Press Release: Judgment in Cases C-63/12, C-66/12 and C-196/12. Commission v Council, Council v Commission, Commission v Council

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

The European Commission is required to submit to the European Parliament and the Council new proposals which take into account the serious and sudden deterioration in the economic and social situation identified by the Council in 2011.

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