PURPOSE: to make some changes to the Staff Regulations applicable to Europol employees regarding organisational matters.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision 2006/C 311/01 amending Europol's Staff Regulations.

CONTENT : this Decision, proposed by the Austrian delegation, provides as follows :

the Staff Regulations are amended in order to provide for a maximum period of service of 9 years under two fixed term contracts for all employees; the Staff Regulations are amended in order to regulate the employment relationships of the Financial Controller, of the Assistant Financial Controller(s) and of staff working for the Financial Controller's Office, and the employment relationships of the Secretary of the Management Board of Europol and of staff working for the Management Board Secretariat.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 05/12/2006.

The European Parliament adopted the resolution drafted by Claude MORAES (PES, UK) and rejected the Austrian initiative on amending Europol's Staff Regulations. (Please refer to the summary dated 13/09/2006.)

The committee adopted the report by Claude MORAES (PES, UK) rejecting - under the consultation procedure - the initiative by the Republic of Austria for the adoption of a Council Act amending Europol's Staff Regulations. Although the committee was aware that it was important for the stability of Europol that its staff regulations be improved and updated in order to help create a better working environment, it pointed out that the organisation's activities should be scrutinised by Parliament in order to ensure democratic control, transparency and accountability. The current proposals for the reform of Europol should address these issues in such a way as to provide Parliament with the necessary supervision instruments, as Parliament had often demanded. In the meantime, as Parliament had not been consulted on or informed of any of the operational and organisational measures concerning Europol, or the organisation's current and future activities, it was impossible for it to assess the relevance and adequacy of the proposed decision. MEPs stressed that the conversion of Europol into an EU agency was "urgently necessary" in order to improve transparency and supervision, and they criticised the Council for blocking progress in this regard and "failing to shoulder its responsibilities".

PURPOSE : to make some changes to the Staff Regulations applicable to Europol employees regarding organisational matters.

PROPOSED ACT : Austrian initiative with a view to the adoption of a Council Act amending Europol's Staff Regulations.

CONTENT : this initiative proposed by the Austrian delegation has two principal aims:

1) to amend the Staff Regulations in order to provide for a maximum period of service of nine years under two fixed term contracts for all employees;

2) to amend the Staff Regulations in order to regulate the employment relationships of the Financial Controller, of the Assistant Financial Controller(s) and of staff working for the Financial Controller's Office, and the employment relationships of the Secretary of the Management Board of Europol and of staff working for the Management Board Secretariat.

PURPOSE : to make some changes to the Staff Regulations applicable to Europol employees regarding organisational matters.

PROPOSED ACT : Austrian initiative with a view to the adoption of a Council Act amending Europol's Staff Regulations.

CONTENT : this initiative proposed by the Austrian delegation has two principal aims:

1) to amend the Staff Regulations in order to provide for a maximum period of service of nine years under two fixed term contracts for all employees;

2) to amend the Staff Regulations in order to regulate the employment relationships of the Financial Controller, of the Assistant Financial Controller(s) and of staff working for the Financial Controller's Office, and the employment relationships of the Secretary of the Management Board of Europol and of staff working for the Management Board Secretariat.