Federation of Trade Unions of Intermediate and Senior Personnel

Federation of Managerial and Staff Unions

As part of its development cooperation, the EU supports innovation and technology transfer capacities through higher education programmes, especially in the area of sustainable agriculture and food security, with the aim of increasing sustainability by setting agricultural production on to a sustainable growth path and translating research outcomes into practical solutions.

In Sweden, a group of senior managers was set up to devise ways of involving more women in leading positions in business.

Ensure a transparent election for the future SJC, with a public hearing in the National Assembly before the election of the members of the parliamentary quota, and giving civil society the possibility to make observations on the candidates. Establish a track record of transparent and merit-based appointments to high–level judicial posts, including the upcoming appointment of a new President of the Supreme Administrative Court. To improve the practical functioning of the ISJC and the follow-up by the Supreme Judicial Council to the inspectorate's findings, in particular on integrity issues, consider soliciting externa ...[+++]l assistance, for example from the SRSS and/or Council of Europe. Adopt amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code and the Criminal Code to improve the legal framework for the prosecution of high-level corruption and serious organised crime. Publish a report for public consultation detailing the progress made implementing the national judicial reform strategy and setting out the remaining steps to be taken.

19. Notes from its AAR that in 2010 the Agency recruited more than 120 new staff; acknowledges in particular that a strong focus was placed on recruiting expert staff to enhance the scientific capacity of the Agency; further notes that the recruitment of middle and senior management was also prioritised in order to ensure the implementation of the new organisational structure from January 2011;