EU contract agents: the success story of a new staff category

• In Event: European Parliamentary and Executive Politics

Brief Overview

The paper studies the EU's contract agents and their importance in the Commission's HR strategy. 20 years after its creation, this staff category has become a possible first step in the career of EU civil servants. Yet we know little about it.

Authors

• Magali M. Gravier, Copenhagen Business School

• Fabrice Andreone, European Commission