WRITTEN QUESTION P-0934/04 by Mogens Camre (UEN) to the Commission. Breakdown of EU staff by grades A, B, C and D.
Date: 2004-03-22
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Member State, European official, statistics

3.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 84 E/697

(cid:1) whether, and by means of what procedures, equality of treatment was ensured,

i.e. whether the

candidates choosing each different topic had an equal chance of reaching the oral stage?

Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission

(19 April 2004)

The Competition referred to by the Honourable Member is still ongoing. The workings of the selection
board are governed by the principle of confidentiality. The Commission is therefore not in a position to
supply the data requested at present.

The Commission will, however, readily provide the Honourable Member with further information when
the competition has been completed.

The general principle of equal treatment of candidates is ensured through application of criteria laid down
in the published notice of competition COM/A/3/02 (1). There is no specific procedure to ensure an equal
chance of reaching the oral stage between the candidates choosing each different topic. The Selection
Board in field 2 (sustainable development) decided to offer five options in the written test, and candidates
were freely able to choose one out of the five. Regardless of the option chosen, the candidates with the
195 highest scores were admitted to the oral test within the terms of the notice of competition.

(1) OJ C 177, 25.7.2002.

(2004/C 84 E/0784)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0934/04

by Mogens Camre (UEN) to the Commission

(22 March 2004)

Subject: Breakdown of EU staff by grades A, B, C and D

In 2003, funds were allocated from the EU budget for a total of 31 000 permanent posts and 1 966
temporary posts in the EU’s institutions.

Broken down by institution, the figures are as follows:

Permanent posts

Temporary posts

Commission

Parliament

Council

Court of Justice

Court of Auditors

Economic and Social Committee

Committee of the Regions

Ombudsman

21 849

4 170

2 866

862

509

501

230

13

685

790

53

278

279

24

22

18

Will the Commission provide a breakdown of the total number of staff in each grade (A, B, C and D) by
nationality within the EU?

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Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission

(19 April 2004)

the total number of permanent and temporary staff employed by the
As at 31 December 2003,
Commission was 21 166. The breakdown of officials per category, as defined in the Staff Regulations, and
by nationality of origin was as follows:

Country

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

Others

A

946

203

1 006

439

817

1 225

226

1 005

44

362

219

289

215

261

773

15

LA

178

117

195

125

171

110

20

167

8

64

15

125

112

96

173

48

B

1 322

C

2 315

87

337

136

389

469

117

567

69

184

97

128

144

116

248

4

136

442

214

365

627

197

827

172

137

89

201

120

120

288

9

D

256

8

10

30

46

55

7

208

36

8

10

28

7

5

9

1

Total

8 045

1 724

4 414

6 259

724

Total

5 017

551

1 990

944

1 788

2 486

567

2 774

329

755

430

771

598

598

1 491

77

21 166

(2004/C 84 E/0785)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0949/04

by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(22 March 2004)

Subject: Difficulties for the Italian steel industry

A increasing number of Italian operators in the steel industry have complained of an adverse trend in
production. This alarming situation has many causes: firstly raw materials (hematite cast iron, nodular cast
iron, iron and steel scrap, coke, etc.) are increasingly expensive, in particular following the restrictions on
exports introduced by the Chinese Government and the massive consumption of these materials by China
and other Asian countries (one third of the world’s steel production is absorbed by China). Many
employees also complain of problems caused by the fact that Italian legislation classifies scrap metal as
waste. These and other factors have led to exponential increases in the cost of raw materials for foundries
over the last twelve months, as much as between 45 and 70 % for scrap metal and 60 and 100 % for ferro-
alloys (molybdenum, nickel and vanadium). The situation seems unsustainable and may result in serious
crises in manufacturing and employment even in the short term.

Can the Commission say what urgent measures will be taken to tackle these problems and whether it does
not intend to try to persuade the Beijing government to agree to trade arrangements that are less
unfavourable for Community firms in the sector?