The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Anita Demetriou held a meeting today with the President and Members of the Public Service Commission (PSC), in the context of which she had the opportunity to be informed about the constitutional framework of the PSC, as well as the role and work that the Commission performs as an independent constitutional institution in relation to appointments and promotions in the public service, based on the Public Service Law and the relevant legislative framework for the evaluation of candidates for appointment to the public service.
During the meeting, the President of the Parliament was also briefed on specific issues related to the implementation of the already adopted framework for the reform of the civil service and the consequent review of public sector service plans on the basis of posts with similar functions.
Referring to the Commission's relations with the Parliament, the President of the EDI stressed the excellent cooperation that the Commission has had over the years with the House of Representatives and the parliamentary committees, stressing that the EDI is invited before the competent committees as a partner, contributing with its expertise to better legislation on issues related to the functioning of the public sector.
In addition to the above, views were exchanged with regard to the procedures for the preparation and approval of the service plans of the permanent posts of the Parliament, in the context of the financial autonomy that the latter enjoys under a relevant constitutional amendment and the need to institutionalise procedures for the preparation of the service plans of the Parliament in a transparent manner, on the basis of the established principles of administrative law, reserving in each case the institutional autonomy of the Parliament as a distinct power.
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