Report from the Commission on European governance

When presenting the programme of the current Commission to the European Parliament in February 2000, President Romano Prodi identified the promotion of new forms of governance as one of the four strategic objectives of this Commission’s period of office.

On 25 July 2001 the European Commission adopted a White Paper on European Governance. A public consultation was formally launched, running up until 31 March 2002, allowing members of the public to submit their comments. In the White Paper the Commission announced that, before the end of 2002, it would report on progress achieved with regard to governance initiatives and draw lessons from the public consultation.