REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 2013-2018 report on the financial situation of the unemployment insurance scheme for former members of the temporary or contract staff and parliamentary assistants who are unemployed after the termination of their service in a European Union institution
Date: 2020-03-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security, European Commission
Subjects: fight against unemployment, servant (EU), staff regulations (EU), temporary employment, termination of employment, unemployed person, unemployment insurance

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 23.3.2020  COM(2020) 110 final  REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 2013-2018 report on the financial situation of the unemployment insurance scheme for former members of the temporary or contract staff and parliamentary assistants who are unemployed after the termination of their service in a European Union institution  
 
 
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE 
COUNCIL 

2013-2018 report on the financial situation of the unemployment insurance scheme for 
former members of the temporary or contract staff and parliamentary assistants who are 
unemployed after the termination of their service in a European Union institution 

SUMMARY 

In  accordance  with  the  Conditions  of  Employment  of  Other  Servants  (CEOS),  the  Community 
unemployment allowance is intended for former contract staff (CAs), accredited parliamentary assistants 
(APAs)  or  temporary  staff  (TAs)  who  are  involuntarily  unemployed  (excluding,  for  example,  staff  who 
have  resigned)  following  termination  of  their  service  in  a  European  Union  institution1.  This 
unemployment allowance is in addition to any national unemployment allowance received by the former 
staff member. 

These  allowances  are  financed  from  the  Special  Unemployment  Fund,  which  is  financed  by  the 
contributions  of  staff  covered  by  the  CEOS  (who  are  potential  beneficiaries)  and  by  their  employer’s 
contributions. 

The conditions for granting the allowance, the beneficiary categories and the contribution rates were all 
changed significantly in the latest reforms of the Staff Regulations, affecting the Fund’s cash balance in 
particular. 

The  reform  of  the  Staff  Regulations  of  Officials  (‘the  Staff  Regulations’)  and  the  CEOS  which  entered 
into  force  on  1 May 2004  introduced  into  the  CEOS  a  new  category  of  staff  engaged  under  contract 
(i.e. CAs), along with new rules governing contributions to the Unemployment Fund.  

In  accordance  with  Council  Regulation  No 160/2009  of  23 February 2009  amending  the  Conditions  of 
Employment  of  Other  Servants  of  the  European  Communities2,  APAs  are  also  now  covered  by  the 
Unemployment Fund. 

The reform of the Staff Regulations and the CEOS which entered into force on 1 January 2014 changed 
the maximum duration of contracts of employment for CAs employed under Article 3b of the CEOS from 
three to six years. 

Under Article 28a(11) and Article 96(11) of the CEOS, every two years the Commission must present a 
report on the financial situation of the unemployment insurance scheme and the Special Unemployment 
Fund.  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.  

To make it easier to trace the evolution of the Fund, the reference period for the report is December 2013 
to December 2018. 

Although in  2013 the  Unemployment  Fund  had  a  deficit  of  EUR 1 million, and  its  accumulated reserve 
fell from EUR 16.1 million at the start of 2009 to EUR 2 million at the end of 2015, the Fund’s reserve has 
been reconstituted and amounted to nearly EUR 28 million at the end of 2018.  

During the reference period, the following can be noted: 

1 The European Data Protection Supervisor is included in the agencies.  
2 OJ L 55, 27.2.2009. 

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  A reduction in the number of monthly unemployment allowances in 2015 and especially 
in 2016. However, in 2018 there was an increase in the number of CA contracts coming to 
an  end,  primarily  as  a  result  of  the  2014  reform  (extension  of  the  duration  of 
CA 3b contracts from three to six years).  

Number of 
payments 
made 
TA 
CA 
APA 

2013 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

3895 
5658 
624 

3522 
3626 
3126 

3728 
2919 
3030 

2776 
2827 
796 

2551 
5022 
610 

2357 
6191 
578 

10.177 

10.274 

9.677 

6.399 

8.183 

9.126 

  The average monthly allowance is significantly influenced by the number of APAs.  

Average 
monthly 
allowance 
TA 
CA 
APA 

All types of 
contract 

2013 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2.509 
1.570 
1.975 

2.887 
1.765 
2.318 

1.954 

2.455 

3.076 
1.907 
2.525 

2.551 

2.735 
1.721 
2.002 

2.196 

2.636 
1.589 
1.936 

1.941 

2.718 
1.642 
2.102 

1.949 

  The  average  duration  of  entitlement  to  the  allowance  has  been  relatively  stable  since 

2015. 

Duration of 
benefits 
cover in 
months 

2013 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

8 

8 

10 

10 

8 

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 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK  

1.1  Description of the scheme 

The reform of the Staff Regulations and the CEOS which entered into force on 1 May 2004 amended the 
legal basis governing eligibility for the Unemployment Fund and the rules on the payment of contributions 
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 (TAs) leaving the service. 

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

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A  0.4%  employee’s  contribution  and  0.8% 
employer’s contribution. 

Entitlement to unemployment allowance limited to 
a maximum of 24 months. 

New  rules  on  the  payment  of  contributions  to  the 
Unemployment Fund (i.e. employee’s contribution 
increasing to 0.81% and employer’s contribution to 
a 
1.62%, 
of 
and 
EUR 1 003.49 
for  3b CAs  and  APAs,  and 
EUR 1 337.99 for TAs). 

allowance 

lump-sum 

Entitlement to unemployment allowance limited to 
a third of the period spent in active employment as 
a  member  of  the  temporary  staff  (TA)  or  contract 
staff  (CA)  or  as  an  accredited  parliamentary 
assistant (APA), and to a maximum of 36 months. 
Allowance  capped  from  the  seventh  month  of 
unemployment, and minimum allowance increased. 

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

Amounts in EUR as of 1 January 2019  

TA 

CA 

APA 

2 943.56  

2 207.90 

2 285.02 

Maximum  (as  from 
the seventh month) 

Minimum 

1 471.78 

1 103.83 

971.13 

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

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

1.2 

Legal references 

–  Article 28a of the CEOS as amended by Regulation No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament 

and of the Council of 22 October 2013.  

–  Article 96  of  the  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 20103. 

–  Article 65(1) of the Staff Regulations on the adjustment of remuneration and other amounts. 

–  Commission  Regulation  No 91/88  of  13 January 1988 

for 
implementing  Article 28a  of  the  Conditions  of  Employment  of  Other  Servants  of  the 
European Union4. 

laying  down  provisions 

–  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 

3 OJ L 338, 22.12.2010. 
4 OJ L 11, 15.1.1989. 

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arrangements for applying the provisions relating to the grant of the unemployment allowance 
to  members  of  the  temporary  staff,  implementing  Article 28a (10)  of  the  Conditions  of 
Employment of Other Servants of the European Union. 

2  FINANCIAL POSITION AND CASH BALANCE OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT FUND 2013-2018 

The  evolution  of  the  Unemployment  Fund,  specifically  as  regards  expenditure  and  revenue,  is  set  out 
below. 

The  amounts  under  ‘Unemployment  allowances’  systematically  include  the  basic  unemployment 
allowance  and  all  the  family  allowances.  Any  social  benefits  received  at  national  level  (unemployment 
benefits,  family  allowances,  sickness  benefits,  maternity  benefits,  etc.)  are  deducted.  As  stated  under 
point 1.1,  ‘Description  du  régime’,  the  contribution  to  the  JSIS  is  not  paid  by  the  recipient  of  the 
unemployment allowance, but financed from the Unemployment Fund (5.1% of the unemployed person’s 
reference basic salary). 

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 2013-2018 

Under cash-based accounting, transactions are recorded only when there is money incoming or outgoing.  

Table 1 gives a summary of revenue and expenditure as entered in the accounts and the resulting current 
balance. It should be noted that for 2014, adjustments were made to the JSIS contributions.  

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TABLE 1: UNEMPLOYMENT FUND – CASH BALANCE Operating result (2013-2018)Description201320142015201620172018EUREUREUREUREUREURA. Expenditure1. Unemployment allowancesa19.614.428,0021.183.395,8521.473.325,9714.254.574,8815.682.475,4918.184.139,182. Contributions to the JSISb1.188.130,271.643.029,412.494.181,691.147.154,601.163.090,291.235.435,573. Contribution to the JSIS (correction)1.309.731,17Total expenditured=Σa-c20.802.558,2724.136.156,4323.967.507,6615.401.729,4816.845.565,7819.419.574,75B. Revenue1. European Commissione4.448.373,714.863.000,315.204.181,705.737.788,016.209.840,366.561.082,752. European Parliamentf2.736.327,573.270.057,753.194.779,463.539.807,873.844.539,814.068.312,393. European Ombudsmang61.723,9034.872,1137.817,2230.450,1036.267,5841.043,524. Council of Ministersh180.942,91209.423,05193.271,85182.855,34199.947,51224.982,365. Court of Justicei854.184,06937.889,43938.951,69923.320,331.248.941,271.200.709,576. Court of Auditorsj186.096,75207.492,41223.336,76236.865,89247.199,12268.999,297. Economic and Social Committeek89.708,18101.240,2697.441,4196.337,2694.213,3387.814,218. Committee of the Regionsl121.672,4685.259,11102.521,15112.180,70129.544,81143.603,499. EEASm878.512,10962.514,31980.177,921.026.845,301.080.608,251.154.674,0210. Agencies n9.581.489,409.945.646,1510.749.215,7411.854.842,5312.974.857,0414.055.938,77Total revenueo=Σe-n19.139.031,0420.617.394,8921.721.694,9023.741.293,3326.065.959,0827.807.160,37C. Accounting correctionsp615,99D. Operating resultq=o-d+p-1.662.911,24-3.518.761,54-2.245.812,768.339.563,859.220.393,308.387.585,62 
 
 
 
 
 
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). Part III shows the total accumulated surpluses for the two accounts. 

Although  there  was  some  decrease  in  the  accumulated  surplus  between  2013  (the  reference  year)  and 
2015, from 2015 onwards the trend reversed and 2016’s significant increase continued and strengthened in 
2017, reaching its peak in 2018. 

This increase is explained by two concomitant factors: 

- 

- 

the  substantial  decrease  in  expenditure  linked  to  unemployment  allowance  payments  made  to 
APAs:  between  2015  and  2018,  expenditure  linked  to  unemployment  allowance  payments 
decreased by 23%, from EUR 23 967 507.66 to EUR 19 419 574.75; 

increase 

the 
EUR 27 807 160.37 between 2015 and 2018, i.e. an increase of 28%. 

in  revenue  from  contributions,  which  rose  from  EUR 21 721 694.90 

to 

Between 2013 and 2018 the accumulated balance increased by 259%. 

Table 3 presents an overview of the accumulated balance between 2013 and 2018.  

TABLE 3 

UNEMPLOYMENT FUND – ACCUMULATED BALANCE (2013-2018) 

2.013 
EUR 
2.284.009 
5.510.176 
7.794.186 

2.014 
EUR 
1.765.248 
2.510.176 
4.275.424 

Current account 
Investments 
Total 

2.016 
EUR 
10.358.999 
0 
10.358.999 

2.017 
EUR 
19.579.392 

2.018 
EUR 
27.970.009 

19.579.392 

27.970.009 

2.015 
EUR 
2.019.435 
10.176 
2.029.611 

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TABLE 2: UNEMPLOYMENT FUND – CASH BALANCE Evolution of the accumulated balance (2013-18)Description201320142015201620172018EUREUREUREUREUREURI. Current accountA. Current balancea-1.662.911,24-3.518.761,54-2.245.812,768.339.563,859.220.393,308.387.585,62B. Current account balance at 01/01b1.946.920,462.284.009,221.765.247,682.019.434,9210.358.998,7719.582.423,06C. Term investment of surpluses (-)c   Return on investments (+)c2.000.000,003.000.000,002.500.000,00D. Current account balance at 31/12d=a+b+c2.284.009,221.765.247,682.019.434,9210.358.998,7719.579.392,0727.970.008,68II. Term investments E. Financial investments at 01/01e7.498.474,355.510.176,412.510.176,41F. Transfers from (+) and    to (-) the current accountf-2.000.000,00-3.000.000,00-2.500.000,00G. Bank interestg11.702,06H. Banking operationshI. Financial investments at 31/12i=5.510.176,412.510.176,4110.176,410,000,000,00III. Accumulated surplusj=d+i7.794.185,634.275.424,092.029.611,3310.358.998,7719.579.392,0727.970.008,68 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
2.2 

Financial position: operating results 2013-2018 

Under  accrual-based  accounting,  transactions  are  entered  in  the  accounts  when  the  contribution  to  the 
Unemployment Fund or payment of the unemployment allowance is due. For example:  

  Some contributions received at the start of year N cover periods of employment at the end 

of year N-1.  

  Some  amounts  paid  at  the start  of  year N  cover  periods  of  unemployment  at  the  end  of 

year N-1.  

In accordance with the relevant accounting standards, these transactions are charged to financial year N-1. 

Table 4  sets  out  the  revenue  and  expenditure  according  to  this  principle  and  therefore  reflects  the 
Unemployment Fund’s annual financial position with regard to revenue and expenditure. 

There  were  significant  increases  in  expenditure  from  2013  to  2015,  primarily  owing  to  the  new 
parliamentary  term  of  the  European  Parliament  and  the  fact  that  APAs  became  eligible  for  the 
Unemployment Fund. However, from 2016 this expenditure decreased because a majority of APAs ceased 
to  be  eligible  for  unemployment  benefits  and  CA  contracts  were  extended  from  three  to  six  years 
(2014 reform of the Staff Regulations).  

Revenue continued to rise, primarily because new agencies were created (executive and 
decentralised agencies) and the number of staff members employed by the agencies increased. 
There was also an increase in the number of TA and CA contracts within the institutions.  

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TABLE 4:   UNEMPLOYMENT FUND – FINANCIAL POSITION Operating result (2013-2018)Description201320142015201620172018EUREUREUREUREUREURA. Expenditure1. Unemployment allowances18.387.449,1623.261.989,9422.824.467,8712.905.286,3714.721.186,0816.551.112,852. Contribution to the JSIS1.501.348,681.959.101,851.858.385,281.147.154,601.163.090,291.235.435,573. Contribution to the JSIS (correction)256.936,29Total expenditure20.145.734,1325.221.091,7924.682.853,1514.052.440,9715.884.276,3717.786.548,42B. Revenue1. European Commission4.448.373,714.863.000,325.204.181,705.737.788,016.209.840,366.561.082,752. European Parliament2.992.169,143.014.216,183.194.779,463.539.807,873.844.539,814.068.312,393. European Ombudsman61.723,9034.872,1134.603,3130.450,1036.267,5841.043,524. Council of Ministers180.942,91209.423,05193.271,85182.855,34199.947,51224.982,365. Court of Justice854.184,06937.889,43938.951,69923.320,331.142.350,851.200.709,576. Court of Auditors186.096,75207.492,41223.336,76236.865,89247.199,12268.999,297. Economic and Social Committee89.708,18101.240,2697.441,4196.337,2694.213,3387.814,218. Committee of the Regions121.672,4685.259,11102.521,15112.180,70129.544,81143.603,499. EEAS860.027,72962.514,31980.177,921.026.845,301.080.608,251.154.674,0210. Agencies9.325.699,939.968.578,2310.709.568,5711.854.842,5312.974.857,0414.055.938,77Total revenue19.120.598,7620.384.485,4121.678.833,8223.741.293,3325.959.368,6627.807.160,37C. Accounting corrections615,99D. Current balance-1.024.519,38-4.836.606,38-3.004.019,339.688.852,3610.075.092,2910.020.611,95 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The  Fund’s  balance  was  negative;  it  was  in  deficit  by  more  than  EUR 1 million  in  2013  and  nearly 
EUR 4.8 million in 2014. However, this trend – linked to the increase in the number of APAs eligible for 
the unemployment allowance – was much less pronounced in 2015, with the Fund’s deficit stabilising at 
EUR 3 million. Since 2016, the end of eligibility for unemployment benefits for various staff categories 
(but  above  all  APAs)  has  meant  that  the  Fund  has  had  a  net  surplus,  with  the  current  operating  result 
exceeding EUR 10 million. 

The graph below sets out the situation described above. 

2.3 

Financial position: breakdown of expenditure and revenue by institution and for all 
the agencies 2013-18 

Table 5  provides  a  breakdown  of  expenditure  and  revenue  by  institution  and  for  all  the  agencies.  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  European  Parliament’s 
parliamentary 
the 
European Parliament of over EUR 8 million between 2013 and 2014. In 2015 expenditure remained high 
but was nevertheless lower than in 2014. It declined strongly from 2016, to around EUR 3 million in 2018. 

is  particularly  visible,  with  an 

in  expenditure  relating 

increase 

term 

to 

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The agencies in particular currently have a level of contributions that exceeds expenditure. This situation 
can  be  attributed  to  the  fact  that  a  large  proportion  of  their  staff  members  have  open-ended  contracts. 
However,  it  should  be  noted  that  although  expenditure  relating  to  agency  personnel  increased  sharply 
during  the  2013-2015  period,  it  decreased  up  until  2018  and  ended  up  at  around  EUR 4 million,  i.e.  a 
decrease  of  around  50%  compared  with  2015  (from  EUR 6 021 292  in  2015  to  EUR 4 083 952.15 
in 2018). 

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TABLE 5: ExpenditureRevenueExpenditureRevenueExpenditureRevenueExpenditureRevenueExpenditureRevenueExpenditureRevenueI. In EURA.European Commission11.166.214,464.448.373,717.541.268,784.863.000,326.317.342,245.204.181,704.674.093,005.737.788,017.380.392,746.209.840,369.086.546,956.561.082,75B.European Parliament2.743.186,792.992.169,1410.556.550,573.014.216,1810.066.513,693.194.779,463.521.616,703.539.807,872.776.095,403.844.539,813.045.225,534.068.312,39C.European Ombudsman59.268,2261.723,9044.459,5534.872,1124.903,5034.603,3119.009,6730.450,1036.267,588.949,0941.043,52D.Council of Ministers436.583,25180.942,91302.204,13209.423,05791.534,13193.271,85612.930,28182.855,34507.417,44199.947,51464.451,63224.982,36E.Court of Justice547.750,64854.184,06637.214,19937.889,43641.978,12938.951,69539.866,02923.320,33612.812,841.142.350,85368.765,791.200.709,57F.Court of Auditors197.961,71186.096,75219.933,83207.492,41106.630,04223.336,76144.597,33236.865,89137.805,30247.199,12212.353,69268.999,29G.Economic and Social Committee396.790,6489.708,18279.373,63101.240,26320.095,6497.441,41140.950,8696.337,26125.895,2094.213,33203.101,2687.814,21H.Committee of the Regions387.704,51121.672,46181.342,7085.259,11140.871,50102.521,1575.983,25112.180,70103.269,54129.544,8194.445,55143.603,49I. EEAS114.467,30860.027,72169.841,28962.514,31251.692,16980.177,92183.715,831.026.845,30263.507,961.080.608,25218.756,791.154.674,02J.Agencies4.095.806,629.325.699,935.288.903,139.968.578,236.021.292,1310.709.568,574.139.678,0311.854.842,533.977.079,9512.974.857,044.083.952,1514.055.938,77------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total20.145.734,1319.120.598,7625.221.091,7920.384.485,4124.682.853,1521.678.833,8214.052.440,9723.741.293,3315.884.276,3725.959.368,6617.786.548,4227.807.160,37II. As % of the totalA.European Commission55,43%23,26%29,90%23,86%25,59%24,01%33,26%24,17%46,46%23,92%51,09%23,59%B.European Parliament13,62%15,65%41,86%14,79%40,78%14,74%25,06%14,91%17,48%14,81%17,12%14,63%C.European Ombudsman0,29%0,32%0,18%0,17%0,10%0,16%0,14%0,13%0,00%0,14%0,05%0,15%D.Council of Ministers2,17%0,95%1,20%1,03%3,21%0,89%4,36%0,77%3,19%0,77%2,61%0,81%E.Court of Justice2,72%4,47%2,53%4,60%2,60%4,33%3,84%3,89%3,86%4,40%2,07%4,32%F.Court of Auditors0,98%0,97%0,87%1,02%0,43%1,03%1,03%1,00%0,87%0,95%1,19%0,97%G.Economic and Social Committee1,97%0,47%1,11%0,50%1,30%0,45%1,00%0,41%0,79%0,36%1,14%0,32%H.Committee of the Regions1,92%0,64%0,72%0,42%0,57%0,47%0,54%0,47%0,65%0,50%0,53%0,52%I. EEAS0,57%4,50%0,67%4,72%1,02%4,52%1,31%4,33%1,66%4,16%1,23%4,15%J.Agencies20,33%48,77%20,97%48,90%24,39%49,40%29,46%49,93%25,04%49,98%22,96%50,55%------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%100,00%2017UNEMPLOYMENT FUND – FINANCIAL POSITIONBreakdown of expenditure and revenue by institution (2013-2018)20162015201420132018DescriptionINSTITUTIONYear 
 
 
 
 
 
3  ANALYSIS OF PERSONS INSURED, BENEFICIARIES AND ALLOWANCES PAID 

3.1  Number of persons insured and average contribution 

Table 6  shows  the  number  of  TAs,  CAs  and  APAs  paying  into  the  Unemployment  Fund  who  were  in 
active service on 31 December of each year.  

TABLE 6:NUMBER OF PERSONS INSURED BY THE UNEMPLOYMENT FUNDTAs, CAs and APAs in active service at 31 December of each yearYearYearTypeTypeTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALGradeGroup F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TACAADIV5081.5732.0815151.8872.4025322.1442.6765032.6163.1195032.8043.3075982.9213.519ASTIII5199791.4984471.1381.5853421.1991.5412231.2931.5162281.3201.5482671.3841.651AST-CII2.3662.3661672.5392.7062182.4482.6662112.3712.5821442.1922.3363772.1072.484I855855844844831831818818800800798798TotalTotal1.0275.7736.8001.1296.4087.5371.0926.6227.7149377.0988.0358757.1167.9911.2427.2108.452II. Other institutionsADIV4921784061.0764361913239504442283189904662503711.0874722774011.1504713544781.303ASTIII5731699661.7085351977671.4995472188511.6165672139281.7085522849211.7575423519011.794AST-CII221496717621839461822233442697162484377011920843265928198431657I2742034775801617417481789268161649809451661.1119501621.112TotalTotal1.0658422.0713.9789771.1861.6453.8081.0131.4271.7894.2291.0491.5271.9004.4761.0431.7141.9204.6771.0411.8531.9724.866ADIV13215121211213111121251713518ASTIII16117152171321512214111121111AST-CII333333556655I223333333333TotalTotal2983727835241034231134231538241337ADIV662692512980333669273461344983663298ASTIII357424865431154628184622123423629AST-CII2121302252383876283765273562292958I117117121121119119123123126126134134TotalTotal1011712721291783071022083108321229583222305118201319ADIV315632131111322333203533489357354936336916385ASTIII268343022202924922037257228452732384828623443277AST-CII2020422062571774521769482169552479I737377778080808084848585TotalTotal583133716573137710610154764628151779640162802658168826ADIV55156676737087868674671178751691ASTIII56258432454344741748391049391352AST-CII1414813211012221210221672323124I424241413939424245454545TotalTotal111591701186218012363186121651861227319513775212ADIV261036291039246302712392853326733ASTIII342364444832335234272422625732AST-CII10101910415196131981624171229I202019192020202020202020TotalTotal604210274421166044104564910560431036846114ADIV3723934741381351411253501464541468ASTIII222242252721324216271792624731AST-CII1010111166111128106511I202021212323212123232323TotalTotal59349356441005945104625011269541238449133ADIV30179380325874123139240530797404313122435327164491ASTIII31721032974103288711522116138712313011129140AST-CII143143215215410141151713914651391443137140I323232323131303031313232TotalTotal332326658356345701351351702336382718325415740341462803ADIV1.3053044062.0151.2653413231.9291.2664053181.9891.2954213712.0871.3304924012.2231.4016084782.487ASTIII1.0352899662.2909563197672.0429353698512.1559424119282.2819104899212.3209095569012.366AST-CII 442496938894483949311414654421.0481214804371.0381254404329971614114311.003I 580203783 8941611.055 1.0631781.241 1.1351641.299 1.2771661.443 1.2921621.454TotalTotal2.3401.6152.0716.0262.3102.0021.6455.9572.3422.3021.7896.4332.3582.4471.9006.7052.3652.6981.9206.9832.4712.8671.9727.310ADIV3.9597334.6924.1078904.9974.3001.0365.3364.5211.3595.8804.8741.5666.4405.0961.7216.817ASTIII1.8229922.8141.8481.0572.9051.8011.1452.9461.7741.2903.0641.7651.4573.2221.7471.5913.338AST-CII81281208178171284085237827851976278128714742I747463635959585853535656TotalTotal5.7812.6118.3925.9552.8278.7826.1133.0809.1936.2983.4899.7876.6583.83810.4966.8714.08210.953ADIV5.7722.6104068.7885.8873.1183239.3286.0983.58531810.0016.3194.39637111.0866.7074.86240111.9707.0955.25047812.823ASTIII3.3762.2609666.6023.2512.5147676.5323.0782.7138516.6422.9392.9949286.8612.9033.2669217.0902.9233.5319017.355AST-CII3.6204964.1162563.8043944.4543713.7534424.5663353.6334374.4052883.3944324.1145663.2324314.229I1.5092031.7121.8011611.9621.9531782.1312.0111642.1752.1301662.2962.1461622.308TotalTotal9.1489.9992.07121.2189.39411.2371.64522.2769.54712.0041.78923.3409.59313.0341.90024.5279.89813.6521.92025.47010.58414.1591.97226.71520172016201520142013A. European ParliamentB. European OmbudsmanINSTITUTION2018Overall totalC. Council of Ministers D. Court of JusticeE. Court of Auditors F. Economic and Social Committee Total: other institutions H. EEASG. Committee of the Regions III. Agencies I. European Commission 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.2  Number  of  persons  receiving  unemployment  allowance  in  absolute  terms  and  as  a 
percentage of the number of persons insured: 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 benefits received under the national system for the month of December each year. 

By combining the data on the TAs, CAs and APAs 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 to the number of persons insured under that Fund. The results 
are set out in Table 8. 

TABLE 7:YearYearYearTypeTypeTypeTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALGradeF groupPATACA------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ADIV551001553938773548832434582212214428125153ASTIII9875173543185372966262652281021301393106II12712753535151254561601600179179I1133331111011Total1533034569312521872131203521151675038543541398439II. Other institutionsADIV101512371017271110219918111519457151840ASTIIIII79143027621524844799150128234319712381516435III23123518152170952613926382314370211940I114481133220606Total17483810337453714535527151233242949102304745122225841121ADIV11110000ASTIII000000II0000011I000000Total101101000000000011ADIV3255386284812145310013ASTIII2134157293143143104II4422117411110202I220111100000Total5914961513619141428461061319ADIV7714146171515996309ASTIII9312171710111718885207II0112231400202I0011000000Total163193113216521252271701711718ADIV2222112132132002ASTIII11110003003II44110000101I0000110000Total347314101213224516ADIV222133140221203ASTIII7733224221122103II33221111330303I000000000Total93125385492131673609ADIV440011111001ASTIII5271121311110101II1111110110101I000000000Total93121122241122131203ADIV1111332242463003ASTIII22551104263104II22335533110303I000000000Total055189369257671364010ADIV291812593521056301404432210532626197123301871ASTIII31171462531221528065149917825102358361112593122457II037124902815218001952711318265702914430341953I030304480303040403030606Total60753817388653715249550151296705349172626945176549241187ADIV5286065127767158249958521062608068ASTIII39135252961437503394238947389047II1313551616151599013013I01111000101Total91341251172714411039149823311590281189831129ADIV136126122741397102101327702091056401691001581927711116318292ASTIII1681051428715952215426145509929484452315210212212236821244210II 17712189 86152238 8652138158726128019814212022619245I 404 8412 707505404808Total30441238754298217371886277220151648204201494542024824572919352141755C. Council of Ministers 2017NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT FUNDwho received a Community unemployment allowance payment in December of the stated year (2013-2018)201620152014INSTITUTIONI. European CommissionA. European ParliamentB. European Ombudsman2018Overall totalD. Court of JusticeE. Court of Auditors F. Economic and Social Committee G. Committee of the Regions III. Agencies Total: other institutions 2013H. EEAS 
 
 
 
The  number  of  beneficiaries  who  received  an  allowance  for  at  least  one  month  of  the  year  decreased 
sharply from 2013 to 2016 (from 754 to 454), rising again up to 2018 (755) when it was almost the same 
as the 2013 figure. 

TABLE 8:TACAPATACAPATACAPATACAPATACAPATACAPA%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%European Commission155082072062065036European Parliament2624423528223332232European Ombudsman30040000000000008Council of Ministers5507301330177053056Court of Justice32051033041030024Court of Auditors37032010022023041Economic and Social Committee15707708904202140413Committee of the Regions159022034022032014EEAS02002012011022021Agencies21021021011011011TOTAL3423223328223242242COMMUNITY UNEMPLOYMENT RATESUnemploymentallowancerecipientsasapercentageofthenumberofcontributorsinDecemberofthestatedyear(2013-2018)2017201620152013INSTITUTION20182014 
 
 
 
 
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TABLE 8BTEMPORARY STAFF / CONTRACT STAFF / PARLIAMENTARY ASSISTANTSCOMPARISON OF THE WORKING AND UNEMPLOYED POPULATIONS (at 31/12 of the stated year)ActiveUnemployedUnemployedActiveUnemployedUnemployedActiveUnemployedUnemployedActiveUnemployedUnemployedActiveUnemployedUnemployedActiveUnemployedUnemployedActiveUnemployedUnemployedActiveUnemployedUnemployedActiveUnemployedUnemployedActiveUnemployedUnemployedActiveUnemployedUnemployedActiveUnemployedUnemployedActiveUnemployedUnemployedActiveUnemployedUnemployedActiveUnemployedUnemployedActiveUnemployedUnemployedActiveUnemployedUnemployedActiveUnemployedUnemployedNumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%NumberNumber%European Commission1.027153155.773303501.1299386.408125201.0927276.622131209375267.098115208755067.116385501.2424137.21039860European Parliament1.0651728424862.0713829773741.1864541.645371231.0135551.4272721.78915181.0492421.5272921.9004931.0433031.7144731.9204521.0412221.8535831.972412European Ombudsman29138000271480002401000230011000230015000240013180Council of Ministers1015517195012997178630102131320863083141721214708345222630118652011360Court of Justice583163133320573315137110610163154530628254151210640173162000658112168740Court of Auditors111335947011833621201231163000121226512012222732301375475110Economic and Social Committee609154237074574237060584449056244912060124361406834466130Committee of the Regions5991534390561244120592345240621250120692354120841149240EEAS332003265203561034582035131351620336213825103256241572034162462410Agencies5.7819122.61134105.95511722.82727106.11311023.08039106.2988213.48933106.6589013.83828106.8719814.0823110OVERALL TOTALS9.14830439.99941242.0713829.394298311.23721721.645371239.547277312.00422021.78915189.593204213.03420121.9004939.898202213.65248241.92045210.584193214.15952141.9724122017Temporary staffContract staffParliamentary assistants2016Temporary staffContract staffParliamentary assistants2015Temporary staffContract staffParliamentary assistantsINSTITUTIONTemporary staffContract staffParliamentary assistants2013Temporary staffContract staffParliamentary assistants20182014Temporary staffContract staffParliamentary assistants 
 
 
 
 
 
 
With  regard  to  TAs,  their  numbers  increased  (from  9 148  in  2013  to  10 584  in  2018),  but  the  ratio  of 
beneficiaries to persons insured fell significantly (3.32% to 1.82%). 

With  regard  to  CAs,  their  numbers  increased  continuously  from  2013,  particularly  in  the  agencies 
(2 611 to 4 082) and at the European Parliament (842 to 1 853), but the ratio of beneficiaries to persons 
insured  decreased  slightly  (4.12%  to  3.68%).  This  decrease  is  linked  in  particular  to  the  possibility  of 
extending CA 3b contracts concluded between 2010 and 2013 from three to six years.  

As 2014 saw the end of the parliamentary term, an increased number of former APAs became eligible for 
the unemployment allowance. This figure decreased from 151 in 2015 to 49 in 2016 and 41 in 2018. 

3.3  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 to all beneficiaries each year. 

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TABLE 9 –UNEMPLOYMENT FUND – NUMBER OF PAYMENTS MADEA. Number of (monthly) payments calculatedYearInstitutionNo TANo CANo APATotal%No TANo CANo APATotal%No TANo CANo APATotal%No TANo CANo APATotal%No TANo CANo APATotal%No TANo CANo APATotal%Scheme------------------------------------------------------------1. European Commission1968428462526114722174364635111816162734287241634235837668378844565452648385364592. European Parliament251570624144514283687312640964050050030304030424064197961621253395186101467183326795781589173. European Ombudsman180180124160990110110006604. Council of Ministers10012422427562137122255277317212629859814924739410119525. Court of Justice2546131532694531433013633732695232152543729141386019826. Court of Auditors474087156419712418420358431432164168188617. Economic and Social Committee132361682707114118865153242408211545601357010518. Committee of the Regions120751952552984128315912212341302454118415919. EEAS0707015929712610413012771982638214525248100110. Agencies100539814031412254211646161412494190620107845515332410413581399171094330142416Totals3895565862410177100352236263126102741003728291930309677100277628277966399100255150226108183100235761915789126100201820172015201620132014 
 
 
 
 
Table 10  below  shows  the  average  amount  of  unemployment  allowance  by  beneficiary  category.  This 
amount  corresponds  to  the  total  annual  expenditure  for  each  type  of  beneficiary  (TA,  CA  and  APA), 
divided  by  the  number  of  monthly  payments  made.  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 entitled to the unemployment allowance. 

There was an increase in the average monthly allowance between 2013 and 2015, rising from EUR 1 980 
to  EUR 2 551.  However,  from  2016  the  average  monthly  allowance  decreased,  reaching  EUR 1 949  in 
2018. 

The average amounts paid for APAs also increased sharply in 2014, by nearly 40% in comparison with 
2013,  to  EUR 2 768.  The  average  monthly  allowance  received  by  APAs  then  reduced  markedly  to 
EUR 2 102 in 2018. 

Table 11.1  sets  out  the  average  duration  in  months  of  unemployment  allowance  paid  during  one  year, 
including any earlier benefits owed. This duration corresponds to the total number of days for which the 
allowance was paid up to 31 December of the year in question, divided by the number of recipients of the 

TABLE 10 –SCHEME201320142015201620172018TA – old schemeTotal monthly payments000000Total expenditure 000000Average monthly payment amount000000TA – new schemeTotal monthly payments3.8953.5223.7282.7762.5512.357Total expenditure 9.899.55110.169.11411.465.8257.592.4946.725.6906.407.226Average monthly payment amount2.5422.8873.0762.7352.6362.718CATotal monthly payments5.6583.6262.9192.8275.0226.191Total expenditure 8.998.2856.399.3895.565.7924.866.4557.977.47510.164.246Average monthly payment amount1.5901.7651.9071.7211.5891.642Total: TA and CATotal monthly payments9.5537.1486.6475.6037.5738.548Total expenditure 18.897.83616.568.50317.031.61712.458.94914.703.16516.571.473Average monthly payment amount1.9782.3182.5622.2241.9421.939APATotal monthly payments6243.1263.030796610578Total expenditure 1.247.8988.652.5887.651.2361.593.4921.181.1111.215.076Average monthly payment amount2.0002.7682.5252.0021.9362.102Total: TA, CA and APATotal monthly payments10.17710.2749.6776.3998.1839.126Total expenditure 20.145.73425.221.09224.682.85314.052.44115.884.27617.786.548Average monthly payment amount1.9802.4552.5512.1961.9411.949AVERAGE AMOUNT OF MONTHLY ALLOWANCES PAID (2013-2018) 
 
 
 
 
unemployment allowance. The result obtained is divided by 30 to obtain the average period in months for 
which the unemployment allowance was paid. 

The average duration expressed in months of unemployment allowance paid increased from 8 months in 
2013 to 10 months in 2016. This represents an increase in the duration of benefit cover of 25%, primarily 
as a result of the impact of the APAs. The duration decreased from 2017 (8 months) before rising again in 
2018 (10 months). 

Institution                 Year2013201420152016201720181. European Commission810997102. European Parliament7510128103. European Ombudsman302046064. Council of Ministers9977975. Court of Justice9998876. Court of Auditors7999697. Economic and Social Committee8978798. Committee of the Regions109108799. EEAS8711146810. Agencies9111213131211. Average881010810DURATION OF THE PERIOD OF BENEFIT COVER IN MONTHS: CA – TA – APATABLE 11.1 – 
 
 
 
The following tables show the duration of payments by staff category (TAs, CAs and APAs): 

CA/TA: 

APA: 

Although expenditure relating to the APAs as a share of overall expenditure is high in 2015 (31%), this is 
due  both  to  the  large  numbers  of  staff  in  this  category  and  to  the  high  average  amount  of  the  monthly 
allowance. The average duration of the period of benefit cover in 2015 and 2016 was greater than that for 
CAs and TAs, a direct consequence of the increase in the number of APAs eligible for the unemployment 
allowance. It decreased substantially in 2018 to 7.7 months (as opposed to 12.6 months in 2016).  

Institution                 Year2013201420152016201720181. European Commission7,59,58,68,67,39,62. European Parliament7,16,78,79,79,111,13. European Ombudsman30,020,04,25,50,06,04. Council of Ministers9,08,66,86,69,47,45. Court of Justice8,78,99,27,97,97,36. Court of Auditors7,29,39,48,96,19,17. Economic and Social Committee8,29,27,17,77,29,48. Committee of the Regions9,99,510,28,06,89,19. EEAS7,57,011,313,96,27,610. Agencies 8,610,812,312,912,612,311. Average7,89,29,59,88,410,0TABLE 11.2 –DURATION OF THE PERIOD OF BENEFIT COVER SINCE 2013 IN MONTHS: CA – TAInstitution                 Year2013201420152016201720182. European Parliament6,04,911,112,66,77,7TABLE 11.3 –DURATION OF THE PERIOD OF BENEFIT COVER SINCE 2013 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 different eligibility criteria for national unemployment benefit in the different Member States.  

Table 12 shows the countries of residence of beneficiaries who received at least one monthly allowance 
during the year. 

In  2013,  more  than  half  of  beneficiaries  were  registered  as  jobseekers  in  Belgium.  This  proportion 
remained stable during the reference period. 

4  CONCLUSION 

4.1 

Period 2013-2018 

This  report  shows  successive  annual  deficits  from  2013  to  2015  leading  to  a  fall  in  the 
Unemployment Fund’s reserve from EUR 16 million in 2009 to only EUR 2 million in 2015. 

Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%BE1.072,0055,34951,0048,92702,0044,21525,0042,89697,0049,47728,0049,02LU115,005,9479,004,0658,003,6562,005,0783,005,8978,005,25IT94,004,8588,004,5376,004,7950,004,0883,005,89110,007,41FR93,004,8093,004,7889,005,6068,005,5686,006,10102,006,87ES59,003,0554,002,7851,003,2146,003,7657,004,0578,005,25DE59,003,0597,004,9980,005,0456,004,5846,003,2643,002,90UK43,002,2252,002,6743,002,7135,002,8621,001,4919,001,28NL41,002,1253,002,7352,003,2743,003,5135,002,4836,002,42BG33,001,7035,001,8025,001,5715,001,2314,000,9915,001,01HU31,001,6043,002,2134,002,1424,001,9615,001,0615,001,01RO29,001,5021,001,0814,000,8819,001,5527,001,9222,001,48SL29,001,5019,000,9818,001,1318,001,4712,000,855,000,34LV23,001,1923,001,1825,001,5723,001,8813,000,9215,001,01LT28,001,4529,001,4924,001,5118,001,4721,001,4916,001,08FI21,001,0829,001,4927,001,7011,000,9014,000,9920,001,35EE19,000,9819,000,9812,000,7612,000,9814,000,9916,001,08PL37,001,9153,002,7344,002,7727,002,2127,001,9223,001,55PT17,000,8824,001,2322,001,3922,001,8019,001,3521,001,41CZ16,000,8329,001,4931,001,9526,002,1218,001,2818,001,21SK14,000,7224,001,2321,001,3218,001,4713,000,929,000,61SE14,000,7225,001,2928,001,7628,002,2915,001,0611,000,74IE12,000,6213,000,6712,000,767,000,5710,000,718,000,54AT8,000,4112,000,6211,000,698,000,659,000,6412,000,81EL14,000,7227,001,3928,001,7614,001,1421,001,4927,001,82MT6,000,317,000,366,000,384,000,335,000,355,000,34CY5,000,265,000,268,000,504,000,337,000,508,000,54HR3,000,1530,001,5442,002,6433,002,7025,001,7721,001,41DK2,000,1010,000,515,000,318,000,652,000,144,000,27TOTAL1.937,00100,001.944,00100,001.588,00100,001.224,00100,001.409,00100,001.485,00100,002017TABLE 12 – COUNTRIES OF RESIDENCE OF RECIPIENTS OF COMMUNITY UNEMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCECOUNTRY20182013201420152016 
 
 
 
 
 
The  2016,  2017  and  2018  financial  years  brought  successive  surpluses  of  nearly  EUR 10 million  each 
year. The reserve thus grew sharply and reached EUR 28 million at the end of 2018.  

In accordance with the conclusions of the previous report on the financial position of the unemployment 
insurance  scheme5,  and  taking  particular  account  of  the  risk  factors  identified  in  that  report,  the 
Commission  carried  out  regular  monitoring  of  the  scheme’s  financial  position.  In  particular,  the 
Commission  continued  to  assess  whether  the  balance  of  the  scheme  required  adjustment  of  the  rates  of 
contribution to the scheme’s financing, which it did not up to the end of 2018.  

4.2 

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

On the basis of past observation of the expenditure level, it seems that the substantial reserve achieved at 
the  end  of  2018  should  make  it  possible  to  finance  the  increased  expenditure  relating  to  the  end  of  the 
European  Parliament’s  parliamentary  term  in  view  of  the  expected  increase  in  the  number  of  former 
APA beneficiaries from mid-2019.  

It should also be stressed that there are other factors that could increase expenditure, such as the departure 
of 3b CAs who have reached the maximum of six years under contract, or the possible consequences of 
the process of withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union in accordance with Article 50 
of the Treaty on European Union. 

The Commission will therefore monitor the financial position of the scheme on a regular basis and take 
appropriate action with a view to ensuring the financial stability of the Fund. 

5 COM(2016) 754.