Different articles which have appeared in various Member States, and more particularly
the article which appeared on 5 March 2010 in the Belgian magazine “Le Vif – Express”,
continue to cite the salaries, pensions and employment benefits enjoyed by “Eurocrats”!
European Civil Service
Letter to M.Barroso on the creation of the EEAS: R&D is of the opinion that all the staff of this new service should enjoy the same Staff Regulations (permanent for the Civil Servants coming from the Commission, or temporary for staff detached from national administrations) and thus have the same rights and obligations whatever their origin. No distinction should be made between civil servants concerning their duties and their position in the staff chart.
Read moreFollowing the information meeting of February 18, more than 30 colleagues became volunteers for helping the pilot project of the Brussels’ Fire Brigade that aims to ensure a multilingual support for the operators answering calls to the 100/112 in the Brussels Region. Visits to the 100/112 call centre of Brussels (Avenue de l’Héliport 15, at […]
Read moreMonsieur le Président de la Commission, Au moment de l’approbation de la nouvelle Commission par le Parlement européen, et au nom de mes collègues de R&D, je tiens à vous féliciter chaleureusement pour le résultat obtenu au Parlement européen qui vous permet de relever le défi de relance de la construction européenne. Le personnel de […]
Read moreMembers of your family and friends visiting Brussels do not always speak French or Dutch. The Brussels Fire Brigade on the other hand that replies to calls made to the 112 (the European emergency call number) do not speak all European languages. In order to test a multilingual call taking system at the 112/100 call […]
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