DECISION OF THE BUREAU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 6 June 2022

amending the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament

(2022/C 256/01)

THE BUREAU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 223(2) thereof,

Having regard to the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (1),

Having regard to Rule 25 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 69(2) of the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (2) (‘the Implementing Measures’), the maximum monthly amount defrayable in respect of personal staff providing parliamentary assistance referred to in Article 33(4) of the Implementing Measures is, where appropriate, to be index-linked annually by the Bureau on the basis of the Joint Index established by Eurostat to measure the change in the cost of living for EU officials (‘Joint Index’) pursuant to Article 65 of, and in accordance with Annex XI to, the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, laid down in Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (3) (‘Staff Regulations’). That index-linking is normally decided by the Bureau in December and may be backdated to July of the year to which the index relates.

(2) Pursuant to the above-mentioned provisions of the Staff Regulations, an intermediate update of the nominal remuneration and pensions of EU officials and pensioners is triggered by an inflation rate of ± 3,0 % or more over the six-month period from June to December of the previous calendar year. For the period from 1 July 2021 to 1 January 2022, the Joint Index has been set at 103,5, indicating an inflation rate of + 3,5 %. As this change exceeds the threshold of 3 %, an update is thus required, with effect from 1 January 2022.

(3) That update also concerns the salaries of accredited parliamentary assistants (APAs) of Members who are covered by the Staff Regulations. Since APAs’ salaries are paid from the maximum monthly amount defrayable in respect of personal staff providing parliamentary assistance available to each Member, it is therefore necessary to update that maximum monthly amount accordingly.

(4) In that connection, the Commission has fixed the adjustment rate for January to June 2022 at 2,4 %. Therefore, the maximum monthly amount defrayable in respect of personal staff providing parliamentary assistance should be increased to EUR 26 734, with effect from 1 January 2022,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 In Article 33 of the Implementing Measures, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: ‘4. The maximum monthly amount defrayable in respect of all the personal staff referred to in Article 34 shall be EUR 26 734 with effect from 1 January 2022.’.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2022.

(1) Decision 2005/684/EC, Euratom of the European Parliament of 28 September 2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (OJ L 262, 7.10.2005, p. 1).

(2) Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 19 May and 9 July 2008 concerning implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (OJ C 159, 13.7.2009, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.