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Kinnock reforms - based on the New Public Management (NPM) model - are the most extensive reform initiatives in the European Commission’s administrative history. When asked to staff at the Commission, they argue that the reforms have put a burden on the organization by introducing unnecessary documentation procedures. However, they also acknowledge that they have got used to these procedures and life is back to normal at the Commission. It would be an underestimation of the complex nature of public administration reform if one simply states that reforms are successful or not successful. Nevertheless, it is possible to say that ‘maintain’ and ‘modernize’ reform strategies have caused some change in the functioning of the European Commission. Despite the agreement among majority of scholars that the ‘maintain’ strategy has been more successful than the ‘modernize’ strategy, it could be argued that the Commission has moved away from the Weberian model of administration; albeit, not towards NPM but towards Neo-Weberian administrative style. Keywords: European Commission, Public Management Reform, Kinnock Reforms, New Public Management

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