Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council 2009-2015 report on the financial situation of the unemployment benefit scheme for former members of the temporary or contract staff and accredited parliamentary assistants who are unemployed after the termination of their service in a European Union institution

In accordance with the Regulations relating to the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants (CEOS), the Community unemployment allowance is intended for former members of the contract staff (CAs), parliamentary assistants (APAs) or temporary staff (TAs) who are involuntarily unemployed (thus excluding, for example, staff who have resigned). It is paid in addition to any national unemployment benefit.

The allowances are paid from the Special Unemployment Fund, which is financed partly by contributions from the staff who would be eligible to benefit from the allowance and partly by contributions from the employer. The eligibility conditions for the allowance, categories of beneficiaries and contribution rates have undergone significant changes which have rocked the foundations of the original system, in particular the Fund’s cash balance.

Article 28a(11) and Article 96(11) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants (CEOS), as amended in 2013, provide for the submission of a report by the Commission every two years on the financial situation of the unemployment insurance scheme. Moreover, independently of this report, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts in accordance with Articles 111 and 112 of the Staff Regulations, adjust the contributions provided for in Article 28a(7) and Article 96(7) of the CEOS if this is necessary in the interests of the balance of the scheme.