Considering the 4000 appeals of the previous year, and officials’dissatisfaction, R&D has been again writing to the administration since September last year proposing measures to change the CDR from 2010, in cooperation with a very large majority of the other unions. The Administration has nevertheless persevered in its catastrophic approach to the careers and motivation of staff.

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The European Commission has adopted yesterday a draft proposal (COM(2010) 309 final) amending the Staff Regulations in view of the establishment of the External Action Service. The main purpose of the proposed amendments is to assure the main human resources requirements needed to set up the EEAS, by organising the transfer of Commission and Council officials to the EEAS together with the recruitment of national diplomats.

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