Subject: RE: Pension transfers between Estonia and the ECB
From: "Pension Administration" <[email-masked]>
To: "Merle Sumil-Laanemaa - SOM" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Info - SOM" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 15:32:35 +0200

Tähelepanu! Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga.
Tundmatu saatja korral palume linke ja faile mitte avada.

For the attention of Mrs Kristiina Selgis

Dear Mrs Selgis,

Thank you for your response to our meeting request.

We would like to clarify that, although the ECB is a supranational EU 
institution, it operates independently from the European Commission and from 
other EU bodies covered by the Pension Scheme of European Officials.

Indeed, the European Central Bank (ECB) is granted legal personality under 
Article 282(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) 
and Article 9(1) of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and 
of the European Central Bank (ESCB/ECB Statute) and enjoying independence 
under Article 130 TFEU and Article 7 of the ESCB/ECB Statute.

In line with this legal status, the ECB is the responsible provider of 
social security benefits for its staff members. It has set up its own 
pension scheme in order to provide its members of staff and their dependant 
family members with retirement benefits. The legal framework governing this 
pension scheme, and entitlements under the scheme, has been adopted by the 
Governing Council of the ECB based on Article 36 of the ESCB/ECB Statute.

The ECB pension scheme is governed by Annex IIIa to the Conditions of 
Employment 
<https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/pdf/coe_annex_3a_staff_joining_from_1_june_2009.pdf> 
for Staff of the ECB (Annex IIIa). This legal framework includes a provision 
under which the ECB shall enter into agreements or make appropriate 
arrangements with other employee benefit arrangements, organisations and 
governments to accept the transfer to the Scheme of amounts of cash in 
respect of members of staff.

In this context, we believe it would be useful to arrange a meeting to 
discuss in more detail the topic of pension transfers between your national 
pension system and the ECB. We would greatly appreciate your feedback on 
this matter and are fully prepared to arrange an initial meeting in early 
2026 to commence discussions.

I look forward to your response.

Best regards,

Sandrine Roussel

Senior HR Solutions Expert

European Central Bank

Sonnemannstraße 20

60314 Frankfurt am Main (DE)

Tel: +49 69 1344 25191

 <mailto:[email-masked]> [email-masked]

 <https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html> 
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/

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Sent: 27 November 2025 15:59
To: Pension Administration <[email-masked]>
Subject: [EXT] Vastus pöördumisele

Tere!

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dokument.

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