The European Commission asked the unions for their opinion on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2018. The Union Syndicale replies that the savings made in 2014 on the backs of colleagues will continue to grow in the future, and that there is no more margin without endangering the attractiveness of the institutions as employer. Union Syndicale also recalls that the recourse to precarious jobs must be massively reduced.
Bernd Loescher
President USF
If the pace of salary erosion over the past six years continues, the already insufficient monthly pension for the staff hired since 2009 in the New Pension Scheme (NPS) will steadily move towards the poverty line.
You will find the following topics in this edition: The staff appraisal season; Mobility Contribution; Recruitments in 2025; Threat to Belgian/EU mixed pensions; No news yet regarding the correction of the 2025 adjustments; About US, etc
The Court upheld the right of our colleague (a member of Union Syndicale) to register with the Italian National Health Service (SSN) free of charge, recognizing this as a fundamental principle in the protection of the right to health.
Union Syndicale secretariat will be closed from 24 December 2025 to 2 January 2026 included. We look forward to being back in touch from the 5th of January 2026.