The twin objectives of cost-cutting and improving human resources, pursued during the 2014 EU staff reforms, have not been met in a balanced way, revealed the European Court of Auditors in a report published on Tuesday 24 September.
While the auditors acknowledged a "considerable" reduction in cost resulting from the implementation of this reform, they highlighted the negative impacts on the staff of the European institutions.
"The HR implications of the cost-saving measures were not without...