Comparative Study of the Public Service Ethics of the EU Member States 1, 2007

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................11......Page 11
1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................17......Page 17
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ...........................................................................19......Page 19
3.1 Core values in offi cial documents ...............................................................21......Page 21
3.2 Core values in administrative practices .......................................................23......Page 23
3.3 Codes of ethics ...........................................................................................26......Page 26
3.4 Legal framework ........................................................................................33......Page 33
3.5 Regulation of specifi c ethical issues............................................................36......Page 36
4.1 Extent of unethical practices ......................................................................39......Page 39
4.2 Instruments used to deal with ethic-violation situations .............................43......Page 43
4.3 Ethics in leadership and in human resource management ..........................45......Page 45
4.4 Ethical leadership ........................................................................................47......Page 47
5.1 Core values in the near future .....................................................................49......Page 49
5.2 Impact of the Ethics Framework ................................................................51......Page 51
5.3 Work on ethics and its connection to the Lisbon Strategy ..........................53......Page 53
5.4 Main future issues and priorities as envisaged by the member states andthe European Commission ..........................................................................54......Page 54
6 FINAL REMARKS ................................................................................................57......Page 57
REFERENCES ...........................................................................................................59......Page 59
ANNEX 1: Data collection ..........................................................................................61......Page 61
ANNEX 2: Survey questionnaire .................................................................................63......Page 63
ANNEX 3: Additional survey fi ndings ........................................................................75......Page 75