Maltese language translators — shortage of permanent officials

1.10.2012

Question for written answer E-008790/2012
to the Commission
Rule 117
Simon Busuttil (PPE)

A comparison between the benchmarks for permanent officials to be employed as translators in the Maltese Unit in DG Translation and the actual numbers employed shows that there is an acute shortage of such permanent officials.

What measures is the Commission taking to address this acute shortage?

Moreover, do these measures include some form of a derogation from an internal decision not to allow the hiring of temporary agents as TA 2(a)s, as an interim measure to address such shortages of staff between EPSO competitions?

OJ C 293 E, 09/10/2013