The European Commission, has indicated in a letter to the Staff that if Council fail to respect the proposal – as it seems to be the case -, the Commission will look into the legal steps which can be taken against the Council. http://www.lessentiel.lu/news/monde/story/21004675 19/12/2009 C.Day and I.Souka message to Commission staff Annual salary adjustment […]
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The General Assembly called for by all Trade Unions representing Commission staff held in Brussels on 10 December 2009, After hearing the statement of the facts by their representatives,
Read moreIn the wake of our requests, the Commission has provided us with some documents related to the establishment of the new External Service. Although it is too soon to attempt to give clear answers to staff members’ questions and concerns, all the below signatory Trade Unions provide here their initial impressions on several points that […]
Read morea study by Kolja Raube – ARENA, Centre for European Studies University of Oslo Which institutional designs were preferred by the constitutional actors in order to establish the European Exter-nal Action Service (EEAS), and what may this tell us about the conceptions about European foreign policy as a whole? To conceptualize the nature of European […]
Read moreThis Background Note, which provides the context to the decisions on EEAS and explores possible options, has been prepared as part of the European Development Cooperation Support Programme (EDCSP)
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