As regards the Commission's interpretation of the new Staff Regulations, whereby its power to limit the introduction of new measures because of their financial impact should also apply to any other measure involving people with disability, such as those regarding the education of children with special educational needs of EU officials, the Ombudsman considered that these provisions were solely confined to the recruitment of officials and not applicable to any other situation concerning the treatment of officials in connection with a situation of disability.
As regards the Commission's interpretation of the new Staff Regulations, whereby its power to limit the introduction of new measures because of their financial impact should also apply to any other measure involving people with disability, such as those regarding the education of children with special educational needs of EU officials, the Ombudsman considered that these provisions were solely confined to the recruitment of officials and not applicable to any other situation concerning the treatment of officials in connection with a situation of disability.