The “Catherine Day” Report A valuable contribution to the long-overdue changes advocated by R&D — WITHOUT reopening the Staff Regulations The publication of the report of the High-Level Reflection Group for the future of the European Civil Service, chaired by Catherine Day is an important and welcome contribution to the debate on the future of […]
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“Large Scale Review” Vs “Teleworking outside the place of Employment” ♫♪♪ E’ inutile suonare qui, non ti aprirà nessuno… ♫♪♪ Back in 1979, the famous Italian Singer Adriano Celentano, in his song “Soli” was singing that “E’ inutile suonare qui, non ti aprirà nessuno…” meaning that “it doesn’t make any sense to […]
Read moreStaff Survey 2025 Initial Results – R&D’s Preliminary Analysis and Key Findings R&D calls on Commissioner Serafin to translate his highly appreciated statements into concrete action “Only by understanding where we come from can we truly know where we are heading.” R&D calls on Commissioner Serafin to turn his above-mentioned, highly appreciated statements into concrete […]
Read moreBrussels, 30 January 2026 Note for the attention of Mr Piotr Serafin, Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration Mr Dan Jørgensen, Commissioner Energy and Housing Large Scale Review and urgent need of strengthening of the Commission’s Governance over Offices, Executive and Regulatory Agencies and Joint Undertakings: the Case of F4E Through several notes ( […]
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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