When any national public entity, like a government and a municipality, procure investments or make important appointments they are obliged to follow generally accepted procurement rules and regulations.
The general public wants to see that such important actions are handled in a transparent manner and not behind closed doors outside the light of day.
Important jobs in the public sector are subject to strict rules where candidates are asked to apply for senior non-political positions. Such appointments are also subject to legal appeals by those candidates who believe that the process was not handled according to the rule book.
Gone are the days when these were handled in secrecy where bribes and improper promises were made to seal a deal. Gone are the days when such arrangements were made at the national level in the Nordic countries.
Political appointments are naturally subject to party rules, and are not open to public debate. However, they are reported and followed in the media. Unusual or silly appointments are subjected to a full and open discussion and political parties seldom make big errors of judgement, although the last government in Finland managed to appoint some rather bad ministers!
… and let’s be really clear, we have transparent and legally regulated elections to choose the next leaders at the national and regional levels.
So what do we have in the EU? We have a bunch of Prime Ministers and other leaders who think that they can make appointments in secret, after doing unreported deals with other member states without any observance of rules regarding competence and experience. The candidates do not have to apply for the jobs and it appears that even if they do, their names are kept secret!
It has been reported that Macron made a deal with Hungary and possibly with other countries to secure a job for his candidate! That makes a farce of the process because such “deals” are in fact bribes. They are not reported by those responsible and they probably use taxpayers money without our consent. In most EU states this would br regarded as a criminal act.
Naturally, not all candidates want their names to be announced publicly. However given the important impact that all of these new EU appointments will have on our lives, it is clear that we have a right to know who they are and what is in their CV.
Any candidate that has a criminal record or has been tried in any court for a serious offence is naturally not eligible!
Transparency is too important today when we see what happens in countries like the USA, Turkey, Poland, Hungary and a few other countries inside the EU.
When any national public entity, like a government and a municipality, procure investments or make important appointments they are obliged to follow generally accepted procurement rules and regulations.
The general public wants to see that such important actions are handled in a transparent manner and not behind closed doors outside the light of day.
Important jobs in the public sector are subject to strict rules where candidates are asked to apply for senior non-political positions. Such appointments are also subject to legal appeals by those candidates who believe that the process was not handled according to the rule book.
Gone are the days when these were handled in secrecy where bribes and improper promises were made to seal a deal. Gone are the days when such arrangements were made at the national level in the Nordic countries.
Political appointments are naturally subject to party rules, and are not open to public debate. However, they are reported and followed in the media. Unusual or silly appointments are subjected to a full and open discussion and political parties seldom make big errors of judgement, although the last government in Finland managed to appoint some rather bad ministers!
… and let’s be really clear, we have transparent and legally regulated elections to choose the next leaders at the national and regional levels.
So what do we have in the EU? We have a bunch of Prime Ministers and other leaders who think that they can make appointments in secret, after doing unreported deals with other member states without any observance of rules regarding competence and experience. The candidates do not have to apply for the jobs and it appears that even if they do, their names are kept secret!
It has been reported that Macron made a deal with Hungary and possibly with other countries to secure a job for his candidate! That makes a farce of the process because such “deals” are in fact bribes. They are not reported by those responsible and they probably use taxpayers money without our consent. In most EU states this would br regarded as a criminal act.
Naturally, not all candidates want their names to be announced publicly. However given the important impact that all of these new EU appointments will have on our lives, it is clear that we have a right to know who they are and what is in their CV.
Any candidate that has a criminal record or has been tried in any court for a serious offence is naturally not eligible!
Transparency is too important today when we see what happens in countries like the USA, Turkey, Poland, Hungary and a few other countries inside the EU.
