Judgment_paragraph 58 · Kingdom of Spain v European Parliament (C-377/16)

58Since contract staff are required to perform their duties, like officials, in a multilingual environment, there is no basis for interpreting the language skills required of contract staff in Article 82(3)(e) of the CEOS in a manner different from those required, in identical terms, of officials under Article 28(f) of the Staff Regulations. The fact that officials, unlike contract staff, may have to demonstrate their knowledge of a third language is due to the fact that the latter are not subject to the promotion scheme laid down in the Staff Regulations. However, that difference does not affect the interpretation of the requirement of knowledge of a second language set out in Article 28(f) of the Staff Regulations and Article 82(3)(e) of the CEOS.