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Passport of core competencies

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Publication date
17 March 2026
Author
Reform and Investment Task Force
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
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EU citizens expect a highly skilled public sector workforce. In the 2023 Eurobarometer survey on citizens’ views, 3 in 10 respondents identified improving competencies in public administration as a key factor to support reforms in their country. When asked how the EU could help, more than 4 in 10 pointed to the value of sharing good practices from public administrations across Member States.

This clear bottom-up demand is reinforced by high-level commitment from the European Commission. This report responds to both priorities and supports the Commission’s ambition, set out in the Communication Enhancing the European Administrative Space (ComPAct), to develop a “Passport of core competencies” for jobs and roles in public administrations, including leadership skills.

The Passport is intended to help Member States design modern and forward-looking human resources policies, anticipate future skills needs, and support the intra-EU mobility of civil servants.

Competency Framework Passport - Excel database

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