Structural Reform Support Service [SRSS]

The Stuctural Reform Support Service (SRSS) is a service set up by the European Commission in July 2015 to help member states carry out reforms to support job creation and sustainable growth. The tasks include helping EU countries to:

+ design and effectively implement structural reforms;
+ apply EU law in a timely manner;
+ use EU funds efficiently and effectively.

Support is available to all member states, upon request. It may provided - though not exclusively - in the context of EU economic governance processes. It may be provided the service itself, by staff from other Commission services, by national experts, international organisations, public bodies and/or experts from the private sector.

+ Decision to set up the SRS service, 17 June 2015

In November 2015, the Commission launched the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP). This draft law aims to provide the Service with appropriate funding to conduct its tasks. The proposed budget included in the SRSP was of €142.8 million for the period 2017-2020.

+ Launch of the proposal on the SRSP, 15 November 2015
+ Coreper (Council of the European Union) adopts negotiating position, 28 April 2016
+ European Parliament's regional development committee adopts position on proposal, 29 November 2016
+ Informal agreement between Parliament and Council on compromise text, 8 February 2017

+ EPRS In-Depth Analysis | Technical Assistance at the Initiative of the Commission, September 2016
+ EPRS Briefing | Structural reform support programme 2017-2020, October 2016

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