ABSTRACT
Despite frequent criticisms that the EU runs a vast bureaucracy, its pay-roll is modest compared with the national civil services of the member states. The European Commission has fewer than 25,000 employees, including about 5,000 in scientific research institutes or other specialised agencies. The remaining EU institutions together employ about half that number. The breakdown across the institutions in 2015 is shown in Table 14.1. Table 14.1 EU employees 2015 https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">
Permanent
Temporary
Commission
23,970
458
Council of Ministers
3,036
36
European Parliament
5,591
1,148
Court of Justice
1,547
451
Court of Auditors
733
139
ESC and Committee of the Regions
1,156
84
External action service
1,644
1
Total
37,677
2,317
Source:
European Commission.
