WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4000/97 by Danilo POGGIOLINI , Pierluigi CASTAGNETTI , Antonio GRAZIANI , Giampaolo D'ANDREA , Michl EBNER , Livio FILIPPI , Maria COLOMBO SVEVO , Vincenzo VIOLA , Carlo CASINI , Alessandro FONTANA , Giovanni BURTONE to the Commission. Selection criteria for the recruitment of trainees to the Commission's administration
Date: 1998-01-14
Institutions: BURTONE, CASINI CARLO, CASTAGNETTI, COLOMBO SVEVO, D'ANDREA, EBNER, European Parliament, FILIPPI, FONTANA, GRAZIANI ANTONIO, POGGIOLINI, VIOLA
Subjects: EU national, European Commission, diploma, equal treatment, recruitment, remuneration of work, traineeship













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4000/97 by Danilo POGGIOLINI , Pierluigi CASTAGNETTI , Antonio GRAZIANI , Giampaolo D'ANDREA , Michl EBNER , Livio FILIPPI , Maria COLOMBO SVEVO , Vincenzo VIOLA , Carlo CASINI , Alessandro FONTANA , Giovanni BURTONE to the Commission. Selection criteria for the recruitment of trainees to the Commission's administration  


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WRITTEN QUESTION E-4000/97 by Danilo Poggiolini (PPE), Pierluigi Castagnetti (PPE), Antonio Graziani (PPE), Giampaolo D'Andrea (PPE), Michl Ebner (PPE), Livio Filippi (PPE), Maria Colombo Svevo (PPE), Vincenzo Viola (PPE), Carlo Casini (PPE), Alessandro Fontana (PPE) and Giovanni Burtone (PPE) to the Commission (14 January 1998)Subject: Selection criteria for the recruitment of trainees to the Commission's administrationGiven the rising number of applications for traineeships in the Commission's services and the reduced number of posts available, which inevitably means that many applications are rejected, and the obligation to ensure transparency in relations between EU citizens and their institutions, can the Commission:1. say exactly what criteria are used, within the national quotas, for selecting the trainees recruited to the Commission's administrative services, particularly for the first selection round in which candidates' names are entered in the so-called 'Blue Book'?2. Indicate the criteria for paying some but not all trainees?3. Provide the figures for the different national quotas?Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission (30 January 1998)1. The selection criteria for in-service training with the Commission are set out in the rules governing in-service training of 7 July 1997.In-service training is open to candidates who have not already benefited from in-service training in another European institution or body and who have completed by the closing date for applications a course of university education and obtained a full degree or its equivalent. The age limit is 30 and applicants must have a thorough knowledge of one Community language and a satisfactory knowledge of one other.Applicants are selected on the basis of qualifications and, while there are no national quotas, an appropriate geographical balance is maintained taking account of the population of each country and the number of applicants. Priority is given to applicants on the basis of the results obtained during their studies.The Commission has introduced a more rigorous and systematic procedure for examining stagiaires' applications through the creation of preselection groups for each nationality made up of Commission officials of that nationality.2. The number of stagiaires who receive a grant is determined by the budget available. The Commission would prefer to be in a position to pay all its stagiaires and for this reason wrote to the president of the Parliament and the president of the budgets committee on 23 October 1997 to inform them that it intends to increase gradually the number of grants available each year from 800 to 1 200 with a view to ensuring that all stagiaires are paid. This operation will start in 1999 with a request for a 10% increase in the stage budget line A-3200.3. There are no national quotas for stagiaires. A table sent direct to the Honourable Member and to the Parliament's Secretariat shows the numbers of stagiaires recruited by nationality in 1996 and 1997.