Office for administration and payment of individual entitlements (PMO)

The Paymaster Office (PMO) administers the financial entitlements of the staff of the European Commission¹.

The PMO administers, calculates and pays the financial entitlements of the staff of the European Commission and certain other Community institutions and bodies.

These individual entitlements are:

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  salaries and allowances;
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  reimbursement of experts and mission expenses;
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  health insurance and accident cover;
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  pensions;
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  unemployment.

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  The European Commission is the executive body of the EU and runs its day-to-day business. It is made up of the College of Commissioners, 27 European Commissioners, one for each member state, who are each responsible for one or several policy areas. In addition, the 'Commission' also refers to the entire administrative body that supports the Commissioners, consisting of the Directorates-General and the Services.