At the General Affairs Council on 26 April, Mrs. Ashton committed to preparing a report on how she intends to achieve by 2013 the target of one third of the AD staff coming from the diplomatic services of Member States.
This paper sets out a number of ways by which this objective could be accomplished.
Month: June 2010
Debate concerning the extent to which development cooperation should be autonomous or more closely integrated into the EU overall external action. (Draft Council decision of the 20 March 2010) The brief presented by the European Institute of Public Administration is arguing that the Lisbon Treaty holds the potential to “developmentalise” EU external relations and that […]
Read moreWorking document on the European External Action Service: Regulation amending the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities – Commitee of Legal Affairs of the EP – JURI – Rapporteur: Bernhard Rapkay This document sets the scene for the necessary revision of the staff rules and financial regulation that fall under the […]
Read moreAs decided at the last plenary meeting of the Central Staff Committee and following the finalization with the Local Staff Committee Outside the EU, the CSC forwarded to the administration a positive opinion on the proposed statutory amendment required the implementation of the EEAS.
Read moreThe new rules will come into effect not before July 1th – the first day of the month following their publication in the administrative information bulletin! The new regulation will reduce by about 30% the value of acquired rights to be transferred into the EU pension scheme! You should therefore act quickly and submit your request […]
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