Court of Justice of the
European Union constitutes the judicial authority of the European Union
and, in cooperation with the courts and tribunals of the Member States, it
ensures the uniform application and interpretation of European Union law.
In the case open by the European Commission
against the European Council the Court decided:
"The
Council of the European Union was entitled to reject the Commission’s
proposal... intended to increase the salaries of European officials by
1.7% in 2011."
- The story begins in 2011 when the Commission made the proposal to adjust the salaries on its employees with 1,7%.
- The Council, that is the Member States that should be paying for this indexation, rejected the proposal on the grounds of the profound deterioration in the economic and social situation in Europe.
- The Commission opened a case to the Court for the annulment of the Council's decision.
- However, this week, the Court validated the legality of this decision and mandated the Commission to submit a new proposal for the indexation method.
So, there will be no raise given to the european
civil servant's salary!
We will be waiting for new strikes,
manifestations and multiple calls for rise & "fight for our rights of
European officials" shouted by the many employment syndicats flourishing
in Bruxelles...see my blog post with strikes from 2012 (Greva la Comisia Europeana)
Find out more
about the Judgment in Cases C-63/12, C-66/12 and C-196/12 in
the press releases on the CURIA website: http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo2_16799
Some general info on salaries of European servants are in my blog post: Some info about our salaries :)
Some general info on salaries of European servants are in my blog post: Some info about our salaries :)