European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht © E.Best, EIPA, 2007 Mid-term evaluation of the European social dialogue test phase for Central Government Administrations Dr Michael Kaeding European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) DG Meeting , Brdo, Slovenia

European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht © E.Best, EIPA, 2007 Broader context EIPA studies/evaluations for French Presidency - Étude comparative des formes du dialogue sociale dans les administrations publiques des Etats de l´UE - Étude comparative de la question des managers des administrations publiques des Etats de l´UE - Conference: les projets de coopération internationale: Administration publique et gestion des resources humaines Mid-term evaluation of social dialogue test phase for central public administrations Steering group: France – Lionel Chaty Sweden - Per Stengard Wise men – Knut Rexed and Georges Monard

European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht © E.Best, EIPA, 2007 Specific background information The European Union Public Administration Network (EUPAN) has been concerned with the issue of the European social dialogue for central government administrations since the early 1990s At the beginning of 2008 EUPAN, together with the Trade Unions’ Delegation for National and European Administration (TUNED), entered a new stage On the basis of the rules of procedure and the work programme agreed between EUPAN and TUNED a two- year test phase began on 1st January 2008 The aim of the test is to reshape exchanges between the social partners by experimenting new forms of relations between them, similar to those in the sectoral social dialogue committees

European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht © E.Best, EIPA, 2007 Mid-term (first-year) evaluation question Has the social dialogue test-phase for European Central Government Administrations changed the relationship between employers (EUPAN) and trade unions (TUNED) significantly?

European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht © E.Best, EIPA, 2007 Three sub-questions What have been the changes brought about by introducing the SD for European Central Governments? How can we characterise the quality of relations between the actors (among ‘social partners’; with the European Commission)? To what extent do these developments improve efficiency and are appropriate to achieve the objectives?

European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht © E.Best, EIPA, 2007 Methodology: a set of different tools Non-participatory observation at all meeting levels Exchange with wise men Text analysis Benchmarking Qualitative data (interviews ) Quantitative data (questionnaire)

European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht © E.Best, EIPA, 2007 Questionnaire: Online survey On behalf of the Slovenian Presidency and the mid- term evaluation´s steering group we would kindly ask you to take 30 minutes: survey is online and accessible at protected by a password/validation code Language regime: EN, FR and DE Deadline: In addition, second questionnaire covering the remaining six months

European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht © E.Best, EIPA, 2007 Questionnaire: Online survey You will find all necessary material: additional documents quoted in the survey and, in case they are needed, some instructions on how to complete the survey Please be reassured that your entries will, of course, be treated anonymously and confidentially! The final mid-term evaluation will be presented at the Meeting of the Directors-General of Public Service in Paris on 19 December 2008

European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht © E.Best, EIPA, 2007 We would like to thank you in advance for your cooperation! Dr Michael Kaeding and Thomas Henökl European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) Phone: tel