Brussels, 02/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - Staff costs in the EU institutions will be reduced by €2.7 billion by 2020, plus €1.5 billion a year over the long-term, according to EU staff regulation reform ratified on Tuesday 2 July by the European Parliament (EP). By adopting the report (522 votes to 150, with 39 abstentions) of Dagmar Roth-Behrendt (S&D, Germany) on the draft regulation amending the staff regulations and the system applicable to the European Union agents, the EP approved the...