1. Final report of HRWG
Karin Thienel Presidency

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Working Conditions
not always easy…

6. Thank you for your attention!