Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support
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The Structural Reform Support Service (SRSS) was a European Union institution established in 2015 that assists EU member states in the implementation of technical and structural reforms.[1]
History
The SRSS was created in June 2015 as a replacement for multiple different temporary Task Forces, each established on an ad hoc basis; instead, the EU's structural reform expertise would be centralised in a single organisational unit.[1] It was initially headed by Maarten Verwey,[2] who, as its Director-General, oversaw the Service's operations regarding the implementation of the Third Economic Adjustment Programme for Greece.[3]
It was replaced in January 2020 by the Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support, which assumed its mandate.[4]
Operations
In December 2015, shortly after the SRSS' creation, Cyprus' government announced that they would cease cooperation with the World Health Organization towards a goal of a National Health Service, instead choosing to work exclusively with the SRSS.[5]
In 2018, the Irish government sought out assistance from the SRSS with regard to university funding. Ministers from the government described the SRSS as offering a "comprehensive examination".[6]
During the same year, the SRSS, jointly with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, released a report on economic development in Estonia. Focusing particularly on the financial technology industry, the report found "good conditions" for development of capital markets in the country.[7]
References
- ^ a b Dombrovskis, Valdis (17 June 2015). On the Commission's new Structural Reform Support Service (Speech). Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ Turner, Zeke (23 October 2015). "(Greek) Mission: Impossible". Politico. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Weise, Zia; Holehouse, Matthew (21 March 2016). "Europe shuts door, but still the boats arrive". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 July 2020 – via ProQuest.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Structural Reform Support". European Commission - European Commission. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- ^ Christou, Jean (16 December 2015). "Health ministry ends cooperation with WHO". Cyprus Mail. Nicosia. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Donnelly, Katherine (7 July 2018). "EU joins debate on education". The Irish Independent. Dublin. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Barnes, Dan (1 April 2019). "Estonia builds its fintech muscle". The Banker. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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