5. The Agency shall not recruit interim staff to perform what are deemed to be sensitive financial duties.

41. Takes note of the Agency's difficulties in recruiting technical staff at the appropriate level of expertise having regard to salary levels, the Agency's location and the limited duration of contracts which it is able to offer; recognises that, in general, low recruitment was the main factor in the reduced implementation of the Agency's budget;

15. Notes the problems faced by the Agency in recruiting suitable staff because of the short-term mandate of the Agency; considers that instead of phasing out the Agency according to a pre-set timetable, the time span of the mandate should depend on political and economic criteria and developments; considers furthermore that the mandate should be lengthened and broadened for policy reasons and notes that this would also help to improve the Agency's ability to recruit and keep suitably qualified and experienced staff; considers that experience gained by and with the reconstruction agency could be used to provide reconstruction assistan ...[+++]ce wherever needed, for example in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and the countries affected by the Tsunami, as a second stage after immediate humanitarian needs have been addressed by the Humanitarian Aid Office;

15. Notes the problems faced by the Agency in recruiting suitable staff because of the short-term mandate of the Agency; considers that the mandate of the Agency should be lengthened and broadened for policy reasons and notes that this would also help improve the Agency's ability to recruit suitably qualified and experienced staff; considers that the reconstruction agency could be used to provide reconstruction assistance wherever needed, for example in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and the countries affected by the Tsunami, as a second stage after immediate humanitarian needs have been addressed by the Humanitarian Aid Office;

When the Commission delegates powers to implement a Community programme or project managed on a centralised basis to an Executive Agency, these can recruit staff in the number required and with the skills necessary to assure appropriate checks.

These include 15 agencies created under the EC Treaty [3], one under the Euratom Treaty [4] and four under the second and third pillars of the European Union [5].