Explanatory Memorandum to COM(2015)67 - Use of contract staff in 2012 and 2013 - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2015)67 - Use of contract staff in 2012 and 2013. |
|---|---|
| source | COM(2015)67  |
| date | 23-02-2015 |
1. Introduction 3
2. Trend in contract staff numbers in the Commission since 2004 4
3. Breakdown of Commission contract staff by gender and by function group 5
4. Breakdown of Commission contract staff by nationality 7
5. Breakdown of Commission contract staff by DG 16
5.1. Breakdown by gender and by DG 17
5.2. Breakdown by contract type 19
5.2.1. 3a contract staff 19
5.2.2. 3b auxiliary contract staff 21
6. Breakdown of contract staff in the other institutions and agencies 23
6.1. Breakdown of contract staff in the other institutions 24
6.1.1. Breakdown by gender and by function group in the other institutions 26
6.1.2. Breakdown by nationality in the other institutions 27
6.2. Breakdown of contract staff in the agencies 28
6.2.1. Breakdown by gender and by function group in the agencies 29
6.2.2. Breakdown by nationality in the agencies 32
1. Introduction
This report fulfils the obligation arising from Article 79(3) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (CEOS), which provides that ‘the Commission shall provide a yearly report on the use of contract staff including numbers of staff, level and type of posts, geographical balance and budgetary resources per function group’. It offers a detailed snapshot of the contract staff employed at 31 December 2012 and at 31 December 2013.
The budgetary data (sent each year with the draft budget to the Council's Budget Committee - Working Document, parts II and III) show contract staff numbers at the time when the draft budget is presented (including contract staff recruited using assigned revenue), i.e.: a statement of the position at 1 April of year N-1 (where N is the year of the draft budget), budgetary implementation in year N-2 and requests for appropriations with estimates of full-time equivalents (FTE) for year N.
This explains any differences in contract staff numbers between the two sources of data.
This report includes data for all the European institutions (including the European External Action Service (EEAS), in operation since 1 January 2011) and agencies as defined in the Staff Regulations. The data for the Commission are more detailed and include staff financed from operational and research lines, plus staff working in administrative offices, delegations, representations and the Joint Research Centre (JRC).
Contents
Article 80 of the CEOS establishes a link between each function group (FG) and the duties that contract staff may perform:
| Function group | Grade | Tasks |
| IV | 13 to 18 | Administrative, advisory, linguistic and equivalent technical tasks, performed under the supervision of officials or temporary staff |
| III | 8 to 12 | Executive tasks, drafting, accountancy and other equivalent technical tasks, performed under the supervision of officials or temporary staff |
| II | 4 to 7 | Clerical and secretarial tasks, office management and other equivalent tasks, performed under the supervision of officials or temporary staff |
| I | 1 to 3 | Manual and administrative support service tasks, performed under the supervision of officials or temporary staff. |
3
The category of contract staff was created in 2004 as part of the reform of the Staff Regulations. Since then contract staff have made a useful contribution to the work of the institutions by carrying out administrative support activities at a lower cost and by bringing in skills which were not always available within the institution.
This is particularly true of FG I staff, who have replaced Category D officials since 2004. Since then no competitions have been organised to recruit officials for work as messengers or drivers or for any other typical FGI duties (except for the Parliament). In the Commission only FGI contract staff have been recruited for these duties since 2004 and FG Is may apply for contracts of indefinite duration subject to certain conditions set out in the CEOS and in the general implementing provisions for contract staff.
2. Trend in contract staff numbers in the Commission since 2004
At the end of 2012, the total number of contract staff across all the institutions and agencies stood at some 10 000 for the first time. About 60 % of them are employed by the Commission, against two‑thirds in 2011. Given that the number of contract staff at the Commission has remained relatively stable, this relative drop in the share of Commission contract staff is attributable to the increased numbers in other institutions and agencies.
The breakdown between institutions and agencies is examined later in this report.
The rise in contract staff numbers at the Commission, now stabilised at around 6 000, is attributable in part to the gradual replacement of auxiliary staff (who numbered nearly 3 000 in 2003) by auxiliary contract staff (Article 3b of the CEOS), to the replacement of the former Category D by contract staff (Article 3a of the CEOS) and to the conversion of permanent official posts into appropriations for contract staff in the administrative offices. Contract staff were also taken on as temporary replacements for permanent staff, as provided for in Article 3b of the CEOS.
Contract staff numbers grew each year up to 2009 before dipping slightly in 2010. This reduction is largely explained by the delay in obtaining the results of the new CAST selection procedures in 2010.
The Commission's figures appear to show a stabilisation in 2011, but this is in fact the result of two contrasting events. On the one hand, the creation of the EEAS led to the transfer of 277 contract staff from the Commission’s staff (working for DG RELEX in delegations and at headquarters)1, while on the other, the Commission recruited 275 contract staff between 2010 and 20112. Without the departure of contract staff to the EEAS, there would have been a 4.6 % increase between 2010 and 2011, matching the average rate of increase recorded in 2008 and 2009.
In 2012 and 2013 the number of contract staff fell slightly (-1 % and -2 % respectively), mainly as a result of overall staff reductions and the fact that new staff regulations were due to come into force in January 2014.
The issuing of a call for expressions of interest (CEI) addressed to 3b contract staff in September 2013 created a pool of new candidates for the DGs. Given the timescales for selection and recruitment, the real impact of this CEI will be felt in 2014 above all.
3. Breakdown of Commission contract staff by gender and by function group
The breakdown of contract staff by FG is shown in the table below.
Breakdown by gender and by function group in 20123
| 2012 | F | M | All | % | |||
| FGIV | FGIV18 | 11 | 39.3% | 17 | 60.7% | 28 | 1.7% |
| FGIV17 | 22 | 30.1% | 51 | 69.9% | 73 | 4.4% | |
| FGIV16 | 74 | 45.7% | 88 | 54.3% | 162 | 9.8% | |
| FGIV15 | 212 | 50.2% | 210 | 49.8% | 422 | 25.5% | |
| FGIV14 | 379 | 54.1% | 322 | 45.9% | 701 | 42.3% | |
| FGIV13 | 165 | 60.7% | 107 | 39.3% | 272 | 16.4% | |
| FGIV | 863 | 52.1% | 795 | 47.9% | 1 658 | 28.0% | |
| FGIII | FGIII12 | 9 | 56.3% | 7 | 43.8% | 16 | 1.6% |
| FGIII11 | 29 | 42.0% | 40 | 58.0% | 69 | 6.7% | |
| FGIII10 | 118 | 53.4% | 103 | 46.6% | 221 | 21.5% | |
| FGIII09 | 273 | 59.5% | 186 | 40.5% | 459 | 44.6% | |
| FGIII08 | 167 | 63.0% | 98 | 37.0% | 265 | 25.7% | |
| FGIII | 596 | 57.9% | 434 | 42.1% | 1 030 | 17.4% | |
| FGII | FGII07 | 49 | 92.5% | 4 | 7.5% | 53 | 2.2% |
| FGII06 | 467 | 84.8% | 84 | 15.2% | 551 | 23.1% | |
| FGII05 | 881 | 81.3% | 202 | 18.7% | 1083 | 45.3% | |
| FGII04 | 577 | 82.1% | 126 | 17.9% | 703 | 29.4% | |
| FGII | 1 974 | 82.6% | 416 | 17.4% | 2 390 | 40.4% | |
| FGI | FGI03 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 2 | 0.2% | |
| FGI02 | 212 | 35.5% | 386 | 64.5% | 598 | 70.9% | |
| FGI01 | 99 | 40.7% | 144 | 59.3% | 243 | 28.8% | |
| FGI | 311 | 36.9% | 532 | 63.1% | 843 | 14.2% | |
| All | 3 744 | 63.2% | 2 177 | 36.8% | 5 921 | 100.0% |
At 31 December 2012 5 921 contract staff were serving in the Commission. At 31 December 2013 there were 5 807. The largest function group is FG II, accounting for 40% of them. Staff in this group carry out secretarial or similar duties, while others are responsible for childcare. Next come contract staff in FG IV and FG III.
Breakdown by gender and by function group in 20134
| 2013 | F | M | All | % | |||
| FGIV | FGIV18 | 14 | 43.8% | 18 | 56.3% | 32 | 2.0% |
| FGIV17 | 24 | 30.8% | 54 | 69.2% | 78 | 4.9% | |
| FGIV16 | 79 | 41.1% | 113 | 58.9% | 192 | 12.1% | |
| FGIV15 | 227 | 49.1% | 235 | 50.9% | 462 | 29.0% | |
| FGIV14 | 364 | 57.0% | 275 | 43.0% | 639 | 40.1% | |
| FGIV13 | 107 | 56.6% | 82 | 43.4% | 189 | 11.9% | |
| FGIV | 815 | 51.2% | 777 | 48.8% | 1 592 | 27.4% | |
| FGIII | FGIII12 | 10 | 52.6% | 9 | 47.4% | 19 | 1.9% |
| FGIII11 | 36 | 49.3% | 37 | 50.7% | 73 | 7.4% | |
| FGIII10 | 129 | 53.5% | 112 | 46.5% | 241 | 24.5% | |
| FGIII09 | 273 | 60.3% | 180 | 39.7% | 453 | 46.0% | |
| FGIII08 | 115 | 58.1% | 83 | 41.9% | 198 | 20.1% | |
| FGIII | 563 | 57.2% | 421 | 42.8% | 984 | 16.9% | |
| FGII | FGII07 | 62 | 91.2% | 6 | 8.8% | 68 | 2.9% |
| FGII06 | 502 | 83.9% | 96 | 16.1% | 598 | 25.2% | |
| FGII05 | 919 | 81.5% | 208 | 18.5% | 1127 | 47.4% | |
| FGII04 | 471 | 80.7% | 113 | 19.3% | 584 | 24.6% | |
| FGII | 1 954 | 82.2% | 423 | 17.8% | 2 377 | 40.9% | |
| FGI | FGI03 | 21 | 48.8% | 22 | 51.2% | 43 | 5.0% |
| FGI02 | 215 | 34.6% | 406 | 65.4% | 621 | 72.7% | |
| FGI01 | 78 | 41.1% | 112 | 58.9% | 190 | 22.2% | |
| FGI | 314 | 36.8% | 540 | 63.2% | 854 | 14.7% | |
| All | 3 646 | 62.8% | 2 161 | 37.2% | 5 807 | 100.0% |
Overall, the balance between men and women has remained stable: women made up 63.2% of all contract staff in 2011, against 63.2% in 2012 and 62.8% in 3013.
There are still slightly more women than men in FG IV. They accounted for 52.1% of staff within this function group at 31.12.2012 and 51.2% at 31.12.2013. The gender breakdown in the other FGs has remained stable since 2011 We find a much larger proportion of women in FG II (82.6% in 2012 and 82.2% in 2013) and, to a lesser extent, in FG III (57.9% in 2012 and 57.2% in 2013). In FG I, in contrast, men predominate (63.1% in 2012 and 63.2% in 2013).
This reflects the traditional breakdown by type of duties performed: FGIIs are mainly secretaries or childcare workers, while the majority of FG Is work as messengers.
4. Breakdown of Commission contract staff by nationality
It is noteworthy that the rise in the numbers of contract staff was similar for most Member States between 2005 to 2012 with the notable exception of the Hungarians, Bulgarians and Romanians (attributable to these latter countries’ recent accession to the EU): the number of staff of these nationalities rose more sharply.
The best represented nationalities among the 5 979 contract staff were, in order, Belgians, Italians, French, Spanish and Romanians, followed by Poles and Greeks. The representation of the first four nationalities has been the same since 2005. The UK and Germany, like Poland and the Netherlands, are rather under-represented in relation to their population. Conversely, Belgium and Italy have a high representation in relation to their population.
Following the accession of Croatia to the European Union on 1 July 2013, 87 Croatian contract staff had joined the Commission by 31 December 2013.
Breakdown of Commission contract staff by nationality and by gender in 20125
The breakdown of Commission contract staff by nationality is influenced by a combination of factors, including the location of the European institutions and duration of the proposed contracts.
As most recruitments are for a limited duration, candidates are more likely to accept a post if they are resident at or near the site of the institution offering them a job. It can be hard for candidates to leave their country of origin (especially if they have a family) and to move to the institution’s offices for just a short period.
Most contract staff at the Commission are recruited under Article 3b of the CEOS for an initial period of one year, followed by a two-year extension, making a maximum of three years (note that the new Staff Regulations that came into force in 2014 provide for a maximum of six years for such contracts).
This role played by geographical proximity is also reflected in the composition of the lists of candidates that the Commission can draw on. We should stress, however, that there is no quota per nationality: recruitment is carried out on the basis of the required profile and the applicants' abilities and language knowledge.
The same trend of linkage to the place of residence is apparent in the table showing the breakdown by nationality in the other institutions and agencies.
Breakdown of Commission contract staff by nationality and by gender in 20136
| 2013 | F | M | All | % | ||
| AT | 27 | 58.7% | 19 | 41.3% | 46 | 0.8% |
| BE | 790 | 64.7% | 431 | 35.3% | 1 221 | 21.0% |
| BG | 137 | 76.5% | 42 | 23.5% | 179 | 3.1% |
| CY | 10 | 52.6% | 9 | 47.4% | 19 | 0.3% |
| CZ | 31 | 73.8% | 11 | 26.2% | 42 | 0.7% |
| DE | 95 | 53.1% | 84 | 46.9% | 179 | 3.1% |
| DK | 17 | 60.7% | 11 | 39.3% | 28 | 0.5% |
| EE | 20 | 69.0% | 9 | 31.0% | 29 | 0.5% |
| EL | 139 | 56.3% | 108 | 43.7% | 247 | 4.3% |
| ES | 344 | 61.9% | 212 | 38.1% | 556 | 9.6% |
| FI | 42 | 77.8% | 12 | 22.2% | 54 | 0.9% |
| FR | 425 | 57.5% | 314 | 42.5% | 739 | 12.7% |
| HR | 65 | 74.7% | 22 | 25.3% | 87 | 1.5% |
| HU | 72 | 74.2% | 25 | 25.8% | 97 | 1.7% |
| IE | 18 | 64.3% | 10 | 35.7% | 28 | 0.5% |
| IT | 565 | 53.3% | 495 | 46.7% | 1 060 | 18.3% |
| LT | 29 | 55.8% | 23 | 44.2% | 52 | 0.9% |
| LU | 4 | 66.7% | 2 | 33.3% | 6 | 0.1% |
| LV | 27 | 67.5% | 13 | 32.5% | 40 | 0.7% |
| MT | 8 | 72.7% | 3 | 27.3% | 11 | 0.2% |
| NL | 28 | 49.1% | 29 | 50.9% | 57 | 1.0% |
| PL | 187 | 79.2% | 49 | 20.8% | 236 | 4.1% |
| PT | 114 | 65.1% | 61 | 34.9% | 175 | 3.0% |
| RO | 299 | 78.3% | 83 | 21.7% | 382 | 6.6% |
| SE | 34 | 79.1% | 9 | 20.9% | 43 | 0.7% |
| SI | 23 | 74.2% | 8 | 25.8% | 31 | 0.5% |
| SK | 43 | 72.9% | 16 | 27.1% | 59 | 1.0% |
| UK | 44 | 49.4% | 45 | 50.6% | 89 | 1.5% |
| XX | 9 | 60.0% | 6 | 40.0% | 15 | 0.3% |
| All | 3 646 | 62.8% | 2 161 | 37.2% | 5 807 | 100.0% |
Breakdown of contract staff by gender and by function group7
These tables give an analytical breakdown by FG, nationality and gender. In 2012 and 2013 all the Member States were represented in FGs IV and II. In 2012 there were no Luxembourgers in FGIII and no Austrians or Maltese in FGI. In 2013 there were no Luxembourgers or Irish in FGIII, nor Austrians or Croatians in FGI.
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5. Breakdown of Commission contract staff by DG
In the following section the data on contract staff have been broken down by Directorate-General (DG). There are differences between the DGs, largely because of the different nature of their work. DG DEVCO, for example, employs mostly FGIVs responsible for aid and international cooperation both at headquarters and in the delegations, while the OIB employs mostly administrative assistants and childcare workers in FGII.
The appropriations allocated for the policy of replacing absent staff allow for a continuity of service that would not be as satisfactory without such temporary replacements.
5.1. Breakdown by gender and by DG8
5.2. Breakdown by contract type9
5.2.1. 3a contract staff
| 2012 | FGIV | FGIII | FGII | FGI | All | ||||||||
| F | M | Total | F | M | Total | F | M | Total | F | M | Total | ||
| SG | 8 | 11 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||
| COMM | 26 | 21 | 47 | 57 | 25 | 82 | 134 | 27 | 161 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 326 |
| BEPA | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| ECFIN | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| ENTR | 10 | 7 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||
| COMP | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||
| EMPL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 31 | |||||
| AGRI | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||
| MOVE | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
| ENER | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||
| ENV | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
| CNECT | 8 | 15 | 23 | 23 | |||||||||
| RTD | 1 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 31 | |||||||
| JRC | 7 | 49 | 56 | 56 | |||||||||
| MARE | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 21 | ||||||
| MARKT | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
| REGIO | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | ||||||
| TAXUD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| EAC | 1 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||
| SANCO | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||
| HOME | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| JUST | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| FPI | 14 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 25 | |||||||
| TRADE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | ||||
| ELARG | 48 | 50 | 98 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 121 | |
| DEVCO | 294 | 366 | 660 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 735 | |
| ECHO | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| ESTAT | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||
| HR | 17 | 31 | 48 | 48 | |||||||||
| DIGIT | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| BUDG | 17 | 7 | 24 | 24 | |||||||||
| IAS | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| OLAF | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
| SCIC | 5 | 21 | 26 | 26 | |||||||||
| DGT | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||
| OIB | 17 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 430 | 60 | 490 | 51 | 138 | 189 | 755 |
| PMO | 1 | 1 | 49 | 35 | 84 | 207 | 48 | 255 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 391 | |
| OIL | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 77 | 18 | 95 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 170 | |
| EPSO | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 29 | |||
| All | 406 | 463 | 869 | 167 | 132 | 299 | 869 | 158 | 1027 | 311 | 532 | 843 | 3 038 |
| 2013 | FGIV | FGIII | FGII | FGI | All | ||||||||
| F | M | Total | F | M | Total | F | M | Total | F | M | Total | ||
| SG | 8 | 12 | 20 | 20 | |||||||||
| COMM | 28 | 12 | 40 | 67 | 26 | 93 | 136 | 31 | 167 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 339 |
| BEPA | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| ECFIN | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| ENTR | 11 | 7 | 18 | 18 | |||||||||
| COMP | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||
| EMPL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 32 | ||
| AGRI | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||
| MOVE | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
| ENER | 8 | 5 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
| ENV | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| CNECT | 8 | 14 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||
| RTD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 33 | |||||
| JRC | 7 | 52 | 59 | 59 | |||||||||
| MARE | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 25 | ||||||
| MARKT | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||
| REGIO | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | ||||||
| TAXUD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| EAC | 1 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||
| SANCO | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
| JUST | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
| FPI | 13 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 30 | |||||
| TRADE | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | |||||
| ELARG | 53 | 50 | 103 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 136 |
| DEVCO | 299 | 345 | 644 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 719 | |||
| ECHO | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| ESTAT | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
| HR | 17 | 31 | 48 | 48 | |||||||||
| DIGIT | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| BUDG | 16 | 7 | 23 | 23 | |||||||||
| IAS | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| OLAF | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
| SCIC | 5 | 21 | 26 | 26 | |||||||||
| DGT | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||
| OIB | 14 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 430 | 59 | 489 | 49 | 141 | 190 | 760 |
| PMO | 1 | 1 | 45 | 34 | 79 | 215 | 51 | 266 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 399 | |
| OIL | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 87 | 24 | 111 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 187 | |
| EPSO | 2 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 29 | |||||
| All | 414 | 442 | 856 | 180 | 140 | 320 | 895 | 171 | 1066 | 314 | 540 | 854 | 3 096 |
5.2.2. 3b auxiliary contract staff
| 2012 | FGIV | FGIII | FGII | All | ||||||
| Female | Male | Total | Female | Male | Total | Female | Male | Total | ||
| SG | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 28 |
| SJ | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 18 | |
| COMM | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 17 | |
| BEPA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| ECFIN | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 28 |
| ENTR | 10 | 21 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 42 | 5 | 47 | 97 |
| COMP | 9 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 55 |
| EMPL | 12 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 34 | 84 |
| AGRI | 13 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 74 |
| MOVE | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 52 |
| ENER | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 32 |
| ENV | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 29 | 39 | |
| CLIMA | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 15 | ||
| CNECT | 20 | 19 | 39 | 44 | 23 | 67 | 87 | 10 | 97 | 203 |
| RTD | 67 | 55 | 122 | 64 | 62 | 126 | 165 | 39 | 204 | 452 |
| JRC | 18 | 20 | 38 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 152 | 42 | 194 | 294 |
| MARE | 12 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 39 |
| MARKT | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 33 |
| REGIO | 12 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 4 | 37 | 77 |
| TAXUD | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| EAC | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 36 |
| SANCO | 18 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 37 | 9 | 46 | 99 |
| HOME | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 23 | |
| JUST | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 32 | |
| FPI | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 34 |
| TRADE | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 30 | |
| ELARG | 45 | 24 | 69 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 139 |
| DEVCO | 85 | 65 | 150 | 74 | 31 | 105 | 80 | 21 | 101 | 356 |
| ECHO | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 44 |
| ESTAT | 10 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 5 | 39 | 80 |
| HR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 53 | 17 | 70 | 77 | |
| DIGIT | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 16 | |||
| BUDG | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 27 | |
| IAS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||
| OLAF | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |||||
| SCIC | 15 | 4 | 19 | 19 | ||||||
| DGT | 65 | 25 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 17 | 63 | 157 |
| OP | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 28 | |
| CdP-OSP | 10 | 1 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| All | 457 | 332 | 789 | 429 | 302 | 731 | 1 105 | 258 | 1363 | 2 883 |
| 2013 | FGIV | FGIII | FGII | All | ||||||
| F | M | Total | F | M | Total | F | M | Total | ||
| SG | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | |
| SJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 17 | |
| COMM | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | |||
| BEPA | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| ECFIN | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| ENTR | 13 | 21 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 38 | 8 | 46 | 104 |
| COMP | 9 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 48 |
| EMPL | 10 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 28 | 8 | 36 | 85 |
| AGRI | 13 | 10 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 75 |
| MOVE | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 44 |
| ENER | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 29 |
| ENV | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 28 | 38 | ||
| CLIMA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 14 | |||
| CNECT | 20 | 23 | 43 | 32 | 16 | 48 | 84 | 12 | 96 | 187 |
| RTD | 54 | 58 | 112 | 45 | 60 | 105 | 154 | 39 | 193 | 410 |
| JRC | 25 | 19 | 44 | 30 | 41 | 71 | 167 | 43 | 210 | 325 |
| MARE | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 34 |
| MARKT | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 37 |
| REGIO | 8 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 6 | 35 | 69 |
| TAXUD | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| EAC | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 35 |
| SANCO | 22 | 7 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 10 | 53 | 107 |
| HOME | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 14 | |
| JUST | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 24 | |
| FPI | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 34 |
| TRADE | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 21 | |
| ELARG | 33 | 32 | 65 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 116 |
| DEVCO | 69 | 68 | 137 | 75 | 30 | 105 | 80 | 21 | 101 | 343 |
| ECHO | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 45 |
| ESTAT | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 38 | 68 |
| HR | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 12 | 63 | 71 |
| DIGIT | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 14 | |||
| BUDG | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 26 |
| IAS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||
| OLAF | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 23 | ||||
| SCIC | 14 | 3 | 17 | 17 | ||||||
| DGT | 59 | 20 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 47 | 128 |
| OP | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| CdP-OSP | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| All | 401 | 335 | 736 | 383 | 281 | 664 | 1 059 | 252 | 1311 | 2 711 |
6. Breakdown of contract staff in the other institutions and agencies
The total number of contract staff in the other institutions and agencies was 3 983 in 2012 and 4 179 in 2013, compared with 3 702 in 2011. This is a rise of 7.6% between 2011 and 2012 and of 4.9% between 2012 and 2013.
Trends in the breakdown of contract staff
in the other institutions and agencies since 2010
*The creation of the EEAS on 1 January 2011 and the transfer of 313 Commission staff to the EEAS on that date largely explains the rise in the number of contract staff between 2010 and 2011. More details can be found in the Commission's reports to the Council on the use of contract staff in 2011.
6.1. Breakdown of contract staff in the other institutions10
The number of contract staff in the other institutions rose by 11.3% between 2011 and 2013 and showed a steady pattern of growth: + 5.8% between 2011 (1 488 contract staff) and 2012 (1 575) and + 5.2% between 2012 (1 575) and 2013 (1 657). This increase is largely explained by a rise in the number of contract staff in Parliament between 2011 (743 contract staff) and 2013 (874), an increase of 17.6% over the period 2011-2013.
Having reduced its contract staff between 2011 (116 contract staff) and 2012 (107), the Court of Justice then added 30 contract staff members between 2012 and 2013; this accounted for more than a third of the increase of contract staff in all other institutions combined.
Breakdown of contract staff in the other institutions in 2012
Breakdown of contract staff in the other institutions in 2013
6.1.1. Breakdown by gender and by function group in the other institutions
6.1.2. Breakdown by nationality in the other institutions
6.2. Breakdown of contract staff in the agencies11
The number of contract staff in the agencies has been rising steadily, from a total of 1 933 in 2010 to 2 214 in 2011, to 2 408 in 2012 and to 2 522 in 2013.
Based on the classification established by DG BUDG, the available information is grouped into three categories of agency: decentralised agencies, joint undertakings and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, and executive agencies.
Breakdown of contract staff in the agencies since 2010
*Detailed information on 2010 and 2011 can be found in the Commission's reports to the Council on the use of contract staff in 2010 and 2011.
The addition of 114 contract staff between 2012 and 2013 was due in large part to 30 additional contract staff at the Research Executive Agency (REA), 20 at the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) and 14 at the European Aviation Safety agency (EASA). Numbers increased despite the reduction in contract staff at a number of agencies, notably at the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMA), down 14 FTE, and the European Body for the Enhancement of Judicial Cooperation (EUROJUST), down 10 FTE.
Half of all contract staff in agencies are employed by executive agencies (49% in 2012 and 48% in 2013), about 44% are employed by decentralised agencies, and the rest are employed by joint undertaking and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.
Two new agencies were set up in 2013: eu-Lisa, the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice, based in Tallinn, and BEREC Office, the Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications, based in Riga. The impact of the creation of these two new agencies has been limited, with five contract staff recruited to eu-Lisa and two to BEREC Office.
6.2.1. Breakdown by gender and by function group in the agencies
The breakdown by function group is relatively uniform across the three categories of agency and remained the same between 2012 and 2013.
Breakdown by function group in the agencies in 2012
Breakdown by function group in the agencies in 2013
6.2.2. Breakdown by nationality in the agencies
The location of the agency plays a major role in determining the nationality of its contract staff.
Accordingly, the geographical breakdown in the executive agencies, which are located on the same sites as the Commission, reflects the same trends as the Commission, and the most represented nationalities are Belgians, Italians, French and Spanish.
Similarly, the location of other agencies and joint ventures is reflected in the composition of their contract staff. Thus, in 2012 and 2013 the vast majority of contract staff at the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, based in Thessaloniki, were Greeks, the contract staff of Frontex, based in Warsaw, were Polish, the contract staff of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, based in Lisbon, were Portuguese, the contract staff of Artemis, based in Brussels, were Belgian, and so on.
Breakdown by nationality in the agencies in 2012
Breakdown by nationality in the agencies in 2013
1Source: Sysper2:
2Source: Sysper2:
3Source: Commission Statistical Bulletin.
4Source: Commission Statistical Bulletin.
5Source: Commission Statistical Bulletin.
6Source: Commission Statistical Bulletin.
7Source: Commission Statistical Bulletin.
8Source: Commission Statistical Bulletin.
9Source: Commission Statistical Bulletin.
10Source: Eurostat
11Source: Eurostat
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