A comparative overview of public administration characteristics and performance in EU28

Good governance and quality of public administrations are recognisably in the interests of the EU citizens and Member States, to achieve maximum value from the finite public funds and create a public-private interface that raises employment and growth. Worldwide, the evidence is irrefutable: high productivity, high income per head economies have the most effective and efficient public institutions. The internal market cannot be completed, the EU acquis cannot be effectively implemented, and the goals of smart, inclusive and sustainable growth cannot be realistically achieved without good governance.