3. Is concerned about the misleading presentation of staff savings with regard to the Commission's establishment plan; notes that 13 contract agents and two posts are freed in Commission's direct services but are added to the EACEA establishment plan; notes that as all executive agencies are part of the Commission's administration, no removal from the Commission's budget, as presented, can be detected; is aware that staff employed within executive agencies are paid entirely by operational funds;

3. Is concerned about the misleading presentation of staff savings with regard to the Commission's establishment plan; notes that 13 contract agents and 2 posts are freed in Commission's direct services but added to the EACEA establishment plan; as all executive agencies are part of Commission's administration no removal from the Commission's budget, as presented, can be detected; is aware that staff employed within executive agencies are paid entirely by operational funds;

79. Is deeply concerned about the fact that, in general, the Commission's outsourcing tendencies, together with the conversion of posts into appropriations for contract agents, have led to a situation where an increasing number of staff employed by the EU are neither visible in the institutions’ establishment plans as adopted by the budgetary authority nor paid under heading 5; is therefore of the opinion that changes in Commission staff numbers should be considered on the basis of not only establishment plan posts but also other staff, including executive and decentralised agency staff where the tasks of those staff have been transferred from the Commission; considers that, although it generates savings on pay, the conversion of establis ...[+++]hment plan posts into external staff is likely to have an impact on the quality and independence of the European civil service;

78. Is deeply concerned about the fact that, in general, the Commission's outsourcing tendencies, together with the conversion of posts into appropriations for contract agents, have led to a situation where an increasing number of staff employed by the EU are neither visible in the institutions' establishment plans as adopted by the budgetary authority nor paid under heading 5; is therefore of the opinion that changes in Commission staff numbers should be considered on the basis of not only establishment plan posts but also other staff, including executive and decentralised agency staff where the tasks of those staff have been transferred from the Commission; considers that, although it generates savings on pay, the conversion of establis ...[+++]hment plan posts into external staff is likely to have an impact on the quality and independence of the European civil service;

79. Is deeply concerned about the fact that, in general, the Commission's outsourcing tendencies, together with the conversion of posts into appropriations for contract agents, have led to a situation where an increasing number of staff employed by the EU are neither visible in the institutions’ establishment plans as adopted by the budgetary authority nor paid under heading 5; is therefore of the opinion that changes in Commission staff numbers should be considered on the basis of not only establishment plan posts but also other staff, including executive and decentralised agency staff where the tasks of those staff have been transferred from the Commission; considers that, although it generates savings on pay, the conversion of establis ...[+++]hment plan posts into external staff is likely to have an impact on the quality and independence of the European civil service;

EUROPA - EU law and publications - EUR-Lex - EUR-Lex - 32005L0075 - EN - Directive 2005/75/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2005 correcting Directive 2004/18/EC on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts // DIRECTIVE 2005/75/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL