WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1105/96 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. Operation of CEDEFOP in Thessaloniki
Date: 1996-05-13
Institutions: European Parliament, KAKLAMANIS
Subjects: Cedefop, EP delegation, Greece, board of directors, budgetary discharge, management, recruitment, seat of institution, size of business













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1105/96 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. Operation of CEDEFOP in Thessaloniki  


Official Journal C 297 , 08/10/1996 P. 0084 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1105/96 by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission (13 May 1996)Subject: Operation of CEDEFOP in ThessalonikiIn October 1993, the European Council decided to transfer the European Centre for Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) from Berlin to Thessaloniki. Immediately after the decision was taken, some of the staff protested and refused to move to the new headquarters of CEDEFOP. The result of this was that the Centre did not start up until September 1995 and had only about half the number of staff it had employed in Berlin.1. Does the Commission still support the decision referred to above?2. What steps will it take to secure an adequate staffing level at CEDEFOP?3. Will it propose to Parliament that the procedures be speeded up so that the visit by its delegation may take place as decided?Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission (4 June 1996)1. The Commission noted the decision to transfer the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) to Thessaloniki, taking all the measures in its power to ensure that the transfer would be carried out in the most propitious conditions and within the time limits prescribed by the Management Board.2. The Commission would draw the Honourable Member's attention to the fact that CEDEFOP is a decentralised Community body which enjoys independence of management from the Commission. CEDEFOP is run by a quadripartite Management Board (fifteen members representing Governments, fifteen representing employers' organisations, fifteen representing the trade unions and three members representing the Commission), which is responsible for the terms and conditions of employment of the staff. An establishment plan is approved every year by the budgetary authority and, upon the request of the members representing the Commission, the Management Board has just decided upon the recruitment procedures for vacancies.In accordance with the social agreement approved by the Management Board as part of the decision to transfer to Thessaloniki, staff unable to move in the September 1995 transfer were made available to national bodies or seconded to the Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee or the Commission for a clearly defined period whilst continuing to work for CEDEFOP. At present, some of the staff are in the process of rejoining CEDEFOP in Thessaloniki, while the others have either changed jobs or resigned. The director will be recruiting new staff to fill the vacant posts. Following the Commission's advice, the director has also been recruiting seconded national experts under the statutory provisions.3. The visit by the European Parliament delegation took place on 2 May. The Commission hopes that the information provided by CEDEFOP will be satisfactory so that Parliament can give the Centre's Management Board a discharge for the 1994 budget in full knowledge of the facts.