Mur Lura
Administrative capacity for EU Membership
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03/12/2001
03/12/2001
| Some 200 senior public officers discussed the issue of developing | administrative capacity for the better implementation of EU-related legislation at a seminar which was held on 30 November 2001. The seminar was organised by the Staff Development Organisation at the Office of the Prime Minister and facilitated by Professor Phedon Nicolaides from the European Institute of Public Administration in Maastricht, the Netherlands. |
| The seminar was opened by Mr Joseph R Grima, | Permanent Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister and Head of the Public Service. Mr Grima stated that Malta had made considerable progress in its preparations for EU membership, and this was to a considerable extent thanks to the efforts of senior public officers. Malta had now entered the final lap of the race: the EU Commission would issue an appraisal of candidate’s readiness for membership in autumn 2002. The continuing professionalism of public officers would be vital to ensuring a positive assessment in Malta’s case. |
| Professor Nicolaides spoke about the importance which | the EU attached to administrative capacity in the countries applying for membership, since this would determine whether or not they could live up to the obligations of membership. Whereas administrative capacity hardly featured as an issue in previous enlargements of the EU, it was now a major concern. Candidate countries needed to demonstrate to the EU Commission and to member states that they had credible arrangements in place to effectively implement EU directives and regulations, since in an enlarged European Union the Commission would increasingly decentralise its functions to member states. Prof. Nicolaides made a number of suggestions aimed at improving administrative capacity. |
| Professor Nicolaides has written extensively on the enlargement of | the European Union and related issues. In addition to his work at the European Institute of Public Administration, he is also advisor to the Chief Negotiator of Cyprus on accession to the EU. His involvement in the seminar was made possible through a cooperation agreement between the Staff Development Organisation and the Institute, which has been in effect since October 2000. |
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