Brussels, 25/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission's report on the use of contract staff in 2012 and 2013, which was published on Monday 23 February, shows that at the end of 2012, the total number of contract staff across all institutions and agencies stood at around 10,000 for the first time.
The Commission employs around 60% of them, compared to around two thirds in 2011. Given that the number of contract staff at the Commission has remained relatively stable, this relative...