At its twelfth meeting, the Board authorized the recruitment of new staff aiming to fill approximately 100 positions by December 2016. Appropriate measures have been taken to fill these positions as soon as possible, while continuing to implement the work plan for this year, using available resources. It is planned that the number of staff will increase to approximately 70 by the end of October. With recruitment processes currently underway for an additional 28 posts it is envisaged that the minimum headcount will be 85 by the end of December, with the ambition remaining to be close to the 100 positions filled by the end of the year.