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Díli, May 13, 2014
Press Release
Meeting of the Council of Ministers of May 13th, 2014
The V Constitutional Government gathered this Tuesday, the 13th May 2014, at the Council of Ministers meeting room, at the Government Palace, in Díli, and approved:
1. Decree-Law that approves the Organic Structure of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
The Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers presented the Decree-Law on the Organic Structure looking to adopt a structure similar to a ministry, but with some special features due to their characteristics of management of the Government structure, taking into account that it has under its purview a number of members of the Government, higher than usual in the ministries.
The Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM) will thus have a unique structure of administrative services, although each individual member of the Government still holds the tutelage of the services directly focused to fulfil their mandates.
The Organic Structure approved now creates the position of the Secretary-General who shall supervise the administrative activities of the services of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
The Council of Ministers also analysed:
1. Presentation of Programs and Projects Developed and/or supported by the World Bank
The World Bank presented a brief overview of the services and projects that it has been supporting and its partnership strategy for 2014-2018. The World Bank Group, which is in Timor-Leste since 1999, not only finances projects but also supports its implementation. Its strategy for the next four years is based mainly in the areas of social capital, infrastructure and economic development.
2. Presentation of the Civil Service Commission’s Annual Activity Report for 2013
The Annual Activity Report for 2013, presented by the Civil Service Commission (CSC), was organized in accordance with the four lines that guided the Annual Action Plan for that year: leading the management and performance of the Civil Service; improve the management framework for the work of the Civil Service; develop and sustain the capacity of civil servants and build the capacity of the Civil Service.
Thus, the report gathered data on the activities and results related to the performance areas of the CSC.