On the European Continent, ministers of government do not need to answer to Parliament for their actions, which often means they delegate more details of affairs to undersecretaries and the secretariat. Thus, all routine official duties are typically handled by these subordinate personnel. This practice has long been widespread; unless facing highly significant occasions, the foreign secretaries of France, Austria, Prussia, and Russia rarely write official documents themselves.
Your Majesty, such a system will inevitably grant great power to subordinate personnel in government departments to steer the direction of government decisions. Because the value, tendency, and consequences of a measure often depend on the intentions and spirit behind its creation as much as on the specific methods of execution. Another factor also increases the power of these subordinate officials, which is the long-term stability of their positions.
