Comparative Study on the Public-service Ethics of the EU Member States 2006

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Executive summary......Page 3
1  Introduction......Page 7
2  Research methodology......Page 8
3.1  Core values in official documents......Page 9
3.2  Core values in administrative practices......Page 11
3.3  Codes of ethics......Page 12
3.4  Legal framework......Page 17
3.5  Regulation of specific ethical issues......Page 19
4.1  Extent of unethical practices......Page 20
 4.2  Instruments used to deal with ethic-violation situations......Page 23
4.3  Ethics in leadership and in human resource management......Page 24
4.4  Ethical leadership......Page 25
5.1  Core values in the near future......Page 27
5.2  Impact of the Ethics Framework......Page 28
5.4  Main future issues and priorities as envisaged by the member states and the European Commission......Page 30
6  Final remarks......Page 32
References......Page 33
Annex 1: Data collection......Page 34
 Annex 2: Survey questionnaire......Page 35
I  Core Ethical Values......Page 37
II Standards of Conduct......Page 38
III  Implementing, promoting and stimulating integrity......Page 39
IV Integrity offenses......Page 40
V  Questions concerning the reception of the Ethical Framework......Page 41
 Annex 3: Additional survey findings......Page 44