Page contents Page contents European civil serviceStaff working for the European Commission are part of the European civil service.Around 32,000 permanent and contract employees work in the Commission. These include policy officers, researchers, lawyers and translators.Code of conductEuropean civil servants are guided by and must observe a code of conduct when exercising their professional duties both while in office and after leaving. These rules are laid out in the staff regulations and code of good administrative behaviour.If a citizen considers that a Commission employee has breached the code of conduct, they may file a complaint. Code of conduct for staffKey figures on European Commission staffThe HR Key Figures and the Statistical Bulletin report the nationality of staff based on their first declared nationality. For geographical balance, use the dedicated corresponding reports, which implement COM(2018) 377 final/2 for this purpose.HR Key FiguresThe HR Key Figures dashboard gives you access to level aggregated data on Commission staff (since 2016).Find here the yearly HR Key Figures PDF versions.Statistical Bulletin HRThe statistical bulletin HR is a quarterly report providing a more detailed breakdown of staff at the Commission and at the Directorate-General level. It contains the distribution of staff by job location, gender, function group, age, first nationality and grade.Statistical Bulletin HR - October 2025Statistical Bulletin HR - July 2025Statistical Bulletin HR - January 2025Statistical Bulletin HR - April 2025 Find here all the Statistical Bulletins since 2018.Distribution by nationality of EU Institutions' staff 24 AUGUST 2018Report: Distribution by nationality of European Commission and other EU Institution staff - COM/2018/377 FINAL 2 Related links How the European Commission is organisedJobs at the European CommissionStaff directoryStaff regulationStudy on the cost of living for staff posted in Luxembourg
