Administrative reform within the European Commission

In the time of intensive globalisation, deepening economic and energy problems, political and social tensions around the globe, and the ever going rush for technical innovations, the European Commission as “the motor of European integration”1 have to be successful and effective in order to overcome this world-wide challenges. However, for more then 40 years the EC was untouched by the tide of management reforms. As a latecomer in administrative reform the EC could not fulfill the expectations, and as a direct consequence there were allegations of fraud and financial mismanagement which resulted in a resignation of Santer Commission.