Brussels, 22/12/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has adopted a new system for appraising and promoting its senior staff. The measures comprise: (1) appraisals of Directors-General and Directors, (2) reorganisation of procedures for selection and appointment to those posts, (3) introduction of compulsory management training before taking on posts at that level, (4) introduction of one-year probationary periods and (5) mobility after five to seven years in a post. The text also...