Created at the beginning of the current European Commission's mandate, DG REFORM has emerged as the centrepiece of EU support for the implementation of EU policies and the further integration and convergence of the Member States within the single market. Amid a period of economic and social instability (inter alia due to the COVID crisis, the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine, the related energy issues, the economic slowdown, and the social fallout of the above situations), it has been instrumental to foster the implementation of EU economic and social policies, contributing to the recovery and resilience of the Union. I. INTRODUCTION European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Deputy Minister to the President in Cyprus the important role the TSI can play in the future by further bridging the national reforms and local realities on the ground. The TSI is a fantastic instrument that helps put in place mechanics for long lasting reforms. The TSI support for reforms should not be limited only to Member States, but also needs to be expanded to the candidate countries." Minister of Labour and Social Security, Greece In Czechia, our public administration loves the Technical Support Instrument!" Deputy Minister for European Affairs, Czech Republic the added value of the TSI is: Member State ownership, its tailor made approach, bringing expertise from other MS and the EU seal it gives to reforms. With the Technical Support Instrument we are turning hope into action. Together we are stronger. " DRAGOS PISLARU the extremely important value added of the on-ground support of TSI to the Member States and noted the importance of allocating more resources to DG REFORM, so it provides more support to the Member States. Dragos Pȋslaru underlined Member of the European Parliament (20192024), Co-Rapporteur for the TSI Regulation EMIL BOC Mayor of Cluj-Napoca city, Romania, Member of the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Chair of the CoR Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget The Technical Support Instrument (TSI), DG REFORM's main tool for action, has helped Member States to implement EU laws and policies, providing support to strengthen the capacity of public administrations to deliver services to citizens and build their ability to design and implement reforms in specific policy areas. TSI support to Member States has paved the way for mainstreaming a novel approach to the delivery and implementation of EU policies focused on exchange and cooperation with national administrations and on practical help tailored to the needs and capacity of each partner administration. This has been complemented by the increasing attention paid to the leading role which Member States' public administrations have in translating EU policy initiatives into action and the recognition of the added value the Commission can bring them by providing further instruments and tools to cope with current and future challenges. Building on the extensive experience acquired thanks to the support provided by the TSI (under which each project includes a capacity building aspect for the national public administrations involved, besides the specific knowledge needed for the advancement of a given reform), DG REFORM has developed a policy to help Member States to modernise their public administration. The initiative on Enhancing the European Administrative Space (ComPAct), launched by Commissioner Elisa Ferreira in 2023, laid out a broad set of actions to support the modernisation of national administrations and to strengthen the cooperation between them for the first time.
