Dear Glenda,
I think this is a particular case that can be attributed to bureaucratic
snafu.
The original vancy notice was published on February 27 in OJ C52A. The
Prodi letter to the Ombudsman promising no age limitations was dated March
10. The May 11 advertisement in the Economist clearly indicates that it's a
"republication" - i.e., one assumes that there were not a sufficient number
of qualified applicants after the first announcement. I would venture that
someone ordered the ad to run again without checking the text or that the
original was still considered valid as it predated the Prodi letter.
Having said that, age limitations are still going to happen until the Staff
Regulations are amended. As they stand now, everybody has to retire on
their 65th birthday, no exceptions. If you are over 65, there is no way
that you could apply and get a position in any EU institution or agency. I
would suspect that a de facto age barrier will still be operational, except
for the highest political jobs, given the culture and mind set within the
house.
Barbara Sloan
Manager, Public Inquiries and Library
Delegation of the European Commission
2300 M St, NW
Washington DC 20037
Tel. (202) 862-9542
Fax (202) 429-1766
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-----Original Message-----
From: Glenda G Rosenthal [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 11:26 AM
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Subject: age discrimination
I was intrigued to read in Rapid today (EO/02/12) that both the Commission
and the Parliament have agreed to end age discrimination in recruitment.
This doesn't jibe with the ad. in this week's Economist (May 11)for an
Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority. "Candidates must
have been born after 01.06.1942." Can someone provide an explanation?
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