PUBLIC SERVICE – MEANS OF ACHIEVING THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION MISSION

Abstract

The role of public administration is to satisfy citizens' interests, respecting their rights and freedoms. This goal is achieved by high standards for public services. In this article, using the logical interpretation and the comparative analysis, we intend to investigate the public service as a means of achieving the public administration mission, highlighting aspects related to the need to organize public services, their definition, the features and principles of organization and functioning, establishment, managing and dissolution of public services. Over time, the notion of public service has been extensively analyzed, starting from the notion of belonging to the state, which is organized to meet the general interests of society. At present, there is no normative act regulating the organization and functioning of public services, as also mentioned in the explanatory memorandum of the Draft Law on the Administrative Code adopted by the Parliament on 9 July 2018 declared unconstitutional in November 2018 by the Constitutional Court of Romania. The European Union's policy in this area is based on the principle of free competition necessary to create a single market. In this regard, the European Commission has pursued a policy of liberalization of services of general economic interest, covering transport, postal and telecommunications services as well as the energy sector. It is a public service approach from an exclusively economic perspective, not taking into account the social dimension of the public service. In conclusion, the notion of public service has historical content, representing the “quintessence of public administration”, a component with a fundamental role in fulfilling its mission.

Keywords

• public service
• public administration
• principles of organization
• establishment and abolition