The Local Agents’ Teleworking Decision is in the adoption circuit — formalising, at last, the right to one day of teleworking a week. It is a milestone worth marking.

Local Agents are regularly referred to as the “backbone” of EU Delegations. They deserve support and respect — not to be pressured into signing settlement documents at close of business on the same day they receive them.

The LA Medical scheme held total assets of €44.5 million as of 31 December 2025 — up from €41 million a year earlier and €37.5 million at end-2023. Of the current total, €40 million is in the DG BUDG-managed investment portfolio and €4.8 million in a liquidity account for short-term reimbursements.