Andorra PS Councillor Challenges New Public Function Director Role

Laia Moliné, a councillor for Andorra's Social Democratic Party (PS), has submitted a written question to the government through the Sindicatura, challenging the creation of a new director role in the Public Function department and dedicated services for dialogue, conciliation, consensual conflict resolution, and internal relations.

Announced on Tuesday by the Minister of Public Function and Digital Transformation, the changes seek to address persistent administrative challenges such as job classifications, reclassifications, career progression, performance evaluations, and labour relations. These issues have fuelled debates, legal challenges, and complaints across the public sector for years.

Moliné's initiative presses the executive for its diagnosis of the current Public Function environment, the specific needs prompting the reorganisation, and the objectives for the new administrative units. She highlights the timing—late in the legislative term—given the long-standing nature of these problems, and requests details on shortcomings in internal communication, human resources management, and conflict resolution.

The question also seeks data on the economic costs, allocated resources, performance indicators for assessing results, and expected achievements before the legislature ends. "If the government deems a specific service for dialogue and conflict resolution necessary, along with strengthened internal relations, it is legitimate to ask what diagnosis it has of the current situation and which shortcomings it aims to fix," Moliné stated.

She described improving administrative efficiency as a shared goal but emphasised the need for a clear diagnosis, defined objectives, and evaluation mechanisms to measure effectiveness. The PS views the move as part of its parliamentary oversight to ensure restructurings meet standards of necessity, efficacy, transparency, and good governance.

The government has not yet responded.