Overall, government effectiveness in 2023 remained similar to the previous year and close to the average among the European Union Member States (EU-27). It also grew slightly compared with 2019 (before the impact of COVID-19). Approved by the government in 2017, the 'Czech Republic 2030'...

In Italy, government effectiveness remains below the average of the European Union Member States (EU‑27), but the declining trend since 2019 seemed to reverse in 2022, when it registered an increase (from 0.33 in 2021 to 0.45 in 2022). This result can be partly attributed to the transition to...

Government effectiveness in Croatia has recorded an increase in score from 0.46 in 2019 to 0.58 in 2022, highlighting a clear positive trend. Nevertheless, government effectiveness remains below the average for the European Union Member States (EU-27) in 2019 (before the impact of COVID-19),...

Overall, government effectiveness decreased (from 1.42 in 2019 to 1.17 in 2022) but remained above average among the European Union Member States (EU-27) compared to 2019 (before the impact of COVID-19). France still ranks in the middle, at 11th out of the EU-27 in 2022 (10th in 2021). These...

Overall, Germany's government effectiveness has decreased since the COVID‑19 crisis in 2020. While Germany achieved values of 1.5 and higher between 2013 and 2019, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic the values decreased to 1.29 in both 2021 and 2022. Within the group of EU member states,...

Overall, government effectiveness has increased in Romania in 2022 compared to 2019 (before the impact of COVID‑19). More precisely, it decreased in 2019 and 2020 but improved in 2021 and 2022. Although effectiveness started to improve following COVID‑19, several persisting factors limit the...

Bulgaria's overall government effectiveness of -0.27 remained far below the average score of the 27 European Union Member States (EU-27). This is the third consecutive negative score since 2020. The period following the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis was characterised by political instability,...