Today, the Commission approved 135 new projects under the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) to assist Member States in preparing, designing, and implementing a total of 390 reforms in 2025.
The selected projects will aid Member States in addressing reforms in key priority areas to enhance the Unions resilience and competitiveness and improve citizens lives across the EU. Two-thirds of the projects are linked to 15 flagship projects aimed at tackling common reform needs in the EU, such as improving public administration quality, providing a better business environment for SMEs, or making energy systems ready for the green and digital transition.
TSI helps Member States deliver on key political priorities
In line with the priority to strengthen the Unions competitiveness, the TSI will support 109 reforms to help Member States enhance their business environment, close the innovation gap, build a net-zero economy, and promote the Unions economic security. For instance, the TSI will support 38 reforms in 22 Member States to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens for SMEs, promote start-ups and scale-ups, and enable them to become more productive, competitive, and resilient.
More than 130 reforms to support the digital transition have been selected for 2025, with a strong focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and innovative technologies. These will support Member States in reaping productivity gains from technology for tomorrows economy. For example, with the project “FutureProof Education”, the TSI will support schools in Germany, Sweden, and Ireland in developing guidance for the responsible and meaningful use of AI in schools and setting up AI literacy programs.
Supporting collaboration among Member States towards a modern and efficient public administration
In 2025, 40 multi-country projects will address common challenges of Member States through the TSI. Multi-country projects promote the development of common approaches and include peer learning and the exchange of best practices. For example, 14 Member States will collaborate to effectively implement EU tax legislation to modernize and simplify tax and customs procedures and reduce the administrative burden for SMEs.
Enhancing the capacity of Member States public administrations and their cross-country collaboration is vital for the modernization of our Union. This year, 119 reforms supported by the TSI will assist Member States in strengthening their public administrations to effectively tackle current and future challenges. In line with the ComPAct communication adopted in October 2023, TSI will support the efforts of the Member States to converge on closing skills gaps, enabling digital transformation, and preparing administrations to lead the green transition.
Background
The TSI helps Member States deliver on their reform agenda in a wide range of policy areas. It provides tailor-made expertise to Member States authorities who apply for support on an annual basis. It does not come in the form of financial support but consists of the provision of high-quality and tailored expertise and knowledge and can take the form of strategic or technical advice, studies assessing reform needs, training, or in-country missions by experts.
The TSI has been providing technical support to all 27 Member States to implement more than 2000 cutting-edge reforms in a wide range of areas such as revenue administration and public financial management, public administration and governance, growth and business environment, labor market, education and social services, migration, and financial market and access to finance. So far, the TSI has supported close to 500 reforms linked to the Recovery and Resilience Plans.
For more information:
Questions and Answers on the 2025 Technical Support Instrument
Country factsheets on Member States reform projects
TSI Annual Work programme 2025
Communication on Enhancing the European Administrative Space (ComPact)