1. Ag.04 New Political Appointments
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Ag.04 New Political Appointments
Working Group on Article 64 and Article 65 of the Staff Regulations
Meeting in Luxembourg 26th & 27th March 2015

2. Content of this presentation
European Parliament elections 2014
European Commission 2014
Council Presidency 2014
Staff Committee elections 2015

3. 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

4. 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

5. European Council 2nd Permanent President Rotating presidency
Donald Tusk (12/2014)
Rotating presidency
Latvia
Troika IT/LV/LU

6. 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