you would be willing to share on one or several of the themes. It is our strong conviction that the EUPAN is at its best when there are interactive discussions. We will therefore strive to organize meetings where we encourage sharing of experiences.

The Swedish presidency of EUPAN is jointly organized by the Swedish Agency for Public Management and the Swedish Agency for Government Employers. Two e-mail addresses will thus be used during the presidency: eupan@arbetsgivarverket.se and eupan@statskontoret.se.

Do not hesitate to contact any of us for additional information or queries.

We look forward to welcoming you to Sweden and to continue our fruitful cooperation in EUPAN.

Welcome letter Sweden

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Welcome to the Czech Presidency

Welcome letter by DG Hurka

On 1 July 2022 the Czech Republic takes over its historically second Presidency of the Council of the European Union. It is our great pleasure and privilege to take on this role and guide work of the EUPAN network for the following six months.

The Czech Presidency wish to build on achievements of previous presidencies and invite you for a discussion and sharing of ideas on the following priority themes of Czech Presidency: 1) transparent and professional civil service (relation of top public managers to political leadership), 2) development of ethical culture and values in civil service, 3) support of innovation using Big Data. We would also like to carry out follow up activities on the international exchange programme for civil servants. Our work will be guided by two important documents adopted during the French presidency, namely the EUPAN Strategy Paper for a period July 2022 – June 2025 and the Strasbourg Declaration on the Common values and challenges of European Public Administrations approved by the ministerial conference in Strasbourg in March 2022.

The Czech Presidency is looking forward to welcoming you in Prague in Autumn and to continue our fruitful cooperation in the EUPAN network.

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Fin de la présidence française d’EUPAN – Ending of the French Presidency

Le 30 juin s’achève la présidence française du réseau européen des administrations publiques EUPAN.

 

Parmi les travaux conduits par EUPAN dans le cadre de la présidence française :

  • L’élaboration d’une nouvelle stratégie triennale, qui sera mise en œuvre sur la période juillet 2022 – juin 2025, et l’actualisation du guide de procédure d’EUPAN (handbook) ; la stratégie décline opérationnellement, pour le champ de compétence d’EUPAN, la déclaration de Strasbourg des ministres européens en charge de la transformation et de la fonction publiques sur les valeurs et défis communs aux administrations publiques européennes ;
  • La poursuite des travaux d’EUPAN pour le développement de la mobilité européenne des fonctionnaires, notamment par la préparation de projets pilotes d’échange, la réalisation d’une étude sur son intégration dans les politiques de ressources humaines, l’organisation d’une université d’été réunissant des experts européens du sujet et l’adoption par le réseau EUPAN d’une feuille de route dédiée à ce sujet ;
  • Une réflexion sur le déploiement des nouvelles organisations du travail au sein des administrations publiques, au travers d’une étude et d’ateliers thématiques qui ont notamment permis d’approfondir les enjeux liés au télétravail et à la mise en œuvre du droit à la déconnexion ; ils s’articulent avec l’élaboration d’un accord européen sur la transformation numérique des administrations publiques, dans le cadre du dialogue social européen, et avec la mise en œuvre du socle européen des droits sociaux ;
  • La publication de deux lettres d’informations du réseau EUPAN, dédiées aux politiques de transformation des administrations publiques et au verdissement.

 

Découvrez bilan complet des actions conduites, la déclaration de Strasbourg en français, en anglais, et en allemand, la nouvelle stratégie et le Handbook d’EUPAN.

 

 

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On June 30, the French presidency of the European Public Administration Network (EUPAN) came to an end.

 

Among the work carried out by EUPAN under the French Presidency:

– The development of a new three-year strategy, which will be implemented over the period July 2022 – June 2025, and the updating of the EUPAN handbook; the strategy operationally declines, for the field of competence of EUPAN, the Strasbourg declaration of the European ministers in charge of public transformation and public service on the values and challenges common to European public administrations;

– The continuation of EUPAN’s work on the development of European mobility of civil servants, notably through the preparation of pilot exchange projects, the realization of a study on its integration in human resources policies, the organization of a summer school bringing together European experts on the subject and the adoption by EUPAN of a roadmap dedicated to this subject;

– A reflection on the deployment of new ways of working within public administrations, through a study and thematic workshops that have notably allowed to deepen the issues related to telework and to the implementation of the right to disconnect; they are linked to the elaboration of a European agreement on the digital transformation of public administrations, in the framework of the European social dialogue, and to the implementation of the European Pilar of social rights;

– The publication of two EUPAN enews, dedicated to the transformation policies of public administrations and to greening.

la déclaration de Strasbourg en français, en anglais, et en allemand, la nouvelle stratégie et le Handbook d’EUPAN.

Discover the full review of actions, the Strasbourg declaration in french, in english, and in german, and the EUPAN Handbook.

 

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EUPAN DG Meeting – Paris, June 15th and 16th

(English version below)

Dans le cadre de la Présidence française du Conseil de l’Union européenne, la Direction générale de l’Administration et de la Fonction publique (DGAFP) a réuni les 15 et 16 juin à Paris les directeurs généraux du réseau européen des administrations publiques EUPAN.

Cette réunion a permis d’aborder plusieurs questions au cœur des travaux conduits par la présidence française depuis le 1er janvier :

  • La définition d’une nouvelle stratégie du réseau EUPAN qui entrera en vigueur le 1er juillet 2022 pour une période de 3 ans : elle déclinera de manière opérationnelle la déclaration adoptée à Strasbourg le 17 mars par les ministres européens chargés de la transformation et la fonction publiques.
  • L’adoption d’une feuille de route sur la mobilité européenne des fonctionnaires : le réseau EUPAN pourrait s’impliquer au long terme sur ce sujet, notamment par le déploiement de nouveaux échanges entre administrations des Etats membres et de la Commission européenne. Ces actions pourront être complétées par la construction d’outils de préparation et de suivi communs à destination des agents concernés, de leurs managers, et des professionnels des ressources humaines.
  • Les nouvelles organisations du travail et flexibilités organisationnels : les travaux de la présidence française ont notamment couvert les conséquences de long terme de la crise sanitaire pour les administrations publiques (télétravail, aspects organisationnels, évolution des métiers). Un point spécifique a aussi été consacré à la négociation d’un accord sur la transformation numérique dans le cadre du dialogue social européen.

 

Cette rencontre a été suivie par la réunion le 17 juin à Paris du comité sectoriel de dialogue social pour les administrations d’Etat et fédérales, la première entièrement en présentiel après deux années de travaux à distance, consacrée notamment à l’attractivité et la transformation numérique.

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As part of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the General-Directorate for Administration and the Civil Service (DGAFP) brought together the Directors-General of the European Public Administration Network (EUPAN) in Paris on 15 and 16 June.

The meeting addressed several issues that have been at the heart of the work carried out by the French Presidency since 1 January:

  • The definition of a new strategy for the EUPAN network, which will come into force on 1 July 2022 for a period of three years: it will implement the declaration adopted in Strasbourg on 17 March by the European ministers responsible for public administration and transformation.
  • The adoption of a roadmap on the European mobility of civil servants: the EUPAN network could be involved in the long term on this subject, notably by the deployment of new exchanges between the administrations of the Member States and the European Commission. These actions could be completed by the construction of common preparation and follow-up tools for the staff concerned, their managers and human resources professionals.
  • New ways of working and organisational flexibility: the work of the French Presidency covered the long-term consequences of the health crisis for public administrations (teleworking, organisational aspects, changes in jobs). A specific point was also devoted to the negotiation of an agreement on digital transformation in the framework of the European social dialogue.

This meeting was followed by the meeting on 17 June in Paris of the sectoral social dialogue committee for state and federal administrations, the first entirely face-to-face meeting after two years of remote work, devoted in particular to attractiveness and digital transformation.

Agenda EUPAN DG

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The Slovenian EUPAN Presidency 2021

From July 1 to December 31 2021, Slovenia is holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the second time.

During our Presidency, we will be addressing the impacts and consequences of demographic changes. The underlying topic of our EUPAN activities in the area of public administration human resources will be the ageing workforce and talent management

We will address approaches for a gradual transition of older workers from employment to retirement while ensuring a successful transfer of knowledge to younger generations. Our focus will also be on introducing solutions on how to attract potential employees and ways to identify, retain and manage talents. For this purpose, we are conducting a study that will present trends, promising practices and recommendations for effective ageing and talent management in the public administrations across EUPAN member states.

For more information, you can contact the Slovenian EUPAN team at: eupan2021@gov.si.

General information about the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union is available on the official website https://slovenian-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/.

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Portuguese EUPAN Presidency 2021

1 January 2021 marks the start of the fourth Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Portugal intends to exercise a Presidency of positive and flexible action, capable of building bridges and achieving concrete results in the economic recovery and in the exit from the crisis. With the motto Time to act: for a fair, green and digital recovery, Portugal takes over this Presidency with three major priorities for the EU:

  • To promote a recovery leveraged by the climate and digital transitions;
  • To implement the European Pillar of Social Rights of the European Union as a distinctive element for ensuring a fair and inclusive climate and digital transition;
  • To strengthen Europe’s autonomy whilst remaining open to the world, taking a leading role in climate action and promoting a digital transformation in the service of people.

The EUPAN Portuguese Presidency will address three topics: innovation in digital services delivery; ethical leadership related to trust during the Covid-19 pandemic and employees’ motivation. The impact of the pandemic crisis on our public administrations has made the Covid-19 focus unavoidable also leading the Portuguese Presidency to include this approach in its working programme.

With regard to the CAF area its assessment implementation in the EU will be the main topic.

Under the Portuguese Presidency a EUPAN ministerial conference will be held in Lisbon, at Centro Cultural de Belém, in June.

For any additional information or inquiries related to EUPAN, please do not hesitate to contact us using the e-mail: eupan@dgaep.gov.pt

For more information regarding the Portuguese Presidency, please visit the official website: https://www.2021portugal.eu/en/ or https://www.2021portugal.eu/fr/ (French version)

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EUPAN DG Meeting during the German Presidency via videoconference

The German Presidency regrets to announce that, due to the ongoing pandemic, the DG Meeting scheduled for 10 – 11 November cannot be held as an in-person meeting. Instead of convening in Bremen, Directors General will meet via videoconference on 17 November 2020.

Please do not hesitate to contact de.eupan@bmi.bund.de with any questions you may have.

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The German EUPAN Presidency 2020

Germany holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the second half of 2020.

The coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing challenge and will have a major impact on the German Presidency. There will be no EUPAN Working Level Meeting during the German Presidency. The EUPAN DG Meeting is still scheduled for November.

The German Presidency will focus on the current crisis. The goal is to learn from each other: we want to find out how the coronavirus crisis has been addressed by the member states’ public administrations and how successful their efforts have been.

Please contact de.eupan@bmi.bund.de with any enquiries regarding EUPAN. For more information about the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union, please visit https://www.eu2020.de/.

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