Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-10-23-Speech-2-291"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-10-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Commission Question Time2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20071023.25.2-291"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-10-23-Speech-2-2922
lpv:speaker	lp:Diana Wallis2
lpv:spoken text	"Question No 45 by Johan Van Hecke () In the last seven years the number of permanent employees in the Commission has apparently risen by some 16% to almost 20 000 officials. At the start of this year, following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, more than 700 officials were recruited with the task of strengthening the internal market. Clearly, the growing number of EU officials has implications for the budget, and above all an alarming increase in pension costs may be expected. In 2008 pension costs apparently rose by more than 10%, at the expense, of course, of European taxpayers. How does the Commission see growth in the number of Commission officials in the near future? Has a form of freeze on the number of officials already been considered? Is the Commission aware of the financial implications, above all as far as pension costs are concerned?"@en1
lpv:spokenAs	vice-president; European Parliament (2007-01-16--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2007-02-27--2009-07-13)3 member; JURI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; PETI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; IMCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2007-09-05--2009-07-13)3 vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (2007-01-16--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Liberal Democrat Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"President. −"1 "Subject: Impact of the growing number of EU officials on pension costs"1

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