Le Renard Déchaîné “Midsummer Night’s Nightmare”? The procedure for appointing DG COMP’s Chief Economist: Chronicle of a political crisis that our institution and our civil service ought to have done without! Can we consider this case closed? Not quite! Thank you for your trust! Many of you at the Commission and also from other European […]

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Brussels, 18 November 2020 Note to the attention of Mr Johannes Hahn, Commissioner in charge of Budget and Human Resources Subject: application of the benefit of Article 50 of the Staff Regulations to the former Director-General of OLAF It is with amazement, not to say consternation, that a significant number of colleagues have approached us […]

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The Commission adopts a package of measures concerning equal treatment between women and men for management posts including The multiplication of hierarchical layers by introducing in EACH DIRECTION the new role of “assistant to the Director”, and by making compulsory for EACH UNIT that of “deputy head of unit” The “centralization” of the appointment procedure for […]

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  Brussels, 15 April 2019 Note for the attention of  Günther OETTINGER, Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources   Subject: Reform of the procedures for appointment to senior management positions in the European institutions – your participation at the meeting on Monday 15 April 2019 organised by EP CONT Committee On 15 April you will […]

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