The present Commission took office with the intention of giving new impetus to European integration as well as a more-up-to-date meaning to the idea of public service, as desired by both the public and its own staff. The Commission began by outlining its political programme, which was contained in the President's investiture speech to the European Parliament in September 1999, and listing its strategic objectives for the rest of its term of office in February 2000 .
Dans la perspective de donner un nouvel élan à la construction européenne et un contenu plus moderne à la notion de service public, à laquelle les citoyens, comme les fonctionnaires, sont attachés, l'actuelle Commission a présenté, dès son entrée en fonction, ses perspectives politiques (discours d'investiture de M. le PRESIDENT devant le Parlement européen, en septembre 1999).