The ‘Solidarity levy’ is a temporary deduction imposed on salaries of all staff of EU institutions. It is applied from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2023. According to Article 66a of the Staff Regulations, it is 7 % for officials in grade AD 15, step 2, and above, and 6% for all other staff.
Solidarity levy
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- Commission Representation
- Commissioner
- Community tax
- Competency-based interview
- Consolidated Annual Activity Report (CAAR)
- Contract agent
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- Council of Europe
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- E-tray exercises
- Early retirement
- Education allowance
- EPSO
- EU civil servant
- EU Delegations
- European Central Bank
- European Commission
- European Council
- European Defence Agency
- European External Action Service
- European Institute for Gender Equality
- European Parliament
- European Parliament Positive Action Programme
- European School
- European Union agencies
- Eurostat
- Executive Director
- Expatriation allowance
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