07/11/2007 (Agence Europe) - Pursuant to Article 83a of the Staff Regulations, each year the Commission shall present to the Council an updated version of the actuarial assessment of the pension scheme. Where it is shown that there is a gap of at least 0.25 points between the rate of contribution currently applied and the rate required to maintain actuarial balance, the Council shall consider whether the rate should be adapted. Eurostat has carried out a study of the scheme which sets the...