The seminar will cover the principles and procedures of European public procurement policy, focusing on the Public Procurement Directives, relevant case law and the enforcement of the procurement regime.

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The seminar will cover the principles and procedures of European public procurement policy, focusing on the Public Procurement Directives, relevant case law and the enforcement of the procurement regime.

The importance for strategic thinking is again underlined in the new CAF 2013 excellence model, and plays a crucial role in changing the traditional Weberian bureaucratic administration into a result-oriented (output and outcome) organisation.

The European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) in Maastricht is organising a seminar entitled "Improving Public Sector Performance in the 21^st Century".

Effective public sector budgeting is key to effective public service delivery and the budget is the way a public sector body expresses its priorities.

The detailed programme of this seminar will be available soon.

The success of a Council Presidency relies heavily on its ability to ensure momentum and achieve results. The Presidency has to deliver results within complex formal and informal procedures of negotiation, as well as of elaborate cross-cultural and interpersonal communication.

The detailed programme of this seminar will be available soon