The Draft Revision of the Whistleblowing Internal Rules Falls Drastically Short of the Breakthrough Required Background In our communication of 26 February 2026 [link], we reaffirmed an unequivocal principle: the European Commission cannot credibly act as Guardian of the Treaties while imposing robust whistleblower-protection standards on Member States yet systematically failing to apply equivalent — […]
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Brussels, 21 April 2026 Note to the attention of Mr Piotr Serafin, Commissioner “Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration” Subject: The current energy crisis: the Commission must protect citizens and lead by example The ongoing war in the Middle East is having extremely serious consequences for the global economy and is fuelling growing concern among European […]
Read moreWhistleblower protection: Commission must finally lead by example The European Commission and the EU institutions must lead by example, including — and especially — in the field of whistleblower protection. As guardian of the Treaties, the Commission cannot legitimately impose demanding standards of transparency, accountability and protection on Member States while tolerating weaker, inconsistent or […]
Read moreCarry-over of annual leave in cases of long-term sick leave Another win of the Central Staff Committee as the administration finally puts in place the long-awaited carry-over automation for more than 12 days of annual leave, for colleagues who had been on long sick leave! With the letter Ares(2025)10708842, DG-HR responded to the continuous requests […]
Read moreBrussels, 3 December 2025 Note for the attention of Mr Piotr Serafin Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration Subject: EEAS-gate – Recent case concerning the establishment of the Academy for European Diplomats at the College of Europe in Bruges 1. Preamble Regarding this latest scandal, it is important to begin by recalling the presumption […]
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