"Strategic ministerial group draws up a description of the current situation, a specified assignment, impact assessments and indicators"

4.3 Strategic ministerial working groups

A decision to appoint the Government's ministerial working groups will be made at a government plenary session. The ministerial group's chair, members, secretariat and other support services as well as its goals and responsibilities are presented in the decision.

The Government will appoint the necessary number of strategic ministerial working groups. Their maximum term in office will last throughout the parliamentary term. The new ministerial working groups, their aims, the responsible minister and ministries will be determined at the beginning of the parliamentary term.

The responsible minister will be in charge of the group. Key officials at each ministry and the designated officials at the Prime Minister’s Office will take part in the group's work.

In the discharge of its duties, the strategic ministerial group will cooperate with the Government Session Unit of the Prime Minister's Office to draw up a description of the current situation, a specified assignment, impact assessments and indicators suitable for monitoring the measures. As part of the action plan process for the upcoming year, the current situation and effectiveness of the measures will be assessed in terms of the key strategic aims.