Why?
In late 2023, the European Commission presented its Communication on public administration, entitled “Strengthening the European Administrative Space (ComPAct). The ComPAct reflects that public administrations and governance underpins everything else. Without efficient and effective public administrations there can be no delivery on EU policies and instruments, and also no trust from citizens.
What?
The conference will focus on how ComPAct can support Member States modernise their public administrations, help improve EU productivity and competitiveness, and contribute to expanding the Single Market.
The conference will have two main themes:
1) ComPAct reducing the administrative burden and making Europe more competitive. This underpins President von der Leyen’s commitment to reduce reporting requirements by 25%, in line with our strategy to boost the EU’s long-term competitiveness. ComPAct will contribute through simplification, re-design of business processes and enhanced administrative cooperation.
2) ComPAct completes the Single Market. The ComPAct Digital pillar focuses on digitalisation and interoperability as a tool to facilitate the provision of cross border services, which will offer greater market opportunities for European businesses and greater services for EU citizens.
Who?
The event brings together high-level officials and practitioners from the EU institutions, Member States and social partners.
The event will be in-person and upon invitation. Interested parties will be able, upon registration, to follow the live stream of the conference.
When and where?
27 June 2024, European Parliament, Brussels and online.
- reform support
- Saturday 29 June 2024, 09:00 - 15:30 (CEST)
Programme
- 29 Jun 2024, 09:00 - 15:15 (CEST)Agenda
9.00 - 9.30
Welcome Coffee
Master of ceremony: Kjartan Björnsson, Deputy Director, DG REFORM.9.30
Opening address by Elisa Ferreira, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms
9.40
Video message by Enrico Letta, President of the Jacques Delors Institute and rapporteur of the High-Level Report on the future of the Single Market by the Council
9.45
Keynote speech by Andrea Renda, Director of Research, CEPS
10.00
ComPAct Implementation plan presentation by DG REFORM
10.20
1st Panel discussion: ComPAct reducing the administrative burden and making Europe more competitive
Moderator: Mario Nava, Director-General, DG REFORM
Panellists:
- Elisabeth Werner, Deputy Secretary-General - Policy Coordination, European Commission
- Jack Hamande, DG Simplification and Digitalistion, BOSA Belgium, Belgian Council Presidency
- Marcus J. Beyre, Director General, Business Europe
- Marco Daglio, Head of OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation
- Terhi Koipijärvi, Board Professional and Chair of Finnish Business and Society (FIBS)
11.30
2nd Panel discussion: ComPAct helping complete the Single Market.
Moderator: DG REFORM
Panellists:
- Kerstin Jorna, Director-General DG GROW, European Commission
- Hannes Astok, Chairman, E-Governance Academy, Estonia
- Karin Brunzell, Co-chair NEA Standing Committee, EPSU
- Ben Butters, CEO, Eurochambres
- Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO
- Emile Boc, Major of Cluj Napoca and CoR member
12.45 - 14.15
Lunch Break
14.15
3rd Panel discussion: Enabling the European Administrative Space to shape the future of the EU.
Moderator: Nathalie Berger, Director, DG REFORM
Panellists:
- Christian Roques, Deputy Director General, DG HR, European Commission
- Ben Smeets, DG Recruitement and Development BOSA Belgium, Belgian Council Presidency
- Tom Jungen, Rapporteur for the opinion on ComPAct, Committee of the Regions
- Sandra Parthie, President of the EESC's Section for the Internal Market (INT)
15.15
Closing remarks by Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission
Practical information
- When
- Saturday 29 June 2024, 09:00 - 15:30 (CEST)
- Languages
- English
Contacts
General contact
Functional mailbox
- Name
- Functional mailbox
- REFORM-CONFERENCE-PA
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu