Final report of HRWG Karin Thienel Presidency karin.thienel@bka.gv.at

Calendar of Meetings 2 meetings of the Human Resources Working Group took place during the Austrian Presidency: Monday/ Tuesday, 6 / 7 February 2006, Castle Laudon, Vienna Friday 21 April 2006, Centre Albert Borschette, Brussels

Outcome of the HRWG work Study on Decentralisation and Accountability as focus of public administration modernisation Study on Cross-border mobility of public sector workers Information on the Structure of the civil and public services in the Member and Accession States of the European Union 100% response rate from all Member and Accession States

Working Methods Close cooperation between Working Groups: HRWG invited IPSG to participate in the study project on Decentralisation and Accountability Exchange of experts from different Working Groups: 3 members of IPSG attended the 1st HRWG-Meeting Cross-reporting: in the 2nd IPSG-Meeting a HRWG representative reported back on the results of study project Workshops

Working Conditions not always easy…

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