European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht E. Best © EIPA, 2008 The European...

European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht E. Best © EIPA, 2008

The European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA):

“Learning to Build Europe”

Dr Edward Best

European Administrative SchoolBrussels, 7 March 2008



• focus on public management and the challenges of European integration

• complementarity with national bodies

• distinctive learning and development opportunities – multinational context– practice-oriented, forward-looking, problem-solving– research-based

• support for administrations and practitioners, as well as input into the scientific community

• scientific research on EU governance, EU policies, interaction between EU institutions and Member States

• comparative studies on issues of common concern• role in relevant European networks


• EIPA and the EU Institutions

• EIPA and EU research

• Three examples: state aid, presidency, comitology

• Common Assessment Framework (CAF)

• Looking forward: some key goals



EIPA and the EU Institutions

• Lot 8 – framework contract for the provision of training and consultancy on issues of “EU Governance”

• 2002-2007, for the Commission (75 activities in 2007) – “standard” seminars

(e.g. for DG ADMIN on decision-making, comitology, data protection...)

- tailor-made activities (esp. RELEX, TREN, SJ, EMPL....)

- participation of officials in EIPA courses

• New Framework Contract (3/4 yrs)- now also covers other institutions/bodies/agencies


Commissioned Comparative Research (EU) e.g.

• Regulating Conflicts of Interest for Holders of Public Office in the European Union

(European Commission, 2007)

• Performance evaluation mechanisms in central administrations

(German Presidency, 2007)

• State of implementation of the CAF in Europe

(Austrian Presidency, 2006)


EIPA and Research Networks: EU-CONSENT

• Network of Excellence supported

by 6th Framework Programme:

research on EU reform and

enlargement, coordinated by the

University of Cologne

• EIPA leads Work Package on EU Institutions

Panels in main EU academic conferences

Book The Institutions of the Enlarged European Union

Academic/Practitioner workshops

Education and dissemination


Comprehensive Approach to EU Policies

e.g. State Aid• Standard seminars on substantive and procedural rules• Seminars on procedures• Sectoral seminars• Advanced seminar• In-house seminars • Masterclass• Consultancy

Mixed audiences of national and EC officialsComparative case-analysisCritical analysis of EU policy


EIPA: Preparing for the Presidency

Major integrated programmes for national administrationse.g. Netherlands, Slovenia (65 seminars 2006-2007)

Specific modules on planning, coordination, chairing, codecision...

• Accumulated experience : expanding knowledge base, methodological development, benchmarking

• Multidisciplinary learning and skills development through political, administrative, psychological and cultural angles

• Practical dimension of the EU agenda, governance dynamics and constitutional debates

• Anchored to the national dimension : coordination, management, representation and policy styles.


An Example: Comitology at EIPA

• Area in which EIPA has been leading research and training for many years

• Experienced ‘Comitology Team” at EIPA, including both in-house experts and regular invited speakers

• Excellent contacts with key players in the EU institutions and in the Member States

• Training and research activities systematically combine insights from theory and from practice

• High degree of specialisation, combining legal-procedural analyses with case studies of key sectors


EIPA’s Comitology Training

• Key provider of seminars for the European Commission

(Lot 8), as well regular contributions to seminars for Council, EAS and other institutions

• Seminars for individual member states • Multinational ‘open seminars’ organised in Maastricht

and Brussels • Seminars provide mix of presentations, case studies,

simulations and group work. • Consultancy services offered to decision-makers on

specific aspects of comitology


EIPA Research on Comitology

• EIPA book publications on important occasions of comitology reform (pre-1999, post-2006)

• Recent book about the wider question of committee governance in the EU

• Upcoming edited volume looking at the impact of enlargement, 2006 reform and Lisbon Treaty

• Ongoing research about ‘comitology in practice’ inside the committees

• Contribution to the research undertaken in the context of the Commission-funded EU-CONSENT network of excellence


The Common Assessment Framework (CAF)

• Designed by the Innovative Public

Services Group of EUPAN• Launched at the 1st European

Quality Conference, May 2000• CAF 2006 version launched at

4th European Quality Conference

in September 2006

• CAF Resource Centre at EIPA


The Common Assessment Framework (CAF)

• By March 2008, 1167 registered users in – 36 countries– Court of Auditors, Europol,

DG Translation, DG Admin

• Objective set by the DG’s :

2010 registered users by 2010

“stressing the importance of CAF for the implementation of Quality Management in the public administrations of the EU Member States and the importance of reaching and maintaining high quality standards in the civil service.

Berlin June 2007.”


Looking Forward: Some Key Goals

• provision of services to the EU institutions

• recognized and innovative “open activities”

• specialised and complementary training modules for national clients/partners

• studies, policy advice, new training on priority topics– e.g. implementation of EU law, Better Regulation, the

future of comitology, external action,......

• expansion of CAF and development of consultancy services

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