The concept of administrative convergence in the European Union implies the harmonization and standardization of regulations, practices and norms of public administration among member states, and therefore European standards of the official system have been developed that promote the public interest, depoliticization, professionalism, responsibility and clear definition of rights and obligations with an adequate level of protection in the official system. In the Republic of Croatia, a series of civil service legislation reforms have been carried out with the aim of implementing European standards in the civil service system. Despite these efforts, the Republic of Croatia still needs to undertake certain measures and improvements in order to improve its civil service system. This would require the establishment of a recruitment system based on objective criteria, the adoption of a merit-based approach to promotion and the removal of political influence from management officials in order to promote transparency, meritocracy and professionalism that serve to raise the level of quality of official services for citizens and other stakeholders.