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Article: EU BUDGET 2001: MINISTERS SCALE DOWN COMMISSION STAFF REQUIREMENTS.(Brief Article)
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- European Report
- Article date:
- October 7, 2000
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The 2001/01 Letter of Amendment, which is the first such amending Budget before LA2001/02 on farm spending (a letter expected to appear in mid-October) banks on creating 400 posts in 2001 and 317 in 2002: that makes 717 appointments in line with the conclusions drawn by the so-called Peer Group in July. The total is nonetheless expected to be only 375, as the early retirement scheme would affect 171 jobs in 2002 and a further 171 in 2003. In terms of the Budget, the assessment is somewhat different as the appointments created would feature in category A, whereas the early retirements are expected to belong to categories C and B. Moreover the calculation may reflect other ...