Legal bases of public administration in the context of European integration of Ukraine: questions of formation of a personnel reserve

Taking into account the realities of the context of Ukraine's European integration, the article emphasizes that the world practice of reforming the public administration system is based on the concept of New Public Management (NPM). It is based on the conditions for maintaining transparency in the activities of public services, restructuring their work to increase efficiency and reduce costs. The purpose of this study is to show the features of the formation of human resources, knowledge, and competence management in the public service of Ukraine. Among the tasks of the study, the following were identified and solved: to analyze the current situation in managing the development of the competence potential of civil service employees in the legal and social aspect, to identify existing problems and shortcomings in this area, to substantiate the role of the competence-based approach as an integral part of the civil service (public administration) personnel management system.