During this ministerial meeting in Ghent, the 27 EU-ministers of public administration and delegations from the European Commission will meet to exchange views, experiences, tools and best practices on relevant topics and areas of interest. They meet within the framework of the European Public Administration Network (EUPAN), an EU-network of DG’s responsible for public administration in the EU member states, the European Commission, and the observer states.
The event will take place on 26 and 27 February 2024 and is the first of six EUPAN events under the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union.
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The Ghent Declaration
During the EUPAN Ministerial meeting, 29 countries signed The Ghent Declaration. These countries commit to building public administrations that better represent society, implement more data-driven policies and monitor the balance between internal and external staff.
Discover The Ghent Declaration (PDF, 905.93 KB).