SIGMA developed the Principles of Public Administration in 2014 to support the European Commission’s reinforced approach to public administration reform in the EU Enlargement process. The Principles define what good public governance entails in practice and outline the main requirements to be followed during the EU integration process. The Principles also feature a monitoring framework to enable regular analysis of progress made in applying the Principles and in setting benchmarks.

The EU acquis requirements and guidelines are the core of the Principles, where relevant. In other areas, the Principles are derived from international standards and requirements, as well as good practices in EU and OECD member countries. As a minimum benchmark of good administration, compliance with these fundamental Principles should be ensured.

Baseline measurement reports analysing performance against the Principles were conducted in EU candidate countries and potential candidates in 2015 and in Moldova in 2016.

In 2016, SIGMA carried out a partial monitoring exercise in each of the EU candidate countries and potential candidates in priority areas agreed with the European Commission.

Detailed presentation of the Principles.

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