REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 2009-2015 report on the financial situation of the unemployment benefit scheme for former members of the temporary or contract staff and accredited parliamentary assistants who are unemployed after the termination of their service in a European Union institution
Date: 2016-12-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security, European Commission
Subjects: allowances and expenses, contract staff, servant (EU), staff regulations (EU), termination of employment, unemployment insurance

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 5.12.2016  COM(2016) 754 final   REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 2009-2015 report on the financial situation of the unemployment benefit scheme for former members of the temporary or contract staff and accredited parliamentary assistants who are unemployed after the termination of their service in a European Union institution  
 
 
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND PARLIAMENT 

2009-2015 report on the financial situation of the unemployment benefit scheme for former 
members of the temporary or contract staff and accredited parliamentary assistants who 
are unemployed after the termination of their service in a European Union institution 

SUMMARY 

In accordance with the Regulations relating to the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants 
(CEOS),  the  Community  unemployment  allowance  is  intended  for  former  members  of  the 
contract  staff  (CAs),  parliamentary  assistants  (APAs)  or  temporary  staff  (TAs)  who  are 
involuntarily  unemployed  (thus  excluding,  for  example,  staff  who  have  resigned).  It  is  paid  in 
addition to any national unemployment benefit. 

The  allowances  are  paid  from  the  Special  Unemployment  Fund,  which  is  financed  partly  by 
contributions  from the staff who would  be eligible  to  benefit from the  allowance and partly by 
contributions from the employer. 

The  eligibility  conditions  for  the  allowance,  categories  of  beneficiaries  and  contribution  rates 
have undergone significant changes which have rocked the foundations of the original system, in 
particular the Fund’s cash balance. 

2004 reform: 

The  reform  of  the  Staff  Regulations  of  Officials  and  the  Conditions  of  Employment  of 
Other Servants (CEOS) of the European Union, which entered into force on 1 May 2004, brought 
into the CEOS a new category of staff engaged under contract (i.e. contract staff - CA) along with 
new  rules  governing  contributions  to  the  Unemployment  Fund  (in  particular  an  increase  in  the 
personal share of the contribution from 0.4 % to 0.81 %).  

Period from 2009-2015: 

Council Regulation No 160/2009 of 23 February 2009 (OJ L 55 of 27 February 2009) extended 
Unemployment  Fund  cover  to  accredited  parliamentary  assistants  (APAs).  On  this  occasion  no 
changes were made to the arrangements governing the Unemployment Fund or to the amount of 
the contribution. 

In  2009,  the  Unemployment  Fund  reported  a  deficit  of  EUR 4.3  million,  which  fell  to 
EUR 2.6 million  in  2010.  Between  2011  and  2013  the  deficit  shrank  significantly,  falling  to 
EUR 1 million by the end of 2013. During that period, the Unemployment Fund’s accumulated 
reserves dropped from EUR 16.1 million at the beginning of 2009 to EUR 2 million at the end of 
2015. The reasons for this volatility are numerous and include the: 

 
 
 

Increase in the number of members (+ 42 %) 
Increase in the number of monthly unemployment allowances paid (+ 9 %) 
Increase in the number of temporary staff (TAs) receiving the allowance in relation to the 
number of TA staff in active employment (up from 2.56 % in 2009 to 2.90 % in 2015) 
  Reduction in the number of contract staff (CAs) receiving the allowance in relation to the 
number of CA staff in active employment (down from 5.86 % in 2009 to 1.83 % in 2015)  
Introduction of the APA category (share of APA beneficiaries in 2015: 8.4 %) 
Increase  of  the  average  monthly  allowance  from  EUR 1 980  in  2009  to  EUR 2 063  in 
2010.  This  upward  trend  was  reversed  in  2011  and  2012,  bottoming  out  at  EUR 1 908. 

 
 

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The trend reversed again from 2013, with the average allowance rising to EUR 2 551 in 
the  average 
2015,  having  peaked  at  EUR 2 582 
APA allowance can be seen between 2011 and 2015. It rose from EUR 2 096 in 2011 to 
EUR 2 898 in 2014 before dropping back to EUR 2 525 in 2015. 
Increase in the average number of months in which recipients received the allowance, up 
from 6.9 months in 2009 to 10 months in 2015, which translates as a 45 % increase in the 
duration of payment of the benefit.  

in  2014.  Sharp 

increases 

in 

 

  Significant  reduction  in  the  deficit  in  2012  thanks  to  exceptional  revenue  from  the 
EUIPO Agency,  which  repaid  EUR 1.2  million  following  the  reinstatement  of  some 
twenty members of staff following a court order. 

2014 reform and outlook: 

The  reform  of  the  Staff  Regulations  of  Officials  and  Conditions  of  Employment  of 
Other Servants  (CEOS)  of  the  European  Union,  which  entered  into  force  on  1  January  2014, 
increased  the  maximum  duration  of  contracts  of  employment  of  Article 3b  contract  staff  from 
3 years to 6.  

This  change  to  the  maximum  contract  duration  led  to  a  drop  in  the  number  of  Unemployment 
Fund beneficiaries in 2014. The moderating impact will, however, start to wear off from 2017. 

Furthermore,  it  was  not  enough  to  counterbalance  the  significant  increase  in  the  number  of 
European  Parliament  beneficiaries  following  the  start  of  the  new  legislative  term  in  2014. 
More than  600  parliamentary  assistants  (APAs)  and  200  temporary  staff  (TAs)  swelled  the 
numbers of unemployment insurance recipients in July 2014. 

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Article 28a(11)  and  Article 96(11)  of  the  Conditions  of  Employment  of  Other  Servants  of  the 
European  Union  (CEOS),  as  amended  in  2013,  provide  for  the  submission  of  a  report  by  the 
Commission every two years on the financial situation of the unemployment insurance scheme. 
Moreover,  independently  of  this  report,  the  Commission  may,  by  means  of  delegated  acts  in 
accordance with Articles 111 and 112 of the Staff Regulations, adjust the contributions provided 
for  in  Article 28a(7)  and  Article 96(7)  of  the  CEOS  if  this  is  necessary  in  the  interests  of  the 
balance of the scheme. 

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1.1 

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK  

Description of the scheme 

The  reform  of  the  Staff  Regulations  of  Officials  and  Conditions  of  Employment  of 
Other Servants  (CEOS)  of  the  European  Union,  which  entered  into  force  on  1  May  2004, 
amended  the  legal  texts  governing  eligibility  for  the  Unemployment  Fund  and  the  rules  on 
contributing to the Fund that had applied since 1985. The changes can be summarised as follows: 

Before May 2004 

After May 2004 

cover against the risk of unemployment solely 
for temporary staff (TA) leaving the service. 

a new category of staff engaged under contract 
(i.e. contract staff (CA)) benefitting from cover 
against the risk of unemployment. 

a  0.4 %  personal  contribution  and  0.8 %  new 

rules 

on 

contributions 

to 

the 

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employer’s contribution. 

entitlement  to  unemployment  benefits  limited 
to a maximum of 24 months. 

and 

Unemployment  Fund  (i.e.  a  0.81 %  personal 
employer’s 
contribution 
contribution  and  a  lump-sum  allowance  of 
EUR 919.02 
and 
for 
EUR 1 254.77 for temporary staff). 

contract 

1.62 % 

staff 

entitlement to unemployment benefit is limited 
to  a  third  of  the  period  spent  in  active 
employment  as  a  member  of  the  temporary 
staff  (AT),  contract  staff  (AC)  or  as  a 
parliamentary  assistant  (APA),  and  may  not 
exceed  36  months.  The  allowance  is  capped 
from  the  7th  month  of  unemployment  and  the 
minimum allowance has been increased. 

The table below shows the maximum and minimum amounts payable to the different categories 
of staff: 

(as 
7th 

Maximum 
from 
month) 

the 

Minimum 

amounts in EUR on 1 January 2016 

TA 

CA 

APA 

2 760.49  

2 070.35 

2 142.90 

1 380.24 

1 035.18 

910.74 

Abatements  and  maximum  and  minimum  amounts  payable  are  updated  in  the  same  way  as 
salaries. 

Any family allowances due are paid in addition to the unemployment benefit. The contribution to 
the  Joint  Sickness  Insurance  Scheme  (JSIS)  of  the  European  Union  (5.1 %  of  the  beneficiary's 
basic reference salary) is paid by the Unemployment Fund. 

1.2 

Legal references 

-  Article 28a  of  the  Conditions  of  Employment  of  Other  Servants  of  the  European  Union 
(CEOS) as amended by Regulation No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 22 October 2013. 

-  Article 96  of  the  Conditions  of  Employment  of  Other  Servants  of  the  European  Union 
(CEOS)  and  Article 5  of  the  Annex  to  the  CEOS  as  amended  by  Regulation 
No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013. 

-  Articles  135  and  136  of  the  CEOS  as  amended  by  Regulation  No  1239/2010  of  the 
European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2010 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2010). 
-  Article 65(1)  of  the  Staff  Regulations  on  the  adjustment  of  remuneration  and  other 

amounts. 

-  Commission  Regulation  No  91/88  of  13  January  1988  laying  down  provisions  for 
implementing  Article  28a  of  the  Conditions  of  Employment  of  Other  Servants  of  the 
European Union (OJ L 11, 15.1.1989). 

-  Commission  Rules  of  14  July  1988,  common  accord  having  been  recorded  by  the 
President  of  the  Court  of  Justice  of  the  European  Communities  on  4  July  1989,  laying 
down  the  detailed  arrangements  for  applying  the  provisions  relating  to  the  grant  of  the 

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unemployment  allowance 
Article 28a (10)  of 
European Union. 

to  members  of 

the 

temporary  staff, 

the  Conditions  of  Employment  of  Other  Servants  of 

implementing 
the 

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FINANCIAL POSITION AND CASH BALANCE OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT FUND 2009-2015  

The two sections below show how the Unemployment Fund has evolved, specifically as regards 
expenditure and revenue. 

The  amounts  entered  under  the  heading  ‘unemployment  allowances’  systematically  include  the 
basic  unemployment  allowance,  any  family  allowances  and  the  effect  of  the  weighting  (for  the 
original  scheme  only).  Any  social  benefits  received  at  national  level  (including  unemployment 
benefits,  family  allowances,  sickness  benefits,  maternity  benefits,  etc.)  are  deducted.  Since  the 
contribution to the JSIS, as indicated under point ‘1.1 Description of the scheme’, is not charged to 
the  recipient  of  the  unemployment  allowance,  it  is  financed  by  the  Unemployment  Fund 
(5.1 % of the basic reference salary of the beneficiary). 

The Unemployment Fund uses two management instruments for its revenue and expenditure:  

  a current account for collecting revenue and paying allowances; 
 

term accounts for investing accumulated surpluses. 

2.1 

Cash balance: operating results and accumulated balances 2009-2015 

With  cash-based  accounting,  revenue  and  expenditure  are  recorded  when  revenue  is  earned  or 
expenditure incurred. 

Table  1  provides  a  summary  of  revenue  and  expenditure  as  entered  in  the  accounts  and  the 
resulting  current  account  balance.  Note  that  adjustments  were  made  in  2014  to  the 
JSIS contributions due in the period 2009-2013. 

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TABLE 1: UNEMPLOYMENT FUND - CASH BALANCE - Operating results (2009-2015)Description2009201020112012201320142015EUREUREUREUREUREUREURA. Expenditure1. Unemployment allowancesa15.629.061,2716.499.622,6317.466.957,6516.896.895,2719.614.428,0021.183.395,8521.473.325,972. Contributions to the JSISb1.541.084,221.336.619,521.356.564,941.418.251,421.188.130,271.643.029,412.494.181,693. Contribution to the JSIS (correction)1.309.731,17Total expenditured=Σa-c17.170.145,4917.836.242,1518.823.522,5918.315.146,6920.802.558,2724.136.156,4323.967.507,66B. Revenue1. European Commissione4.894.546,004.953.443,304.648.897,194.463.116,264.448.373,714.863.000,315.204.181,702. European Parliamentf1.741.579,772.511.804,832.784.745,513.092.314,832.736.327,573.270.057,753.194.779,463. European Ombudsmang60.521,7358.519,4962.495,1355.338,3161.723,9034.872,1137.817,224. Council of Ministersh229.123,40250.806,29179.454,64178.247,69180.942,91209.423,05193.271,855. Court of Justicei827.511,91795.251,30842.379,04809.053,42854.184,06937.889,43938.951,696. Court of Auditorsj189.400,97181.846,42194.205,38185.868,42186.096,75207.492,41223.336,767. Economic and Social Committeek131.985,15103.775,29115.657,48104.375,7989.708,18101.240,2697.441,418. Committee of the Regionsl112.958,60101.690,6391.786,29108.683,90121.672,4685.259,11102.521,159. EEASm444.530,96725.028,72878.512,10962.514,31980.177,9210. Agencies n5.172.825,665.937.274,119.012.247,938.567.450,599.581.489,409.945.646,1510.749.215,74Total revenueo=Σe-n13.360.453,1914.894.411,6618.376.399,5518.289.477,9319.139.031,0420.617.394,8921.721.694,90C. Accounting correctionsp378,95210,47141,34-555,82615,99D. Operating resultsq=o-d+p-3.809.313,35-2.941.620,02-446.981,70-26.224,58-1.662.911,24-3.518.761,54-2.245.812,76 
 
 
 
Table  2  shows  the  evolution  of  the  Unemployment  Fund's  financial  assets  both  in  the  current 
account  incorporated  in  the  European  Commission’s  accounting  system  (part  I)  and  in  the 
investment accounts managed by DG ECFIN (part II). The third part shows the total accumulated 
surpluses for the two accounts (part III). 

Compared  to  the  reference  year  (2009),  it  is  evident  that  the  accumulated  surplus  has  been 
declining year-on-year. The relative stability of the Fund in 2012 is due to the reimbursement by 
EUIPO of the unemployment benefits received by the staff who were reinstated. 

Between 2009 and 2015, the accumulated surplus fell by 87 %. 

Table 3 presents an overview of the accumulated balance between 2008 and 2015.  

2.2 

Financial position: operating results 2009-2015 

With  accrual  accounting,  transactions  are  recorded  so  that  they  can  be  attached  to  the  year  to 
which  they  relate.  Thus,  some  of  the  receipts  entered  in  the  accounts  at  the  start  of  year  N  are 
amounts deducted from salaries at the end of year N-1, and some of the unemployment allowance 

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TABLE 2: UNEMPLOYMENT FUND - CASH BALANCE - Evolution of the accumulated balance (2008-2015)Description20082009201020112012201320142015EUREUREUREUREUREUREUREURI. Current accountA. Operating resultsa-875.375,30-3.809.313,35-2.941.620,02-446.981,70-26.224,58-1.662.911,24-3.518.761,54-2.245.812,76B. Current account balance at 01/01b1.997.614,251.122.238,951.362.925,602.421.305,581.974.323,881.946.920,462.284.009,221.765.247,68C. Fixed-term investment of surpluses (-)c0,00   Recovery of funds invested (+)c0,004.050.000,004.000.000,000,000,002.000.000,003.000.000,002.500.000,00D. Current account balance at 31/12d=a+b+c1.122.238,951.362.925,602.421.305,581.974.323,881.948.099,302.284.009,221.765.247,682.019.434,92II. Fixed-term investments E. Financial investments at 01/01e14.361.095,2015.040.742,2911.254.377,447.341.814,977.444.297,527.498.474,355.510.176,412.510.176,41F. Transfers from (+) and 0,00   to (-) the current accountf -4.050.000,00-4.000.000,000,000,00-2.000.000,00-3.000.000,00-2.500.000,00G. Bank interestg679.276,42263.584,5687.462,53102.508,9754.211,8311.702,06H. Banking operationsh370,6750,59-25,00-26,42-35,00I. Financial investments at 31/12i=15.040.742,2911.254.377,447.341.814,977.444.297,527.498.474,355.510.176,412.510.176,4110.176,41III. Accumulated surplusj=d+i16.162.981,2412.617.303,049.763.120,559.418.621,409.446.573,657.794.185,634.275.424,092.029.611,33TABLE 3DESCRIPTION20082009201020112012201320142015EUREUREUREUREUREUREUREURCurrent account1.122.2391.362.9262.421.3061.974.3241.948.0992.284.0091.765.2482.019.435Investments15.040.74211.254.3777.341.8157.444.2987.498.4745.510.1762.510.17610.176Total16.162.98112.617.3039.763.1219.418.6219.446.5747.794.1864.275.4242.029.611UNEMPLOYMENTFUND-ACCUMULATEDBALANCE(2008-2015) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
payments made and entered at the start of year N cover periods of unemployment at the end of 
year N-1. For accounting purposes, these transactions are booked against the budget year N-1. 

Table 4 sets out the revenue and expenditure according to this principle and therefore depicts the 
Unemployment Fund’s financial position on an accrual basis. 

Revenue  and  expenditure  have  increased  significantly  since  2009.  This  upward  trend  is  mainly 
due to: 

 

 
 

the  establishment  of  new  agencies  and  an  overall  increase  in  staff  numbers  in  the 
agencies;  
the introduction of a new category of staff (contract staff (CA)) in 2004; 
the inclusion of parliamentary assistants in the scheme in 2009.  

The impact on expenditure is significant only from 2007, when the first contract staff contracts 
expired, rendering the individuals concerned eligible for unemployment benefit. Expenditure then 
increased steadily until 2014 before dipping slightly in 2015. 

The Fund’s deficit reached EUR 4.3 million in 2009 and gradually decreased in subsequent years 
to:  EUR 2.6  million  in  2010,  EUR 1.5  million  in  2011,  EUR 1.2  million  in  2012  and 
EUR 1 million  in  2013.  In  2014,  the  deficit  soared  to  EUR 4.8  million.  This  was  due  to  the 
increase in the number of APAs receiving unemployment benefit. This effect tailed off in 2015, 
when the deficit fell to EUR 3 million.  

The graph below sets out the situation described above. 

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TABLE 4   UNEMPLOYMENT FUND - FINANCIAL POSITION Operating results (2009-2015)Description2009201020112012201320142015EUREUREUREUREUREUREURA. Expenditure1. Unemployment allowancesa16.253.795,5016.841.534,0816.972.413,1617.686.201,2118.387.449,1623.261.989,9422.824.467,872. Contribution to the JSISb1.288.799,911.336.619,521.356.564,941.418.251,421.501.348,681.959.101,851.858.385,283. Contribution to the JSIS (correction)b186.567,72242.345,40300.575,63323.306,13256.936,29Total expenditured=a+b17.729.163,1318.420.499,0018.629.553,7319.427.758,7620.145.734,1325.221.091,7924.682.853,15B. Revenue1. European Commissione4.894.546,005.020.949,264.581.391,234.463.116,264.448.373,714.863.000,325.204.181,702. European Parliamentf1.828.328,712.586.058,142.717.646,113.092.314,832.992.169,143.014.216,183.194.779,463. European Ombudsmang56.190,8459.537,9860.904,3355.338,3161.723,9034.872,1134.603,314. Council of Ministersh210.910,63255.327,32173.009,84178.247,69180.942,91209.423,05193.271,855. Court of Justicei764.240,92808.497,25820.954,60809.053,42854.184,06937.889,43938.951,696. Court of Auditorsj173.638,05185.118,55189.349,22185.868,42186.096,75207.492,41223.336,767. Economic and Social Committeek120.979,35113.612,89104.585,11104.375,7989.708,18101.240,2697.441,418. Committee of the Regionsl104.013,85103.430,1097.102,43108.683,90121.672,4685.259,11102.521,159. EEASm442.882,65725.028,72860.027,72962.514,31980.177,9210. Agenciesn5.302.246,646.701.759,407.898.427,258.468.954,359.325.699,939.968.578,2310.709.568,57Total revenueo=Σe-n13.455.094,9915.834.290,8917.086.252,7718.190.981,6919.120.598,7620.384.485,4121.678.833,82C. Accounting correctionsp378,95210,47141,34555,82615,99D. Current balanceq=o-d+p-4.273.689,19-2.585.997,64-1.543.159,62-1.236.221,25-1.024.519,38-4.836.606,38-3.004.019,33 
 
 
 
2.3 

Financial position: breakdown of expenditure and revenue by institution and for all 
the agencies 2009-2015 

Table 5 provides a breakdown of expenditure and revenue by institution and for all the agencies 
and  Offices.  The  first  part  of  the  table  provides  the  absolute  amounts,  while  the  second  part 
shows the amounts as percentages of total expenditure and revenue. The effect of the end of the 
EP's parliamentary term is particularly visible, with a substantial increase in expenditure relating 
to the EP of over EUR 8 million between 2013 and 2014. In 2015, expenditure remained high but 
was nevertheless lower than in 2014. 

Leaving  aside  the  European  External  Action  Service  (EEAS),  for  which  it  remains  difficult  to 
carry  out  a  detailed  analysis  owing  to  a  lack  of  data  over  time,  only  the  agencies  have 
contributions  exceeding  expenditure.  This  situation  is  mainly  attributable  to  the  fact  that  most 
staff  members  have  indefinite  term  contracts.  However,  it  should  be  noted  that  expenditure  on 
agency staff increased significantly over the period 2013-2015. 

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TABLE 5 ExpenditureRevenueExpenditureRevenueExpenditureRevenueExpenditureRevenueExpenditureRevenueExpenditureRevenueExpenditureRevenueI. In EurosA.European Commission11.863.983,914.894.546,0011.142.342,225.020.949,2610.806.515,424.581.391,2312.154.161,414.463.116,2611.025.462,684.448.373,717.912.554,034.863.000,326.317.342,245.204.181,70B.European Parliament1.312.738,041.828.328,712.614.866,942.586.058,142.583.108,492.717.646,112.683.317,893.092.314,832.707.564,652.992.169,1411.176.441,263.014.216,1810.066.513,693.194.779,46C.European Ombudsman42.279,9456.190,8426.028,6659.537,9842.307,8960.904,3395.186,6155.338,3158.244,4361.723,9045.314,4134.872,1124.903,5034.603,31D.Council of Ministers169.606,77210.910,63199.892,92255.327,32592.446,61173.009,84525.534,04178.247,69430.602,68180.942,91318.316,29209.423,05791.534,13193.271,85E.Court of Justice432.355,61764.240,92488.752,73808.497,25635.982,57820.954,60645.820,69809.053,42538.838,02854.184,06643.691,04937.889,43641.978,12938.951,69F.Court of Auditors123.276,21173.638,05193.515,90185.118,55242.101,36189.349,22111.561,15185.868,42195.126,60186.096,75222.919,97207.492,41106.630,04223.336,76G.Economic and Social Committee424.185,79120.979,35473.652,85113.612,89323.723,76104.585,11312.283,48104.375,79391.877,2789.708,18290.180,89101.240,26320.095,6497.441,41H.Committee of the Regions294.914,93104.013,85442.657,53103.430,10414.915,2297.102,43304.938,42108.683,90382.701,48121.672,46191.629,9385.259,11140.871,50102.521,15I. EEAS11.833,96442.882,6576.809,55725.028,72112.904,98860.027,72177.772,20962.514,31251.692,16980.177,92J.Agencies2.879.254,235.302.246,642.596.443,856.701.759,402.676.042,827.898.427,252.194.839,398.468.954,354.045.475,059.325.699,935.552.002,939.968.578,236.021.292,1310.709.568,57--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total17.542.595,4113.455.094,9918.178.153,6015.834.290,8918.328.978,1017.086.252,7719.104.452,6318.190.981,6919.888.797,8419.120.598,7626.530.822,9620.384.485,4124.682.853,1521.678.833,82II. As a % of the totalA.European Commission67,63%36,38%61,30%31,71%58,96%26,81%63,62%24,53%55,44%23,26%29,82%23,86%25,59%24,01%B.European Parliament7,48%13,59%14,38%16,33%14,09%15,91%14,05%17,00%13,61%15,65%42,13%14,79%40,78%14,74%C.European Ombudsman0,24%0,42%0,14%0,38%0,23%0,36%0,50%0,30%0,29%0,32%0,17%0,17%0,10%0,16%D.Council of Ministers0,97%1,57%1,10%1,61%3,23%1,01%2,75%0,98%2,17%0,95%1,20%1,03%3,21%0,89%E.Court of Justice2,46%5,68%2,69%5,11%3,47%4,80%3,38%4,45%2,71%4,47%2,43%4,60%2,60%4,33%F.Court of Auditors0,70%1,29%1,06%1,17%1,32%1,11%0,58%1,02%0,98%0,97%0,84%1,02%0,43%1,03%G.Economic and Social Committee2,42%0,90%2,61%0,72%1,77%0,61%1,63%0,57%1,97%0,47%1,09%0,50%1,30%0,45%H.Committee of the Regions1,68%0,77%2,44%0,65%2,26%0,57%1,60%0,60%1,92%0,64%0,72%0,42%0,57%0,47%I. EEAS0,06%2,59%0,40%3,99%0,57%4,50%0,67%4,72%1,02%4,52%J.Agencies16,41%39,41%14,28%42,32%14,60%46,23%11,49%46,56%20,34%48,77%20,93%48,90%24,39%49,40%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%2015201420132012UNEMPLOYMENT FUND - FINANCIAL POSITIONBreakdown of expenditure and revenue by institution (2009-201020092011HeadingINSTITUTIONYear 
 
 
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3.1 

STUDY OF MEMBERS, BENEFICIARIES AND ALLOWANCES PAID 

Number of members and average contribution 

Table 6 shows the number of TA and CA staff paying into the Unemployment Fund who were in 
active service on 31 December of each year. 

The number of CA and TA staff increased by 40 % and by 23 % respectively from 2009 to 2015. 
The first APA beneficiaries appeared in 2011. 

Between 2009 and 2015, the number of members in all three staff categories combined rose by 
43 %. 

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Table 6NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT FUNDTA, APA and CA in service at 31 DecemberYearYearTypeTypeTACATOTTACATOTTACAAPATOTTACAAPATOTTACAAPATOTTACAAPATOTTACAAPATOTGradeFunction Group----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TACAADIV8021.9282.7306601.9212.5815621.7192.2815011.6312.1325081.5732.0815151.8872.4025322.1442.676ASTIII1.1801.0542.2341.0229822.0047401.0271.7675451.0151.5605199791.4984471.1381.5853421.1991.541AST-CII2.1232.1232.1232.1232.3142.3142.3672.3672.3662.3661672.5392.7062182.4482.666I792792839839828828839839855855844844831831TotalTotal1.9825.8977.8791.6825.8657.5471.3025.8887.1901.0465.8526.8981.0275.7736.8001.1296.4087.5371.0926.6227.714II. Other InstitutionsADIV4571355924521516034431752959134382134561.1074921784061.076436191323950444228318990ASTIII5041336374871125994921347931.4194851631.1211.7695731699661.7085351977671.4995472188511.616AST-CII202202214214234420654262589851221496717621839461822233442697I167167168168181193374189224413274203477580161741748178926TotalTotal9616371.5989396451.5849357241.7013.3609238272.3904.1401.0658422.0713.9789771.1861.6453.8081.0131.4271.7894.229ADIV2812926329251262112213215121211213ASTIII20020210212102123124161171521713215AST-CII33111133333333I11222222223333TotalTotal485534765346450447512983727835241034ADIV850859612108602282613495662692512980333669ASTIII790796036344549196253574248654311546AST-CII001111222230302121302252383876I878794949797103117117121121119119TotalTotal1648725115612027610414625080173150101171272129178307102208310ADIV2881730527511286292183102731028331563213111132233320353ASTIII30213315293193122941330727223295268343022202924922037257AST-CII991414151513132020422062571774I6666696968687171737377778080TotalTotal590105695568113681586114700545117662583133716573137710610154764ADIV47653551565545953255551566767370878ASTIII45449493525615751152562584324543447AST-CII1616131311111515141481321101222I3535323241414141424241413939TotalTotal9261153104491531115716810459163111591701186218012363186ADIV411051355403712493764326103629103924630ASTIII55964426484735043447342364444832335AST-CII10101010181810101010191041519I2121212121212020202019192020TotalTotal9650146774211984541388040120604210274421166044104ADIV424464555046349426483723934741381351ASTIII451055291241261036301040222242252721324AST-CII101011111111881010111166I2222222221212121202021212323TotalTotal874613374501247245117724511759349356441005945104ADIV001807925925776333301793803258741231392405ASTIII002671973171102317210329741032887115AST-CII00133133141141143143215215410141151I0030303333323232323131TotalTotal000000206313519288321609332326658356345701351351702ADIV9881731.1619841881.1721.1383142951.7471.1823484561.9861.3053044062.0151.2653413231.9291.2664053181.989ASTIII1.0501691.2199811551.1361.0062377932.0369542791.1212.3541.0352899662.2909563197672.0429353698512.155AST-CII 250250 274274 445420865 4825891.071 442496938894483949311414654421.048I 399399 408408 461193654 480224704 580203783 8941611.055 1.0631781.241TotalTotal2.0389913.0291.9651.0252.9902.1441.4571.7015.3022.1361.5892.3906.1152.3401.6152.0716.0262.3102.0021.6455.9572.3422.3021.7896.433ADIV2.2864312.7172.9804923.4723.3826033.9853.6646854.3493.9597334.6924.1078904.9974.3001.0365.336ASTIII1.4305912.0211.6217632.3841.7108692.5791.7629482.7101.8229922.8141.8481.0572.9051.8011.1452.946AST-CII604604663663738738776776812812081781712840852I7474747472727171747463635959TotalTotal3.7161.7005.4164.6011.9926.5935.0922.2827.3745.4262.4807.9065.7812.6118.3925.9552.8278.7826.1133.0809.193ADIV4.0762.5326.6084.6242.6017.2255.0822.6362958.0135.3472.6644568.4675.7722.6104068.7885.8873.1183239.3286.0983.58531810.001ASTIII3.6601.8145.4743.6241.9005.5243.4562.1337936.3823.2612.2421.1216.6243.3762.2609666.6023.2512.5147676.5323.0782.7138516.642AST-CII2.9772.9773.0603.0603.4974203.9173.6255894.2143.6204964.1162563.8043944.4543713.7534424.566I1.2651.2651.3211.3211.3611931.5541.3902241.6141.5092031.7121.8011611.9621.9531782.131TotalTotal7.7368.58816.3248.2488.88217.1308.5389.6271.70119.8668.6089.9212.39020.9199.1489.9992.07121.2189.39411.2371.64522.2769.54712.0041.78923.340201520142013III. Agencies General totalC. Council of Ministers D. Court of JusticeE. Court of Auditors F. Economic and Social Committee Total other Institutions 20122011H. EEAS20092010G. Committee of the Regions I. European   CommissionA. European ParliamentB. European OmbudsmanINSTITUTION 
 
 
 
 
 
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Number of persons receiving unemployment allowance in absolute terms and as a 
percentage of the number of members: unemployment rate at 31 December of the 
year in question 

Table 7 shows the number of unemployed persons who received the unemployment allowance in 
full  or  as  a  top-up  to  benefit  received  under  the  national  system  for  the  month  of  December 
each year. 

By  combining  the  data  on  the  TA  and  CA  staff  in  service  on  31 December  in  Table  6  and  the 
number  of  beneficiaries  who  received  an  unemployment  allowance  in  Table  7,  it  is  possible  to 
calculate  the  ratio  of  beneficiaries  of  the  Unemployment  Fund  in  relation  to  the  number  of 
members of that Fund. The results are set out in Table 8. 

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TABLE 7YearYearYearTypeTypeTypeTACATOTTACATOTTACAAPATOTTACAAPATOTTACAAPATOTTACAAPATOTTACAAPATOTGradeFunction GroupAPATACA---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ADIV221531754711616341140181509614655100155393877354883ASTIII447311777841611019119291841759875173543185372966II 177177 113113 12712714814812712753535151I 99 33 7711113333Total664124781243164401423655071413294701533034569312521872131203II. Other InstitutionsADIV15153012213319163513132610151237101727111021ASTIIIII23730546601691237116102779143027621524844799150III2828014140207271211232312351815217095261I2205505522221144811Total38529066461123545241042431439817483810337453714535527151233ADIV0001012022211110ASTIII1011010000000II0000000000000I0000000000000Total101202202202101101000ADIV123213101119110325538628ASTIII10190922433213415729II00000000442211I00000002222011Total2241111212315123155914961513619ADIV52711112141158210771414617ASTIII909101118210102129312171710111II011000112201122I000011000011Total14317213242242618624163193113216521ADIV4151011120222211ASTIII000303213011110II0440330044110I00001100000Total459448325000347314101ADIV1101110010553322213314ASTIII30371833667733224II0110221122332211I000000011000Total141151732081993129312538549ADIV11112718776174400ASTIII1019097292252711213II0000002244111111I000000011000Total12113161171441886149312112224ADIV011111133ASTIII011225511II1111223355I00000Total011033055189369ADIV472168442468581907741180592918125935210563014044ASTIII38745938101381612663291051311714625312215280651499178II 3434 1919025732021113203712490281521800195271I 22 770055042226030304480303Total85641491375819596602418073524316860753817388653715249550151296ADIV2712825328235282452952860651277671582ASTIII205252663227229276333913525296143750II020200151577111313551616I011000111101111Total47277451247550156551136491341251172714411039149ADIV961752711161432591221640286115119023413612612274139710210132770209ASTIII102851871969829416610912287150991025916810514287159522154261455099294II 231231 147147 1597166 17011181 17712189 86152238 8652138I 1212 1010 8513 62228 404 8412 707Total19850370131239871028844024752265394437023044123875429821737188627722015164820152014NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT FUNDwho received a Community unemployment allowance in December of the year in question (2009-2015)Total other Institutions III. Agencies 20092010H. EEASINSTITUTIONI. European   CommissionA. European ParliamentB. European OmbudsmanC. Council of Ministers 2013General totalD. Court of JusticeE. Court of Auditors F. Economic and Social Committee G. Committee of the Regions 20122011 
 
 
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TABLE 8TACATACATACATACATACATACAAPATACAAPA%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%European Commission3,37,07,45,410,96,213,55,614,95,28,22,00,06,62,00,0European Parliament4,08,27,07,13,76,22,63,71,65,73,83,822,65,41,98,4European Ombudsman2,10,04,30,04,30,04,50,03,40,03,70,00,00,00,00,0Council of Ministers1,22,37,10,811,52,115,01,75,05,37,03,40,012,72,90,0Court of Justice2,42,93,72,73,83,53,35,12,72,35,40,70,02,63,20,0Court of Auditors4,38,23,88,22,73,50,00,02,76,82,51,60,00,80,00,0Economic and Social Committee14,62,022,17,19,51,911,37,515,07,16,87,10,08,39,10,0Committee of the Regions13,82,221,62,019,48,911,113,315,38,81,82,30,03,44,40,0EEAS0,00,30,00,90,01,50,32,30,00,91,70,0Agencies1,31,61,11,21,00,70,90,51,61,32,01,00,01,81,30,0TOTAL2,565,863,784,483,374,573,083,973,324,123,171,9322,552,901,838,442015INSTITUTION%ofbeneficiariesofanemploymentallowanceinrelationtocontributors in December of the year in question (2009-2015)COMMUNITY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE200920102011201420132012 
 
 
Overall, the number of temporary staff is increasing slightly, although the number of TA staff in the Commission has fallen sharply. The effect of this fall 
is offset by a sharp increase in TA staff in the agencies. The percentage of recipients compared to members remains constant. 

The number of contract staff has been increasing steadily, particularly in the agencies and in the European Parliament. The percentage of beneficiaries 
compared to members is falling steadily. This fall is linked to the possibility of extending contracts concluded between 2010 and 2013 from 3 to 6 years.  

A  large  number  of  former  parliamentary  assistants  (APAs)  received  the  unemployment  allowance  in  2014  since  that  year  marked  the  end  of  the 
parliamentary term. 

Number of monthly unemployment allowances, average amount, beneficiaries and country of residence of beneficiaries 

An unemployment allowance can be paid for several months. Table 9 shows the number of monthly unemployment allowances paid each year. 

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TEMPORARY STAFF / CONTRACT STAFF / PARLIAMENTARY ASSISTANTSCOMPARISON ACTIVE STAFF - UNEMPLOYED PERSONS (at 31/12 of the year in question)ActiveUnempl.Unempl.ActiveUnempl.Unempl.ActiveUnempl.Unempl.ActiveUnempl.Unempl.ActiveUnempl.Unempl.ActiveUnempl.Unempl.ActiveUnempl.Unempl.ActiveUnempl.Unempl.ActiveUnempl.Unempl.ActiveUnempl.Unempl.ActiveUnempl.Unempl.ActiveUnempl.Unempl.ActiveUnempl.Unempl.ActiveUnempl.Unempl.ActiveUnempl.Unempl.ActiveUnempl.Unempl.NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%European Commission1.982663,335.8974126,991.6821247,375.8653165,391.30214210,915.8883656,201.04614113,485.8523295,621.02715314,905.7733035,251.129938,246.4081251,950,001.092726,596.6221311,980,00European Parliament961383,95637528,16939667,03645467,13935353,74724456,22923242,60827313,751.065171,60842485,70977373,791.186453,791.64537122,551.013555,431.427271,891.7891518,44European Ombudsman4812,08500,004724,26600,004624,35400,004424,55700,002913,45800,002713,70800,000,00240,00100,000,00Council of Ministers16421,228722,30156117,0512010,831041211,5414632,05801215,0017331,7310154,9517195,2612996,9817863,370,001021312,7520862,880,00Court of Justice590142,3710532,86568213,7011332,65586223,7511443,51545183,3011765,13583162,7413332,26573315,4113710,730,00610162,6215453,250,00Court of Auditors9244,356158,2010443,854948,1611132,705723,5110400,005900,0011132,705946,7811832,546211,610,0012310,816300,000,00Economic and Social Committee961414,585012,00771722,084237,148489,525411,8580911,254037,5060915,004237,147456,764237,140,006058,334449,090,00Committee of the Regions871213,794612,17741621,625012,00721419,444548,8972811,1145613,3359915,253438,825611,794412,270,005923,394524,440,00EEAS20600,0031310,3228800,0032130,9333200,0032651,5335610,2834582,320,0035130,8535161,710,00Agencies3.716471,261.700271,594.601511,111.992241,205.092500,982.282150,665.426510,942.480130,525.781911,572.611341,305.9551171,962.827270,960,006.1131101,803.080391,270,00GEN. TOTALS7.7361982,568.5885035,868.2483123,788.8823984,488.5382883,379.6274404,578.6082653,089.9213943,979.1483043,329.9994124,129.3942983,1711.2372171,931.64537122,559.5472772,9012.0042201,831.7891518,442015Temporary staffContract staffParliamentary assistantsINSTITUTIONTemporary staff2014Temporary staffContract staffParliamentary assistantsContract staff2013Temporary staffContract staff2012Temporary staffContract staff20112009Temporary staffContract staff2010Temporary staffContract staffTABLE 9A. Number of benefits (=monthly payments) calculatedYearInstitutionN° TAN° CATot.%N° TAN° CAN° APATot.%N° TAN° CAN° APATot.%N° TAN° CAN° APATot.%N° TAN° CAN° APATot.%N° TAN° CAN° APATot.%SchemeNew----------New----------New----------------------------------------1. European Commission141741575.57463,25174745416.28865,45191050136.92367,89196842846.25261,43147221743.64635,49111816162.73428,252. European Parliament8555901.44516,405145262851.32513,793994924981.38913,622515706241.44514,2028368731264.09639,8750050030304.03041,653. European Ombudsman130130,15174210,22282300,29180180,18124160,16990,094. Council of Ministers93101031,17196142102,19162492112,071001242242,2075621371,33222552772,865. Court of Justice198372352,67296353313,45302563583,51254613153,10269453143,06301363373,486. Court of Auditors44771211,3769471161,212624500,494740870,855641970,942418420,437. Economic and Social Committee173362092,37123291521,58125471721,69132361681,6570711411,3788651531,588. Committee of the Regions162101721,95178171952,03100781781,75120751951,925529840,822831590,619. EEAS630360,35070700,69592970,94261041301,3410. Agencies64029794110,6874722397010,106142378518,3410053981.40313,7912254211.64616,0214124941.90619,70Totals359552148.813100,00388754362859.608100,003672602849810.198100,003.895565862410.177100,003.5223626312610.274100,003.728291930309.677100,00201520102011201220132014 
 
 
 
Total annual payments by type of beneficiary (TA staff under the old system, TA staff under the 
new system, and CA staff) divided by the number of monthly payments made gives the average 
amount of the unemployment allowance for each category of beneficiary. The results are set out 
in  Table  10.  It  should  be  noted  that  in  any  given  month  the  allowance  paid  may  be  the  full 
amount  or  a  pro  rata  amount  based  on  the  number  of  days  on  which  the  person  was  actually 
unemployed. 

From  2009  to  2010  the  average  monthly  allowance  increased  from  EUR 1 980  to  EUR 2 063. 
This upward trend was reversed in 2011, bottoming out at EUR 1 908 in 2012. The trend reversed 
again  from  2013,  with  the  average  allowance  rising  to  EUR  2 551  in  2015,  having  peaked  at 
EUR 2 582 in 2014. Based on contract and temporary staff alone, the average monthly allowance 
stood at EUR 2 562.30 in 2015. 

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TABLE 10SCHEME2009201020112012201320142015TA Old systemTotal monthly payments85400000Total expenditure 154.890,986.202,430,000,000,000,000,00Average monthly payment1.822,251.550,610,000,000,000,000,00TA New systemTotal monthly payments2149359538873672389535223728Total expenditure 6.070.615,989.057.334,649.018.545,448.570.440,409.772.070,3010.730.707,5511.465.825,45Average monthly payment2.824,862.519,432.320,182.334,002.508,883.046,773.075,60CATotal monthly payments6628521454366028565836262919Total expenditure 11.317.088,459.114.616,538.713.157,189.508.067,818.884.417,046.741.009,905.565.791,68Average monthly payment1.707,471.748,101.602,861.577,321.570,241.859,081.906,75Total TA and CATotal monthly payments8.8628.8139.3239.7009.5537.1486.647Total expenditure 17.542.59518.178.15417.731.70318.078.50818.656.48717.471.71717.031.617Average monthly payment1.979,532.062,651.901,931.863,761.952,952.444,282.562,30APATotal monthly payments0028549862431263030Total expenditure 0,000,00597.275,491.025.944,411.232.310,509.059.105,517.651.236,02Average monthly payment0,000,002.095,702.060,131.974,862.897,992.525,16Total TA, CA and APATotal monthly payments8.8628.8139.60810.19810.17710.2749.677Total expenditure 17.542.59518.178.15418.328.97819.104.45319.888.79826.530.82324.682.853Average monthly payment1.979,532.062,651.907,681.873,351.954,292.582,332.550,67AVERAGE MONTHLY PAYMENTS (2009-2015) 
 
 
 
 
 
The  amounts  paid  out  for  APAs  also  rose  significantly  in  2014,  reaching  an  average  of 
EUR 2 897.99 - an increase of almost 50 % compared with 2013. The average monthly allowance 
fell sharply in 2015 to 2 550.67. 

The four most important elements of the table are: 

 

 

 

 

the increase in the average monthly amount paid to temporary and contract staff 
between 2013 and 2015: + 31 %; 
the  increase  in  the  average  monthly  amount  paid  to  APAs  between  2013  and 
2015: + 28 %;  
the  increase  in  the  monthly  amounts  paid  to  APAs  between  2013  and  2015: 
+ 385 %; 
the  increase  in  the  share  of  expenditure  on  APAs  as  a  percentage  of  total 
expenditure between 2013 and 2015: from 6 % to 31 %.  

Table  11  shows  the  average  time  (in  months)  for  which  unemployment  benefit  was  paid.  This 
period is calculated by combining the total number of days for which the allowance was paid up 
to 31 December of the year in question and dividing that total by the number of recipients of the 
unemployment  allowance.  The  result  obtained  is  divided  by  30  to  obtain  the  average  period  in 
months for which unemployment benefit was paid. 

It  can  be  seen  that  the  average  period  for  which  unemployment  benefit  was  paid  rose  from 
6.9 months in 2009 to 10 months in 2015, i.e. a 45 % increase, due in the main to the impact of 
the APAs. 

However, the number of beneficiaries who received an allowance for at least one month of the 
year dropped slightly by 7.6 % between 2009 and 2015 (from 701 to 648, see table 7). 

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Institution                 Year20092010201120122013201420151. European Commission7,07,46,97,07,59,58,62. European Parliament5,47,07,46,76,75,310,53. European Ombudsman6,97,55,69,530,020,04,24. Council of Ministers7,25,28,810,79,08,66,85. Court of Justice7,77,67,56,98,78,99,26. Court of Auditors5,18,611,510,37,29,39,47. Economic and Social Committee7,07,110,68,08,29,27,18. Committee of the Regions4,76,88,26,99,99,510,29. EEAS2,64,47,57,011,310. Agencies8,29,410,78,48,710,812,311. Average6,97,67,57,27,77,810,0LENGTH OF THE PERIOD COVERED IN MONTHS: CA-TA-APATABLE 11  
 
 
The  following  tables  show  the  duration  of  payments  by  staff  category  (temporary  and 
contract staff and accredited parliamentary assistants). 

CA/TA: 

APA: 

The  high  share  of  expenditure  relating  to  the  APAs  compared  to  overall  expenditure  in  2015 
(31 %) is due both to the large numbers of staff in this category and to the high average amount 
of the monthly allowance paid to these individuals. The average length of the period covered by 
unemployment benefit for APAs rose sharply in 2015 and exceeded the average duration of the 
unemployment  allowance  for  temporary  and  contract  staff.  This  is  a  direct  consequence  of  the 
substantial  increase  in  the  number  of  APAs  receiving  unemployment  benefit  because  of  the 
end of the parliamentary term at the end of 2014. 

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Institution                 Year201120122013201420151. European Commission6,97,07,59,58,62. European Parliament8,88,07,16,78,73. European Ombudsman5,69,530,020,04,24. Council of Ministers8,810,79,08,66,85. Court of Justice7,56,98,78,99,26. Court of Auditors11,510,37,29,39,47. Econ.and Soc.Committee10,68,08,29,27,18. Committee of the Regions8,26,99,99,510,29. EEAS2,64,57,57,011,310. Agencies 10,68,48,610,812,311. Average7,67,37,89,29,5TABLE 11 LENGTH OF THE PERIOD COVERED IN MONTHS: CA-TAInstitution                 Year201120122013201420152. European Parliament4,04,86,04,911,1TABLE 11 LENGTH OF THE PERIOD COVERED SINCE 2011 IN MONTHS: APA 
 
 
 
 
 
Having  regard  to  the  principle  of  complementarity  as  applied  to  the  unemployment 
insurance scheme,  the  country  of  residence  of  the  recipient  of  the  unemployment  allowance  is 
significant,  particularly in  view  of  the  very  wide  range  of  eligibility criteria  governing  national 
unemployment benefit in the different Member States.  

Table  12  shows  the  number  of  beneficiaries  who  received  at  least  one  monthly  allowance 
during the year, by country of residence. 

This  table  on  the  place  of  residence  of  beneficiaries  shows  that  in  2015  more  than  44 %  were 
registered as jobseekers in Belgium. 

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Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%BE75445,7582447,9196954,161.10555,581.07255,2095148,8770244,04LU664,00945,47945,251085,431155,92794,06583,64IT28917,5422112,851498,331427,14944,84884,52764,77FR1247,521267,331277,101145,73934,79934,78895,58ES734,43875,06804,47603,02593,04542,77513,20DE412,49533,08573,19643,22593,04974,98805,02UK191,15231,34251,40331,66432,21522,67432,70NL261,58130,76160,89341,71412,11532,72523,26BG150,91231,34231,29251,26331,70351,80251,57HU110,67221,28241,34291,46311,60432,21342,13RO201,21140,81150,84231,16291,49211,08140,88SL281,70251,45271,51311,56291,49190,98181,13LV130,79170,99231,29211,06231,18231,18251,57LT211,27181,05181,01251,26281,44291,49241,51FI70,42100,5890,50120,60211,08291,49271,69EE70,42110,64170,95180,91190,98190,98120,75PL160,97211,22221,23391,96371,91532,72442,76PT130,79150,87110,61231,16170,88241,23221,38CZ140,85150,87181,01130,65160,82291,49311,94SK100,61181,05181,01180,91140,72241,23211,32SE90,5550,2930,1790,45140,72251,28281,76IE60,36100,5890,5050,25120,62130,67120,75AT110,6760,35100,5690,4580,41120,62110,69EL472,85352,03170,95150,75140,72271,39281,76MT30,1840,2310,0630,1560,3170,3660,38CY50,30100,5870,3980,4050,2650,2680,50HR30,15301,54422,63DK40,2480,4750,2820,1020,10100,5150,31CH10,0550,2620,1050,31UkR10,06TOTAL1.648100,001.720100,001.789100,001.988100,001.942100,001.946100,001.594100,0020152014201320122011TABLE 12 COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE OF BENEFICIARIES OF A COMMUNITY UNEMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE20092010COUNTRY 
 
 
 
 
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4.1 

CONCLUSIONS 

2009-2015 

This  report  shows  that  the  Unemployment  Fund  has  been  in  constant  deficit  since  2008.  The 
deficit was particularly large in 2009 when it reached EUR 4.2 million, before gradually falling to 
EUR 1 million in 2013. 

In 2014 the Unemployment Fund suffered another serious downturn when the deficit rose to over 
EUR 4.8 million. It eased off somewhat in 2015, dropping to EUR 3 million. 

Following  these  successive  deficits  from  2009-2015,  the  accumulated  surplus  (i.e.  reserves 
+ annual  income)  at  31  December  2015  amounted  to  a  mere  EUR 2  million  compared  with 
EUR 16.15 million on 1 January 2009. 

4.2 

Evolution of the Unemployment Fund in the short and medium term: 

The high level of expenditure in 2015 served to deplete the reserve. 

However, the year 2016 is expected to show a surplus thanks to a sharp drop in the numbers of 
beneficiaries in the APA category (which is set to continue in 2017 and 2018) and the moderating 
effect  of  the  extension  to  6  years  of  the  maximum  duration  of  the  contracts  of  contract  staff 
provided  for  in  Article 3b  of  the  CEOS.  This  could  make  it  possible  to  reconstitute  significant 
reserves. 

In  any  event,  the  medium-term  situation  is  very  uncertain  -  alarming  even  -  because  of  the 
following risk factors: 

1.  The very substantial increase in the average monthly allowance paid in 2015 compared to 

2013 (+ 30 %); 

2.  The substantial increase in the number of CA beneficiaries from 2017 onwards, when the 

first batch of new 6 year contracts come to an end; 

3.  The possible continuation of the steady increase, since 2013, of TA beneficiaries from the 

agencies; 

4.  A new peak expected in 2019-2020 in connection with the end of the 2014-2019 term of 

the European Parliament;  

5.  It should also be noted that the introduction of accredited parliamentary assistants in 2009 
was  not  accompanied  by  a  higher contribution, unlike in  2004  when  contract  staff  were 
introduced. Over the period 2011-2015, the net balance of contributions and benefits paid 
out for the APA category was a deficit of around EUR 11.4 million. 

In  light  of  the  foregoing,  the  Commission  is  considering,  as  a  first  step,  a  limited  increase 
(around 0.1 %  of  basic  salary,  taking  specific  account  of  the  accumulated  balance  of  the  Fund 
during the period  examined in  this Report)  in the  contributions  to  the unemployment insurance 
scheme by means of a delegated act, in accordance with Article 28a(11) and Article 96(11) of the 
CEOS, in order to ensure its financial equilibrium.  

The  Commission  will  also  establish  a  working  group  to  ensure,  as  a  second  step, 
regular monitoring of the scheme's financial position.  

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