Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-11-29-Speech-3-157"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-11-29"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Reform of the Commission2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001129.9.3-157"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-11-29-Speech-3-1582
lpv:speaker	lp:Manuel Medina Ortega2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; EMPL (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-09-05)3 member; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Socialista Obrero Español (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, all administrations need to be reviewed periodically and to be modified and brought up to date. Consequently, our Group supports the Commission’s proposals – the White Paper – promoted by Commissioner Kinnock. Mr Harbour’s report views these proposals positively and we also support that report, which has been approved by the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market. However, while doing so, the Socialist Group considers that the current functioning of the Community’s public administration is reasonably efficient. We must remember that the crisis in the Commission was not caused by any failing in the Community’s administration but by political problems which had little to do with the functioning of the administration, and any desire to link the crisis in the Commission with the malfunctioning of its administration would be arbitrary. We must bear in mind that the Community administration is based on certain principles, which are well established in continental administration, such as the principle of a job for life and stable employment. These principles were established after a previous period in which public appointments resulted from the distribution of influences, from the system of cherry picking and string pulling. In light of this, the system of stable public administration offered a guarantee that political changes would not affect the functioning of the administration. In some countries, such as Spain, where our political life has been through tempestuous times, the administration, at least, has been a guarantee of stability. Therefore, while recognising that it is necessary to modernise the administration, our concern is to guarantee those fundamental principles of Community administration, which is currently occupied by extremely competent officials, who, often at great personal sacrifice, have to move home in order to set up in Brussels and who receive remuneration which is appropriate to the efforts that this entails. We feel sure that the Commission will continue to present concrete proposals. We believe that we will have the opportunity to express our opinions on them and that throughout this time we will be able to help the Commission in developing the Community civil service. However, we feel that we ought to respect two fundamental principles; one, the recognition of situations that are recognised in law; the so-called acquired rights of officials and secondly, the principle of stability, of guarantee, and even the right to union membership, the right to the defence, by officials, of their post, their career and even their professional prestige. With this consideration, we urge the Commission and Mr Kinnock to move ahead with their efforts at reform."@en1

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