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2019 Salaries update +2.0%
The combined effect of the gain in the purchasing power of national civil servants (+0.5) and the Joint Brussels-Luxembourg Index (+1.5%) results in an update of our pay and pensions by 2.0%.
Frontal attack on the European public service
“ … France supports the adoption of economic measures such as adopting a new target of overall staff reduction …”.
How the Joint Index cost us 0.5 %
The ‘Joint Index’ —which makes no economic sense— has reduced, in fact, our general salary growth by 0.5 % since 2015.
Patiente Vertriedung asbl
EPSU CJ is affiliated to Patiente Vertriedung asbl, whose mission is to defend patients’ rights.
Creating a correction coefficient (cc) for Luxembourg? Legal framework
The conflict between the economic reality and the legal framework in force has given rise to the demand for a Luxembourg cc. However legitimate the debate on the usefulness of this claim may be, misrepresenting the legal framework (‘fake law’) is just unacceptable.
Geographical balance not achieved
It is mainly the language regime centred on French which accounts for chronic and structural geographical imbalance in the Court of Justice.
Amicable settlement: the very objective of the pre-litigation procedure
EPSU CJ addressed to the Registrar of the Court an open letter, in which it refers to the consistent case-law of the Court of Justice and the General Court.
Resolution: Sharing Experience, Building Solidarity!
The General Meeting of EPSU CJ has defined the orientations of the union for the next period (read its Resolution). It further approved its accounts. Members’ subscriptions – which guarantee independence – amounted to € 23 675,98. Click on the picture to see how expenses are broken down.
European elections
Will the process of disintegrating (see Brexit) or an ‘à la carte’ Europe approach be pursued and aggravated or will we build a more democratic, more open Europe, with more solidarity and more convergence towards social progress?