The Court of Justice requires the Commission to apply the basic principles of European employment law and the dispositions of the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights to its own staff!   The Court has recently delivered a judgement of historical importance which constitutes a decisive step in putting an end to the approach “do what […]

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Meetings with Staff Representatives (held on 15, 16, 20, 29, 30 September, 6, 12 and 19 October). Meetings on 29-30 september focused on issues related to: The Method – A new and improved Method for adjusting remuneration and pensions (intracomm) which simplifies the process by modifying certain parameters, and introduces a new exception clause; Retirement and pensions […]

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Changing our Staff Regulations is a serious matter because it affects the future of the European Civil Service. The proposals made by the Commission last June are a catalogue of disjointed measures that aim to make even more savings on the back of staff and, more importantly, to undermine the very structure of our civil […]

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