16.03.2026 will be the 4th anniversary of the announcement of this list of (12+1) actions. We’d like to see a progress report and an evaluation. The information available is rather fragmented, but we do our best below.

Original article: The Heads of Administration (Chefs d’Administration) of EU institutions and bodies based in Luxembourg (CALux) published a report on 12 actions to address the interinstitutional difficulties of recruiting (and retaining) staff in Luxembourg (‘attractiveness of the site‘ or ‘attractivity problem’), a topic closely related to the cost of living in Luxembourg.

Hospital overcharging was  not included in the original list but Generation 2004 generally adds it as action number 13[*].  RCAM/JSIS members are charged more for services in Luxembourg than users of the national system. The overcharging was previously set at 15% but this was overturned in court, leaving the overcharge undefined.

1: Launching site-specific European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) competitions,

2: Job shadowing initiatives for career guidance officers,

3: Creation of a common job platform,

4: Inter-institutional excellence hubs (e.g. financial, digital, legal),

5: Housing allowance,

6: Offer of temporary housing,

7: Jobs for spouses,

8: Interinstitutional cooperation of Welcome Desks,

9: Future of interinstitutional crèches in Luxembourg,

10: Common communication strategy,

11: Collaboration with the national authorities,

12: Cooperation with top European universities.

We revisited the list at 6 months, 1 year and 2 years, but very little (if any) progress was ever visible. The last published status is from September 2022 mentions [unspecified] ‘progress’ see Corporate Management Board (CMB) minutes).

The CALux report was based on the conclusions from the Groupe de haut niveau sur l’atractivité du site de Luxembourg (GHNA) 10.12.2020 and it was published 16.03.2022.

[*] Luxembourg: new hospital billing system simplifies paperwork for staff, Au Quotidien 01.10.2025 lists ‘improved access to hospital care’ as one of the ’12 concrete measures’. We’ve queried this and asked about whether a progress report/evaluation is envisaged for the 4th anniversary of the announcement, 16.03.2026.

The Local Staff Committee queried progress on the 13 items in August 20205 via the Commission de Concertation Locale (COCOLO) .