Dismissal of Local Agents: Enough is Enough!

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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When Administrative Rules Shape and Damage a Life: Testimony of a Member

After reading the article on in vitro fertilization (IVF) reimbursement, I feel compelled to share my own experience – one that profoundly altered the course of my life and remains painful even years later. 

In 2016, after several years of unsuccessful attempts to conceive, my partner and I decided to pursue IVF treatment. At that time, reimbursement required the existence of a formally recognised “pathology.” My request for prior authorisation was refused because no such pathology had been established.  Continue reading When Administrative Rules Shape and Damage a Life: Testimony of a Member

Training offer: Self-study Digital Skills trainings (EN) and (ES+EN) for EPSO competitions AD5 Generalists/Graduates

Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is happy to invite you to two self-study modules for the Digital Skills test (one in English and one in Spanish + English) for the competition for AD5 Generalists/Graduates, with a special discount rate for our members.

 

 

 

 

 

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Training offer: Self-study Free-text Essay on EU matters (EUFTE) training (EN) for EPSO competitions AD5 Generalists/Graduates

Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is happy to invite you to a self-study module for the Free-text Essay on EU matters (EUFTE) written test training in English for the competition for AD5 Generalists/Graduates, with a special discount rate for our members.

 

 

 

 

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Training offer: Self-study MCQ on EU Knowledge trainings (EN) and (ES+EN) for EPSO competitions AD5 Generalists/Graduates

Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is happy to invite you to two self-study modules for the MCQ on knowledge on the EU and its institutions test (one in English and one in Spanish + English) for the competition for AD5 Generalists/Graduates, with a special discount rate for our members.

 

 

 

 

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Training offer: Self-study Reasoning tests trainings (EN) and (ES) for EPSO competitions AD5 Generalists/Graduates

Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is happy to invite you to two self-study modules for the Reasoning tests (verbal, numerical and abstract) (one in English and one in Spanish) for the competition for AD5 Generalists/Graduates, with a special discount rate for our members.

 

 

 

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The trip to nowhere: How European School trips became a nightmare for parents and teachers

Parents in European School pay overpriced disorganised trips for their kids.
It works as follows: the school organises a trip (for instance, a visit to a museum or to a farm) with pedagogical goals. Most often, the teachers are those arranging all the practical details, choosing the place, the best choices for tickets, the activities and hours…
The file is sent to a travel agency that holds the monopoly so that they buy the tickets and arrange transport and, when needed, accommodation. More often than not, the agency acts slowly so that by the time they buy the whole trip is more expensive than at the time the teachers planned it. 

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Free conference: EPSO AD5 Graduate Administrators

*Update 09.03.2026 – you can find here the recording and the presentation of the webinar*

After the enormous interest in our webinar on 27 February 2026, Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is happy to invite  you to a free Q&A session for the competition for AD5 Graduate Administrators.  

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Training offer: Study group 4 EN+ES for EPSO competitions AD5 Generalists/Graduates

*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*

Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is happy to invite you to the fourth round  of online training in ES+EN for the competition for AD5 Generalists/Graduates, with a special discount rate for our members. The offer contains modules in Spanish with materials and exercises available in English, and sessions will be recorded.

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