R&D café on Multiannual Financial Framework: 13/03/2013

28/02/2013 , No comments
We are pleased to confirm the previously announced R&D Café on the topic of the recently agreed MFF. As you will be aware, the agreed budget includes a further reduction to the administrative heading beyond that already proposed by the Commission. This will naturally reflect on the future administrative spending and the proposed "Reform" of the Staff Regulations.
On 7th March the "Groupe technique Rémuneration" (GTR) will meet and a discussion of the method for salary adaptation and other aspects of the reform are on the agenda. R&D will be present and we have decided it would be most useful to hold the R&D Café after this meeting so we can present the latest possible scenarios and listen to your views.
The R&D café will therefore take place on 13/03 at 13:00 in Room 3 (bld. 36). Please come along and share in the debate over a coffee!

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Transfert of pension rights IN - Art. 90 templates

26/02/2013
Templates to appeal against the retro-active application of the new rules applicable for transfers of pension adopted on 3rd March 2011 are now available.

A first case has been brought before the Court of Justice (Verile Case) and a series of others are suspended while awaiting the verdict which will be handed down in this "test" case.

The Verile case will be heard on 19th March.

Our lawyer Sébastien Orlandi will keep you up to date with progress, in an information session which will be held on 27thFebruary at 13.00 in the Central Staff Committee (CCP) Meeting Room. 

R&D cafè: Multiannual Financial Framework

14/02/2013 , , , , , No comments
During the recently concluded European summit (7/8 February 2013) the Council approved the Multiannual Financial Framework programme 2014-2020; the conclusions can be found at this link. Last Monday 11/2 the vice-president of the European Commission Mr Šefčovič discussed the MFF with the trade unions which gave us the possibility to understand better the Commission view of the programme. As regards Heading V (see pages 39/40 of the MFF conclusions) on the administrative expenditures (salaries, European Schools, etc.), a cut of €2,5 billion has been foreseen (€1 billion more than the Commission’s initial proposal) together with the confirmation of the already announced staff cut of 5% for the period 2013-2017. Furthermore, it has been proposed that no salary adaptation will be applied for the next 2 years, while it is not clear yet what it will happen to the solidarity levy. The European Parliament will now evaluate the Council proposal: it's up to the MEPs to decide whether to accept or reject it, but no amendments are possible.
Negotiations will be carried out in the coming weeks: if you want to know more or express your views please come to the R&D Cafè that we are going to organise by the end of February. Stay tuned!

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