Ag.04 New Political Appointments No document Ag.04 New Political Appointments Working Group on Article 64 and Article 65 of the Staff Regulations Meeting in Luxembourg 26th & 27th March 2015
Content of this presentation European Parliament elections 2014 European Commission 2014 Council Presidency 2014 Staff Committee elections 2015
European elections 22 - 25 May 2014 8th since 1979, 1st under Lisbon Treaty 43% turnout Anti-EU protest votes President: Martin Schulz (S&D) 07/2014
Juncker Commission (11/2014) 12th since 1957 Presidency Spitzenkandidaten CONS 26:2 (UK, HU) and EP 422 votes Politically-experienced team (5 PM, 4 DPM, 19 M, 7 COMM, 8 MEP) New structure (vice presidents) Kristalina Georgieva (VP) Budget & Human Resources ESTAT: Marianne Thyssen Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Mission letters
European Council 2nd Permanent President Rotating presidency Donald Tusk (12/2014) Rotating presidency Latvia Troika IT/LV/LU
Election of EU staff representatives (European Commission) Location Last vote Eligible Turnout Next vote Brussels June 2012 22 352 68% June 2015 Luxembourg Nov. 2013 2 705 71% Nov. 2016 Ispra/Sevilla March 2012 1 459 76% March 2015 Some smaller Commission duty stations also hold elections, eg. Germany (Karlsruhe) in 2011, Netherlands (Petten) in 2012, Extra-EU in 2012 Central Staff Committee of the Commission combines representatives from all duty stations Other institutions (European Parliament, European Council, European Court of Justice, European Court of Auditors, etc.) vote in separate elections Groupe Technique Rémunération combines representatives from all institutions