Structural Reform Support Service

The Structural Reform Support Service (SRSS) was a European Union body established in 2015 that assisted EU member states in the implementation of technical and structural reforms.[1][2]

Structural Reform Support Service
AbbreviationSRSS
SuccessorDG REFORM
FormationJune 2017 (2017-06)
DissolvedJanuary 2020 (2020-01)

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.[2] It was initially headed by Maarten Verwey,[3] who, as its Director-General, oversaw the Service's operations regarding the implementation of the Third Economic Adjustment Programme for Greece.[4][5] Verwey's powers were described as "unprecedented", and his suitability for the position was questioned.[4][6]

It was replaced in January 2020 by the Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support, which assumed its mandate.[7]

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.[8]

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".[9]

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.[10]

Between 2018 and 2020, the Service conducted a review of methods to tackle violence and bullying among minors in Slovenia.[11] Separately, it was also assigned the task of reforming bankruptcy procedures in Bulgaria, with a view to complying with requirements for entry into the European Exchange Rate Mechanism. The Bulgarian project deadline was June 2019.[12]

In 2019, the SRSS funded a research project in Croatia investigating alternatives to the Standard Cost Model, a framework for measuring and quantifying administrative and regulatory burdens imposed on the private sector.[13]

References
  1. Hauptman, Manica (7 June 2018). "Importance of public investment for economic growth in the European Union". Public Sector Economics. 42 (2): 131–137. doi:10.3326/pse.42.2.6. ISSN 2459-8860.
  2. Dombrovskis, Valdis (17 June 2015). On the Commission's new Structural Reform Support Service (Speech). Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. Turner, Zeke (23 October 2015). "(Greek) Mission: Impossible". Politico. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. Weise, Zia; Holehouse, Matthew (21 March 2016). "Europe shuts door, but still the boats arrive". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 July 2020 – via ProQuest.
  5. Tauber, Andre (18 September 2015). "Eine wundersame Wandlung vom Euro-Schreck zum Heilsbringer" [A miraculous transformation from Euro-scare to salvation]. DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. Henley, Jon (18 September 2015). "Eurozone's enforcer ready to keep Greece's new leader in line". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  7. "Structural Reform Support". European Commission - European Commission. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  8. Christou, Jean (16 December 2015). "Health ministry ends cooperation with WHO". Cyprus Mail. Nicosia. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  9. Donnelly, Katherine (7 July 2018). "EU joins debate on education". The Irish Independent. Dublin. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  10. Barnes, Dan (1 April 2019). "Estonia builds its fintech muscle". The Banker. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  11. Šulc, Ajda; Bučar Ručman, Aleš (5 October 2019). "Šola in medvrstniško nasilje v Sloveniji: raziskovalni pristopi, metode in metaanaliza dosedanjega raziskovanja v Sloveniji" (PDF). Šolsko Polje (in Slovak) (1–2): 63–88. doi:10.32320/1581-6044.30(1-2)63-88.
  12. "Bulgaria economy: ERM II in sight". ViewsWire. The Economist Intelligence Unit. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2020 – via ProQuest.
  13. "Ex post evaluation of regulation in Croatia". Regulatory Policy in Croatia Implementation is Key. OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform. Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 18 June 2019. doi:10.1787/b1c44413-en. ISBN 978-92-64-68206-1. OCLC 1154139049. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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