Press Release: Commission reshuffles senior managers

The Commission took, upon a proposal from President Barroso and Vice-President Kallas, a number of decisions in order to implement its mobility policy for senior staff. Since the start of this Commission, this was the third mobility package involving Directors-General and Deputy Directors-General or equivalent, after major packages in November 2005 and November 2006. This package dealt with the mobility of senior managers at Director-General or equivalent level who had reached, or will soon reach, five years or more in their present job. The Commission reaffirmed the principle that all senior staff serve between two and five years in a single function, with a maximum of seven years. Further decisions on senior management mobility will be taken in 2009.