EU’s annual budgets show the numbers of staff for which there are appropriations for the EU’s various institutions.  In 2008 the figures are as follows:

• The Commission had 25537 permanent posts and 483 temporary posts
• The European Parliament had 5004 permanent posts and 936 temporary posts
• The Council had 3 461 permanent posts and 36 temporary posts
• The European Court of Justice had 1455 permanent posts and 438 temporary posts
• The European Ombudsman had 15 permanent posts and 42 temporary posts