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If you were unable to join our recent Generation 2004 conference on the 2026 appraisal exercise, you can still benefit from the guidance and practical advice shared during the session.
Continue reading Missed Our Conference on the 2026 Appraisal Exercise? We’ve Got You Covered
Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is happy to invite you to the second round of online training for the competition for AD5 Generalists/Graduates, with a special discount rate for our members. The offer contains modules in English as well as in Spanish and sessions will be recorded.
Continue reading Training offer: Study groups 2 for EPSO competitions AD5 Generalists/Graduates
At the end of last year, Generation 2004 once again confirmed its strong position in the Local Staff Committee elections in Luxembourg, retaining the title of the biggest single staff organisation in the European Commission. This result reflects the trust colleagues place in our work and the commitment of our candidates and members.
We are now launching a call for candidates for the upcoming Local Staff Committee elections at the European Commission Petten site, starting, where the election process is expected to move very quickly. Continue reading Call for Candidates: Building on Our Success – Local Staff Committee Elections in Petten
Each year, hundreds, if not thousands, of colleagues are effectively forced to replace their mobile phones in order to retain access to a work profile and Commission applications while on the move. This has probably already happened to many of you!
Although using your personal device for work is not an official requirement – and should not be, as we have repeatedly highlighted in previous notes to the Administration, staff are increasingly expected to be always connected: to reply to emails rapidly, to remain reachable outside normal working hours, to participate in last-minute online meetings, and so on.
Continue reading Disposable mobile phones: a new trend at the Commission?
On 6 November 2025 the Commission adopted a decision aimed at enhancing the geographical diversity among its staff. Stephen QUEST, Director-General of DG HR, hailed it as an introduction of measures designed to attract individuals from underrepresented countries to join the Commission.
Continue reading Is The New Decision on Geographical balance going to work?
For years, we’ve been told that Luxembourg suffers from an “attractiveness problem.” Housing is expensive, life is expensive, childcare is expensive and yet, instead of tackling those issues, some now suggest that the solution is… to hold people in Luxembourg for 3–4 years (Point 6 c) to f) of the notice of the competition). This mobility-limiting clause, appearing in some Luxembourg-based competitions, is being used unlike in other sites.
Generation 2004 sincerely thanks all colleagues in Luxembourg who placed their trust in us during the 2025 Local Staff Committee elections. Thanks to your support, we achieved an 8.4% increase in our share of the vote compared to the previous elections, reaching 28.57% of all valid ballots and securing six elected pairs, who will represent Luxembourg staff interests in all matters affecting them at both the Local Staff Committee and the Central Staff Committee levels.
Continue reading Oops… We Did It Again! Generation 2004 Keeps the Lead in Luxembourg
Staff representation organisations have jointly raised serious concerns regarding the modernisation of the EU Delegation network and, more specifically, the Commission’s proposal to dismiss up to 29 Local Agents (LAs) in the Western Balkans. In the Delegations concerned, this represents a very significant share of Local Agents in core functions such as Finance, Contracts and Audit, in several cases approaching half of the workforce in those sections.
Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is happy to offer you online training with Study group for reasoning, MCQ and written tests for the AD7 Data experts competition. There is a special discount rate for our members ONLY and registrations are made on “first come first served basis”.
On 6 October 2025 DG HR met colleagues from executive agencies. The meeting was intended as an opportunity for the administration to listen to employees’ concerns and clarify the future of executive agencies. However, the overall tone of the discussion including its outcome, was marked by frustration and disappointment among participants, who felt that few concrete commitments were presented. Uncertainty within executive agencies is not a new phenomenon, and it should not come as a surprise that the administration has offered no concrete answers.
