REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 2017-2022 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: 2024-02-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security, European Commission
Subjects: allowances and expenses, assistant, fund (EU), operation of the Institutions, servant (EU), staff regulations (EU), termination of employment, unemployed person, unemployment, unemployment insurance

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 6.2.2024  COM(2024) 54 final  REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 2017-2022 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 

2017-2022 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  EU 
unemployment  allowance  is  intended  for  former  Temporary  Agents  (TAs),  Contract  Agents 
(CAs),  or  Accredited  Parliamentary  Assistants  (APAs)  who  find  themselves  in  a  situation  of 
involuntary  unemployment  (excluding,  for  example,  staff  who  have  resigned)  following 
termination of their service with a European Union institution, within the meaning of Article 1 of 
the  Staff  Regulations  of  Officials  of  the  European  Union1.  This  unemployment  allowance  is 
complementary to any national unemployment allowance received by the former staff member. 

These  allowances  are  financed  from  the  Unemployment  Fund  (‘the  Fund’),  which  is  itself 
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  and  the  CEOS,  which  entered  into  force  on  1  May  2004, 
introduced into the CEOS a new category of staff engaged under contract (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  Union2,  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 3 to 6 years. 

Under  Article 28a(11)  and  Article 96(11)  of  the  CEOS,  every  2  years  the  Commission  must 
present  a  report  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.  

To make it easier to trace the evolution of the Fund, the Commission always makes this bi-annual 
report with a five years reference period. The previous report covered the period 2015-20203 and 
the reference period for the present report is December 2017 to December 2022. 

1 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013. 
2 OJ L 55, 27.02.2009. 
3 COM(2022) 388 final. 

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Evolution of the Fund 

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Expenditure

Revenue

Operating result

Cumulative result

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

The above graph shows that since 2017, the operating result has been constantly increasing with 
the  exception  of  2020,  when  there  was  an  operating  deficit  of  EUR  0.5  million.  The  positive 
operating result accumulated over the last  six years and  consequently, the accumulated balance 
amounted to EUR 60.5 million at the end of 2022.  

Change in number of allowances paid 

Number of benefits paid 

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2019

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2021

2022

During the reference period, there was a 37% increase in the number of monthly unemployment 
allowances paid, from 8183 in 2017 to 11230 in 2022. In total, more than 65 000 benefits were 
paid  to  the  TAs,  CAs  and  APAs  during  the  reference  period.  The  trends  for  the  Fund’s 
beneficiaries are related to the following cyclical factors:   

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the end of APA contracts as a result of the end of the parliamentary term in 2019 which 
impacted the number of allowances paid in 2019 and 2020.   
an increase in the number of allowances for TAs in 2020, corresponding to the departure 
of TAs employed by the cabinets (March 2020).  

The highest number of benefits is paid to CAs. The highest number of monthly allowances was 
paid in 2018 (6191).  

Change in the average monthly allowance (EUR) 

Average amount of monthly allowances

3000

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CA

APA

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

The  average  monthly  allowance  for  TAs  slightly  decreased.  Over  the  period  2017-2022,  the 
average  CA  allocation  remained  stable  whilst  the  APA  allocation  decreased,  resulting  in 
particular from the degressive amount of the allocations paid since the end of the parliamentary 
term.  

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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: 

the 

Before May 2004 
risk  of 
Cover  against 
unemployment  solely  for  TAs 
leaving the service. 
A 0.4% employee’s contribution 
and 
employer’s 
contribution. 

0.8% 

a 

Entitlement 
allowance 
maximum of 24 months. 

to  unemployment 
a 
limited 

to 

After May 2004 
A  new  category  of  staff  engaged  under  contract  (i.e.  CAs) 
benefitting from cover against the risk of unemployment. 

the 
New  rules  on 
Unemployment Fund (i.e. employee’s contribution increasing 
to 0.81% and employer’s contribution to 1.62%). 

the  payment  of  contributions 

to 

Entitlement to unemployment allowance limited to a third of 
the period spent in active employment as a TA or CA or as an 
APA, and to a maximum of 36 months. Allowance capped as 
of  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: 

in EUR, as of January 2023: 

TA 

CA 

APA 

Maximum  (as  from 
the seventh month) 

3 352.86 

Minimum 

1 676.42 

2 514.60 

1 257.32 

2 602.75 

1 106.15 

Standard  allowance  and  maximum  and  minimum  amounts  payable  are  updated  annually  in  the 
same way as remuneration and in line with Article 65 of the Staff Regulations. 

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 framework 

-  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. 

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-  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 L338, 22.12.2010)4. 
-  Article 65(1) of the Staff Regulations on the updating of remuneration and other amounts. 
-  Commission  Regulation  No  91/88  of  13  January  1988  laying  down  provisions  for 
implementing Article 28a(2) of the Conditions  of Employment of Other  Servants  of the 
European Union (OJ L 11, 15.1.1989)5. 

-  Commission  Rules  of  14  July  1988,  common  agreement  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 
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 2017-2022  

This  section  presents  developments  in  the  financial  position  of  the  Unemployment  Fund,  in 
particular its revenue and expenditure. 

The amounts under ‘Unemployment allowances’ systematically include the basic unemployment 
allowance,  the  JSIS  contributions6  and  any  family  allowances.  Any  social  benefits  received  at 
national level (unemployment benefits, family allowances, sickness benefits, childbirth benefits, 
etc.) are deducted.  

Finally,  as indicated above  (1.1), the JSIS contribution  is  financed by the Unemployment Fund 
(5.1% of the reference basic salary of the unemployed person). 

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 2017-2022 

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.   

4 OJ L 338, 22.12.2010.  
5 OJ L 11, 15.1.1989 
6  As  of  2021,  JSIS  contributions  are  paid  at  the  same  time  as  the  other  allowances,  through  an  automatized  mass 
payment process and therefore included in the  unemployment allowance category. Until 2020 these payments were 
the only ones executed manually, reason for which they were recorded and presented separately. This change was a 
result of IT developments meant to increase efficiency and reduce the error risks associated to manual payments. 

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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 BUDG (before 2019, DG ECFIN) (part II) In 2017-2022, 
the  amounts  invested  remained  stable,  however  discussions  on  possible  options  to  increase  the 
investment  portfolio  were  initiated  between  the  responsible  parties.  Part III  shows  the  total 
accumulated surpluses for these two accounts. Between 2017 and 2022, the accumulated surplus 
increased by 209% from EUR 19.6 million in 2017 up to EUR 60.5 million in 2022. 

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7  For  information  purposes,  the  JSIS  contributions  in  2021  amounted  to  1,636,067.14  EUR  and  in  2022  to 
1,209,776.99 EUR, numbers already included in the unemployment allowance line. The data is no longer presented 
separately for the last two years because now these contributions are paid at the same with the other components  of 
the  unemployment  allowance  (more  than  15)  and  do  not  constitute  a  separate  element,  paid  through  a  manual 
procedure. 

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Table  3  shows  the  accumulated  balance  of  the  Fund.  Revenue  from  contributions  from  the 
various institutions and agencies increased by almost EUR 41 million over the period concerned. 

2.2. Financial position: operating results 2017-2022 

In  accruals  accounting,  transactions  are  recorded  in  the  accounts  at  the  moment  when  the 
contribution to the Unemployment Fund or the payment of unemployment benefit is due.  This 
means that   

•  some contributions received at the start of year N cover periods of activity 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 2017 to 2020, primarily owing to the new 
parliamentary term of the European Parliament and the payment of unemployment allowance to 

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eligible APAs. Since 2020, the expenditure decreased from EUR 32 million to EUR 20 million at 
the end of 2022.  

When  it  comes  to  the  Fund’s  operating  result,  it  amounted  to  10  M  EUR  in  2017  and  2018. 
Following  a  smaller  surplus  in  2019  (EUR  4.2  million),  the  Fund  noted  a  deficit  of  EUR  0.5 
million in 2020, due to the end of the European Parliament’s parliamentary term and the end of 
the  Commission’s  term  of  office.  In  2021  and  2022,  the  Fund  recorded  a  surplus  of  EUR  11.2 
million and EUR 19.9 million, respectively.  

Operating results 2017 -2022 

Operating Result 2017 - 2022

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2.3  Financial position: breakdown  of  expenditure  and  revenue  by institution  and  for  all 

the agencies 2017-2022 

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  cyclical  effect  at  the  end  of  European  Parliament’s  parliamentary  term  is  reflected  in  the 
increased  expenditure  related  to  the  Parliament  in  2019  and  2020,  that  amounted  to  EUR  10.4 
million and EUR 13.1 million, respectively. The expenditure related to the Parliament decreased 
to EUR 6.6 million in 2021 and EUR 4.6 million EUR in 2022.  

It  should  be  noted  that  the  contribution  of  the  agencies  has  increased  from  EUR  13  million  in 
2017 to EUR 21 million in 2022.  

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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.  

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 an unemployment allowance in 
full or as a top-up to benefits received under the national system for the month of December each 
year. 

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Table 6NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT FUNDTA, APA and CA in service at 31 December each yearYearYearTypeTypeTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALGradeGroup F------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ATACADIV5032,8043,3075982,9213,5197263,1473,8738893,1374,0261,1293,3004,4291,4083,4634,871ASTIII2281,3201,5482671,3841,6513201,4471,7673971,4641,8615091,4071,9166911,3892,080AST-CII1442,1922,3363772,1072,4843752,1132,4885422,0542,5966652,0152,6807771,9802,757I800800798798790790774774754754701701TotalTotal8757,1167,9911,2427,2108,4521,4217,4978,9181,8287,4299,2572,3037,4769,7792,8767,53310,409II.  Other InstitutionsADIV4722774011,1504713544781,3034303154131,1585223294781,3295333624781,3735763994891,464ASTIII5522849211,7575423519011,7944873308791,6964973709351,8025644979962,0576035291,0002,132AST-CII192084326592819843165727159425611421724186325718741165557203424684I9451661,1119501621,1129531141,0679391151,0541,0371241,1611,0321081,140TotalTotal1,0431,7141,9204,6771,0411,8531,9724,8669441,7571,8314,5321,0611,8101,9464,8171,1542,0832,0095,2461,2362,1632,0215,420ADIV125171351811314152171531814317ASTIII1111211111221411213102129110AST-CII665533224516527I33333322TotalTotal231538241337231134288363063628634ADIV3449836632988337120117311481344517918239221ASTIII22123423629211435561066882511313021151AST-CII273562292958443579651984691786811192I126126134134140140141141142139139TotalTotal83222305118201319148226374238201439291229520393210603ADIV35493633691638537220392390104003891540440625431ASTIII238482862344327724745292262533152825733929353346AST-CII482169552479562682542680712192701888I848485858383848481818383TotalTotal640162802658168826675174849706173879742174916769179948ADIV671178751691881210088141021021611810621127ASTIII391049391352421355391554441761411253AST-CII167232312426733271340261541251742I454545454242414140404040TotalTotal122731951377521215674230154832371728826017290262ADIV2853326733336393954447653571067ASTIII242262573232537346404565155863AST-CII81624171229161127181432131225161228I202020202121222222222020TotalTotal60431036846114814312491471381054615112850178ADIV501464541468451863432164481765511869ASTIII1792624731205251842229103934943AST-CII2810651164106814710173811I232323232121212120202121TotalTotal695412384491337148119675412184571418856144ADIV313122435327164491330189519362216578402227629401251652ASTIII712313011129140613414061371431615517143159202AST-CII513914431371401481481531531315316625153178I313132323232333331313030TotalTotal3254157403414628033365038393685399074315669974695931,062ADIV00017174242842428ASTIII000112131171822022AST-CII000888888I0000TotalTotal000000000137385495465258ADIV1,3304924012,2231,4016084782,4871,3926004132,4051,5766454782,6991,6747154782,8671,7977904893,076ASTIII9104899212,3209095569012,3668675488792,2949246099352,4681,0797869962,8611,2108121,0003,022AST-CII1254404329971614114311,0031753934259932144154181,0472614244111,0962824324241,138I 1,2771661,443 1,2921621,454 1,2951141,409 1,2831151,39801,3731241,49701,3651081,473TotalTotal2,3652,6981,9206,9832,4712,8671,9727,3102,4342,8361,8317,1012,7142,9521,9467,6123,0143,2982,0098,3213,2893,3992,0218,709ADIV4,8741,5666,4405,0961,7216,8175,3571,9157,2725,8122,2018,0136,2402,7699,0096,8363,24810,084ASTIII1,7651,4573,2221,7471,5913,3381,7571,6403,3971,9571,6743,6312,1361,8774,0132,3501,9394,289AST-CII197627812871474226693719296346633658361931531562I535356565757515151514646TotalTotal6,6583,83810,4966,8714,08210,9537,1404,30511,4457,7984,56012,3588,4125,28013,6929,2175,76414,981ADIV6,7074,86240111,9707,0955,25047812,8237,4755,66241313,5508,2775,98347814,7389,0436,78447816,30510,0417,50148918,031ASTIII2,9033,2669217,0902,9233,5319017,3552,9443,6358797,4583,2783,7479357,9603,7244,0709968,7904,2514,1401,0009,391AST-CII2883,3944324,1145663,2324314,2295763,1994254,2007853,1034184,3069623,0224114,3951,0902,9434244,457I2,1301662,2962,1461622,3082,1421142,2562,1081152,2232,1781242,3022,1121082,220TotalTotal9,89813,6521,92025,47010,58414,1591,97226,71510,99514,6381,83127,46412,34014,9411,94629,22713,72916,0542,00931,79215,38216,6962,02134,099Grand TotalC. CouncilD. Court of JusticeE. Court of AuditorsF. Economic and Social CommitteeTotal (Other Institutions) H. EEASG. Committee of the Regions III. AgenciesI. EDPSA. European ParliamentB. European OmbudsmanINSTITUTIONI. Eruopean Commission201820212022201920202017 
 
 
 
 
It should be noted that the above table shows the results for the month of December of each year. 

By combining  the data  on TAs, CAs  and APAs in  service on 31 December in  Table 6 and the 
number  of  beneficiaries  who  received  an  unemployment  allowance  shown  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. 

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TABLE 7YearYearYearTypeTypeTypeTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALTACAAPATOTALGradeF GroupPAATAC------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ADIV22122144281251533399132681852532094111518123141ASTIII281021301393106962712272948223072229SCII16016001791792313816133110143184159132942I110110771111Total50385435413984396529936412337449746158120538175213II. Other InstitutionsADIV111519457151840132535339136262182801713285814141442ASTIIIII1971238151643535272082322966127911294910132548SCIII23143702119403242754167238101851015I22060622331122Total30474512222584112151784005296874291433263268126243251107ADIV000000ASTIII000000II0110000I000000Total00001100000000ADIV14531001310515841222213ASTIII3143104112223311II11020211441133I000000110Total461061319117188111966347ADIV996309153181431733213ASTIII88520764106410347426SCII00202224223333I00000000Total1701711718239322092994139312ADIV2132002444261133ASTIII03003112222213SCII0010111011I1100000110Total22451660663933527ADIV2212031121122213ASTIII112210311661111SCII330303221111211I00000000Total167360941057108415325ADIV1110011133123213ASTIII1101011101122II110101000I00000000Total213120320020303224415ADIV2463003639165211131499ASTIII42631042242241133II11030322221122I00000000Total67136401087015189027115169514ADIV0001100ASTIII000000II00011110I000000Total0000000000002066110ADIV2626197123301871503735344079442183413520288334181466ASTIII3611125931224574734201014837661511619296420192564II02914430341953829276402673341210263121025I030306060202050500110022Total626945176549241187105102400607127112291530555168174574951157ADIV5210626080685611678717104571269461157ASTIII389473890473712493816541541914519II990130138812128866I00101111100Total90281189831129933212512546171722496602282ADIV1001581927711116318292139147353639234246218698112126292679815214264ASTIII10212212236821244210931082022110812566299394529113414625112II01981421202261924531175272333314871882261109316471073I4048083031301301120123Total20248245729193521417552634334001,09637553229111981732336947515524651452B. European OmbudsmanC. CouncilINSTITUTIONI. European CommissionA. European ParliamentGrand TotalD. Court of JusticeE. Court of AuditorsF. Economic and Social CommitteeG. Committee of the Regions III. AgenciesTotal other InstitutionsH. EEASI. EDPSNUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES OF UNEMPLOYMENT FUNDhaving received an unemployment allowance of the EU fund in December each year (2017-2022)202120222019202020182017 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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TABLE 8TACAAPATACAAPATACAAPATACAAPATACAAPATACAAPA%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%European Commission65036540750220120European Parliament33223254226415223213European Ombudsman00008000000000000Council53056730350030120Court of Justice30024350350120120Court of Auditors23041400440200320Economic and Social Committee 2140413520820420240Committee of the Regions3201430006024520EEAS2202121052031210EDPS052Agencies11011110210100100TOTAL242242232234151131132018INSTITUTION20212022COMMUNITY UNEPLOYMENT RATERatio of beneficiaries of unemployment allowance from the EU fund to those paying into it, in December of each year (2017-2022)201920202017 
 
 
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TABLE 8 BActive Unemployed Active Unemployed Active Unemployed Active Unemployed Active Unemployed Active Unemployed Active Unemployed Active Unemployed Active Unemployed Active Unemployed Active Unemployed Active Unemployed Active Unemployed Active Unemployed Active Unemployed Active Unemployed Active Unemployed Active Unemployed NoNo%NoNo%NoNo%NoNo%NoNo%NoNo%NoNo%NoNo%NoNo%NoNo%NoNo%NoNo%NoNo%NoNo%NoNo%NoNo%NoNo%NoNo%European Commission8755067,116385501,2424137,210398601,4216557,497299401,82812377,429374502,3034627,47615822,8763817,5331752European Parliament1,0433031,7144731,9204521,0412221,8535831,9724129445151,7577841,831400221,0616861,8107441,946291151,1542622,0833222,0096831,2362422,1633212,021513European Ombudsman230015000240013180230011000280080003006028060Council83452226301186520113601481172267302388320111502910229633933121042Court of Justice64017316200065811216874067523317495070620317395074291174427699117932Court of Auditors122227323013754751101566474000154648334017232880172539022Economic and Social Committee 60124361406834466130814543120917847120105444612128325024Committee of the Regions6923541208411492407123480006700543608422572488455612EEAS325624157203416246241033682503710368185539920431113566514699259351EDPS100372550491260520Agences6,6589013,83828106,8719814,08231107,1409314,30532107,79812524,56046108,4127215,2802409,2176015,764220GRAND TOTAL9,8982022.0413,6524823.531,92045210,5841931.8214,1595213.681,97241210,9952632.3914,6384332.961,8314002212,3403753.0414,9415323.561,9462911513,7281731.2616,0492331.452,009683.3815,3821551.0116,6952461.472,021512.52TEMPORARY STAFF / CONTRACT STAFF / PARLIAMENTARY ASSISTANTSCOMPARISON OF THE ACTIVE POPULATION AND THE UNEMPLOYED POPULATION (at 31/12 of the year indicated)Temporary Staff2018Parliamentary AssistantsINSTITUTIONParliamentary AssistantsContract StaffParliamentary AssistantsTemporary StaffContract Staff20172022Temporary StaffContract StaffParliamentary Assistants2021Temporary StaffContract StaffParliamentary Assistants2019Temporary StaffContract StaffParliamentary Assistants2020Temporary StaffContract Staff 
 
 
 
 
For  TAs,  the  number  of  recipients  of  unemployment  allowance  as  a  ratio  of  members  of  the 
scheme ranged between 1% and 3%. During the reference period, the highest ratio was registered 
in  2020  (3.04%)  and  it  has  decreased  in  2021  (1.26%)  and  2022  (1.01%).  As  far  as  CAs  are 
concerned, the ratio decreased from 3.53% in 2017 to 1.47% in 2022.  

Concerning the APAs, a high number of former APAs were drawing the allowance in 2019 and 
2020 (400 and 291, respectively) which was triggered by the end of the parliamentary term. Since 
2021, this number has considerably decreased to 68 in 2021 and 51 in 2022.  

This trend is reflected in the ratio of recipients of unemployment allowance for APAs. While in 
2019 and 2020 it amounted to (22% and 15% respectively), the ratio decreased to 3.38% in 2021 
and 2.52% in 2022. 

3.3  Number  of  monthly  unemployment  allowances  paid,  average  amount,  beneficiaries, 

and country of residence of beneficiaries 

Pursuant to Articles 28a(4) and 96(4) of the CEOS, unemployment allowance is paid for a period 
corresponding to one third of the period of service but not exceeding 36 months. Table 9 shows 
the number of monthly  unemployment allowances paid to all beneficiaries each year. The table 
shows the impact  on APAs of the change of parliamentary term,  and the impact  on TAs of the 
change of Commission (impact in 2020).   

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TABLE 9UNEMPLOYMENMT FUND - CHANGE OF AVARAGE COSTS - NUMBER OF BENEFITS PAID A. Number of benefits (=monthly payments) calculatedYearInstitutionNo of TANo of CANo of APATOTAL%No of TANo of CANo of APATOTAL%No of TANo of CANo of APATOTAL%No of TANo of CANo of APATOTAL%No of TANo of CANo of APATOTAL%No of TANo of CANo of APATOTAL%Scheme------------------------------------------------------------1. European Commission6683788445654526483853645961941724791411377413255093910703935650114510164156105182462. European Parliament33951861014671833267957815891728186834214570396219004170569141615787180332052966485713212842253. European Ombudsman006602201010000004. Council9814924739410119526910917821151082232538113415017022025. Court of Justice25437291413860198217691267223197328213811225022947136536. Court of Auditors43216416818861761591156207615018681813611717. Economic and Social Committee 154560135701051474390168158317031101161319218. Committee of the Regions30245411841591361955045196404326691693210119. EEAS6382145252481001816214311529124322371083453200140340310. EDPS33330.23434088011. Agences104135813991710943301424161112386149813125046917191213735521925171398565196317Totals25515022610818310023576191578912610024975767342111685100391558944170139791003649568418091114210038336066133111230100201720212022201920202018 
 
 
 
 
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. 

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  unemployment  allowance.  The  result  obtained  is  divided  by  30  to 
obtain the average period in months for which the unemployment allowance was paid8. 

8 For Table 11.1, 11.2 and 11.3, the duration for years 2021 and 2022 was calculated on the basis of the available 
data in IT system NAP (Nouvelle Application Paye) recorded since July 2020, due to the change of the IT systems 
used by the European Commission.  

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The average duration in months of unemployment allowance has been stable over the past 6 years 
(between 8 and 10 months). 

The following tables show the duration of payments by staff category (TAs, CAs and APAs). 

APA: 

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The average duration in months of unemployment allowance has been stable over the past 6 years 
for CAs and TAs Agents (between 8 and 10 months). 

As for APAs, the average duration in months of unemployment allowance ranged from 5 to 10 
months in the reference period. The shortest duration was registered in 2019 (5 months) and the 
longest duration was noted in 2020 (10 months). In 2022, the average duration was 9 months.  

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 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.  

It should be noted that, until the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, the UK was 
considered  to  be  a  Member  State9,  allowing  former  staff  to  receive  unemployment  allowance 

9 Article 127(6) of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 
from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, 2019/C 384 I/01. 

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No%No%No%No%No%No%AT90.64120.81200.93150.79130.7990.72BE69749.4772849.021,06449.3384344.6588944.6558647.18BG140.99151.01221.02271.43101.4340.32CY70.5080.54120.5690.4850.4840.32CZ181.28181.21321.48271.43101.4350.40DE463.26432.90803.71643.39553.39453.62DK20.1440.27180.83180.95110.9580.64EE140.99161.08160.74150.79110.79100.81EL211.49271.82341.58301.59141.59131.05ES574.05785.251024.731065.61995.611048.37FI140.99201.35321.48211.11231.11161.29FR866.101026.871607.421397.36817.36725.80HR251.77211.41281.30251.32141.3270.56HU151.06151.01281.30231.22111.2280.64IE100.7180.54120.56180.95130.9590.72IT835.891107.411195.521417.471167.471209.66LT211.49161.08160.74140.7490.7460.48LU835.89785.25843.89784.13994.13866.92LV130.92151.01200.93160.8550.8530.24MT50.3550.3440.1970.3760.3750.40NL352.48362.42502.32522.75842.75695.56PL271.92231.55492.27482.54212.54131.05PT191.35211.41391.81261.38131.38131.05RO271.92221.48381.76341.8091.8050.40SE151.06110.74221.02170.90160.9090.72SK130.9290.61170.79211.1191.1180.64SL120.8550.34150.70201.0651.0630.24UK211.49191.28241.11341.80111.8020.16TOTAL1,409100.001,485100.002,157100.001,888100.001,6621001,242100TABLE 12 COUNTRY201820192020201720212022COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE OF BENEFICIARIES OF EU UNEMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE 
 
 
 
 
while living in the UK. Moreover, after the end of the transition period and pursuant to Article 
115  of  the  Withdrawal  Agreement,  Articles  28a,  96  and  136  of  the  CEOS  will  apply  to  other 
servants  of  the  Union  of  any  nationality,  including  former  servants  who  contributed  to  the  EU 
unemployment  scheme  before  the  end  of  the  transition  period  if  they  reside  in  the  United 
Kingdom and are registered with the UK unemployment services.  

4.  CONCLUSIONS 

4.1  Period 2017 –2022 

Overall, the Fund has noted a positive operational performance from 2017 to 2022. In particular, 
the  contributions  have  significantly  increased  in  the  last  two  years,  reaching  almost  EUR  20 
million in 2022. 

The operational performance of the Fund had an impact on the accumulated balance. At the end 
of 2022, the Fund has accumulated a reserve of more than EUR 60 million.  

At  the  end  of  2022,  the  Commission  decided  to  protect  the  growing  reserve  from  the  negative 
impact of the inflation and invested EUR 50 million in line with the investment mandate for the 
Fund. The transaction was executed in 2023.  

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

Based on the observations included in the report, it can be expected that the accumulated reserve 
will continue growing.  It is expected that the accumulated balance  would be sufficient to cover 
several years of the Fund operational needs including the periodic fluctuations related to the end 
of the current parliamentary term and the new mandate of the College of Commissioners in 2024-
2025.  

In  light  of  the  foregoing,  and  in  order  to  ensure  its  financial  equilibrium  of  the  Fund,  the 
Commission  will  consider  proposing  an  adjustment  of  the  contributions  to  the  unemployment 
insurance scheme by means of a delegated act, in accordance with Articles 28a(11) and 96(11) of 
the CEOS.  

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