Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adjusting with effect from 1 July 2011 the remuneration and pensions of the officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto

Following the judgment of the European Court of Justice of 19 November 2013 in Case C-63/12, the Commission must submit a new proposal on the basis of Article 10 of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations.

On 13 July 2011, the Commission submitted a Report to the Council on the exception clause (Article 10 of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations) and on 24 November 2011, it submitted a Communication to the Council providing supplementary information to the Commission Report.

Since 2011, there have been a number of relevant developments. The European Parliament and the Council have adopted a reform of the Staff Regulations which includes a suspension of adjustments of salaries, allowances and pensions in 2013 and 2014 leading to a freeze for two years and several significant changes to the working conditions of staff of the EU institutions such as measures with regard to weekly working time, career, pensions and leave days which lead to significant savings.

Taking into account the result of the normal application of the method in 2011, the social and economic situation, the reform of the Staff Regulations as well as the situation with regard to recruitment and management of human resources observed over the last years, the Commission concludes that the present proposal as well as the proposal for the adjustment of 2012 would be appropriate measures to be taken by the legislator based on Article 10 of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations.

Under Article 65 of the Staff Regulations the remuneration and pensions shall be updated before the end of each year. In this regard, the urgent implementation of the Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-63/12 constitutes a due reason for adopting this Regulation rapidly.

EUR-Lex: COM(2013)895: Follow the progress of this proposal through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2013:895:FIN

ESO: Background information: Judgment in Cases C-63/12, C-66/12 and C-196/12 http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-judgment-in-cases-c-63-12-c-66-12-and-c-196-12-commission-v-council-council-v-commission-commission-v-council/

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