 After a negative report around the case by the Flemish ombudsman, on 10 October 2007 Fientje Moerman resigned due to the fallout of the hiring scandal; she was replaced as vice-minister-president by Dirk Van Mechelen and as minister by Patricia Ceysens.After her resignation as minister she served as member of the Flemish Parliament (2008-2014).After the regional elections of 2014 Moerman returned to the European civil service (2014-2018).