Enhancing the European Administrative Space (ComPAct)
ECON-VII/036
Enhancing the European Administrative Space (ComPAct)
THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
welcomes the fact that in its communication, the European Commission acknowledges the CoR’s past opinion in this field, and the fact that certain ideas from its opinion can be found in this communication;
regrets that local and regional governments and EU social partners were not formally consulted during the drafting of the ComPAct. Underlines the importance, as part of the better regulation agenda, to include feedback from the subnational level by means of the CoR’s network of regional hubs, rural proofing tools or the territorial impact assessment;
suggests that a true European administrative space does not exist yet, and cannot be created (as part of the single market) without a European vision that spans across national interests;
welcomes the strong support for a strengthened administrative capacity for greater impact in Enrico Letta’s report ‘Much more than a Market’. Welcomes in this respect the proposal to establish a new facility for a Pact enhancing European Administrations Cooperation and Expertise (PEACE), which could boost investments and reforms of public administrations and provide support to individuals or to a group of public administrations with similar issues or similar ambitions;
welcomes the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) as the key EU programme to provide support to public administrations, including at the regional and local levels. Warns, however, that many public administrations, particularly at the regional and local levels, are not aware of all possibilities offered by the TSI. Calls on the European Commission to increase its communication efforts and awareness-raising campaigns.
welcomes the fact that in its communication, the European Commission acknowledges the CoR’s past opinion in this field, and the fact that certain ideas from its opinion can be found in this communication;
regrets that local and regional governments and EU social partners were not formally consulted during the drafting of the ComPAct. Underlines the importance, as part of the better regulation agenda, to include feedback from the subnational level by means of the CoR’s network of regional hubs, rural proofing tools or the territorial impact assessment;
suggests that a true European administrative space does not exist yet, and cannot be created (as part of the single market) without a European vision that spans across national interests;
welcomes the strong support for a strengthened administrative capacity for greater impact in Enrico Letta’s report ‘Much more than a Market’. Welcomes in this respect the proposal to establish a new facility for a Pact enhancing European Administrations Cooperation and Expertise (PEACE), which could boost investments and reforms of public administrations and provide support to individuals or to a group of public administrations with similar issues or similar ambitions;
welcomes the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) as the key EU programme to provide support to public administrations, including at the regional and local levels. Warns, however, that many public administrations, particularly at the regional and local levels, are not aware of all possibilities offered by the TSI. Calls on the European Commission to increase its communication efforts and awareness-raising campaigns.
