In early February, the administration finally agreed to meet with trade unions and staff associations (TUs) to discuss the so-called ‘modernisation of delegations’, particularly the decision to dismiss local agents at several EU delegations.
This meeting only happened because it was a necessary conciliation step – as set out in the Framework Agreement between TUs and the Administration – after all representative TUs of the Commission had issued a strike warning to protest again the dismissals and the refusal of the administration to hold negotiation meetings (social dialogue) on the issue.
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With great aplomb, DG HR announced a new mobility policy last year. At its heart is a Sysper application with the somewhat unwieldy title ‘Mobility Opportunities Job Market’ (MOJM). And here is what HR has to say about it:
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*Update 09.03.2026 – you can find here the
*Update 03.03.2026: all places of this study group in Spanish have been filled. Given that as a follow-up study group it has a limited number of participants, registration is closed and the registration link and corresponding discount codes are no longer available*