Top court strikes down pay hike for EU staff

Report of the judgment in ECJ Cases C-C-63/12, C-66/12 and C-196/12 Commission v Council, Council v Commission, Commission v Council, November 2013.

The Council of the European Union was entitled to reject the European Commission’s proposal, based on the ‘adjustment method’, intended to increase the salaries of European officials by 1.7% in 2011.

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ESO: Background information: Commission takes EU states to court in salary dispute http://www.europeansources.info/record/commission-takes-eu-states-to-court-in-salary-dispute/

ECJ: Press Release, No.148, 2013: The Council of the European Union was entitled to reject the Commission’s proposal, based on the ‘adjustment m e thod ’, intended to increase the sala ries of E urop ean officials by 1 .7 % i n 2011 http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2013-11/cp130148en.pdf

ESO: Background information: EU staff salaries http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-staff-salaries/

EurActiv, 20.11.13: European top court blocks pay rise for EU staff http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/european-top-court-blocks-pay-ri-news-531830

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