Want to start imagining and planning your transition towards retirement – but not sure how to do it? This is no longer a destination, but a journey.
Project 55+ is a practical 5-week community experience that will help you create, discover, refine and implement your transition project, during your final years at the Commission/EU Institutions, towards a successful new beginning that is uniquely yours. Continue reading Project 55+ transition towards retirement
We are living in crucial times, when we see our working conditions radically changing for the worse without the proper involvement of staff and their representatives.
This concerns in particular the ongoing move to hot-desking for thousands of staff during a pandemic that is now reaching its fourth wave. And the closure of most canteens and cafeterias, many of which will not reopen, according to the Office for Infrastructure and Logistics in Brussels (OIB) plans. Continue reading Meeting on Buildings, restaurants, cafeterias & return to the office
*Update 18.10.2021: online free resources added below*
Generation 2004 is organising more computer-based multiple-choice test (CBT) training in English for 4/8/11/14 October (4 x 2 hour sessions) to provide you with techniques to pass the CBT phase of any European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) competition. We expect new competitions to be published very soon (within the next few days) (check ongoing selection procedures for CBT dates).
The final objective of this training is to guarantee that candidates master the CBT methodology. The training sessions will go through the theory of the exercises and share a practical methodology and exercises for practice at home, with the possibility of addressing doubts in the following session. Continue reading EPSO CBT training offer: October 2021
Thanks to the very positive feedback received from participants in the Time management and the inclusion of conflict free session in delegations (held 26.08.2021), we will have another session on Thursday 16.09.2021. The two sessions are unrelated: it is not necessary to have attended the first in order to be admitted to the second. There are very few spaces left for this free coaching, but if you’re interested, get in touch and we’ll try our best to fit you in. Continue reading Coaching support in delegation 16.09.2021
Our colleagues in the EU Staff COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund team and EU Staff for Climate have taken the initiative of setting up a dedicated fundraiser for communities affected by the recent devastating floods unleashed by climate change in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg and further afield as the storm moved southwards. Continue reading Flooding in Europe: EU Staff COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund team and EU Staff for Climate
We are delighted to invite you at the Generation 2004 meeting dedicated to staff in the European Commission Representations in the Member States.
The kick-off meeting will take place on Tuesday 22 of June at 12.00 CEST (Teams link) we will give you a short overview on “hot” issues and discuss with you whatever topics you consider relevant and useful. Do not hesitate to suggest any other matters by sending them to our functional mailbox as well.
Continue reading Commission Representations conference Tuesday 22 June
We will be glad to have you at our AST/SC conference on 22 June 2021 from 12:30 to 14:00 held via Teams (here is the link).
You may wish to read our article Stop the AST/SC exploitation NOW and show your support for our petition to the European Parliament to help our AST/SC colleagues.
We are glad to invite you to the next Generation 2004 meeting dedicated to our members. We would like to update you on recent developments and issues concerning our working environment, with a specific focus on the issues raised in our latest newsletter and at recent events. Continue reading Members conference Thursday 24 June
Promotions appeals: we have lift off! Thanks to all of you who participated in our conference and for the many questions and examples you sent us. For those of you unable to attend, here are the frequently asked questions (FAQs).
Remember you have until 24 June (25 for Luxembourg: happy national day!) to file your appeal.
*Please see the frequently asked questions (FAQs) from this conference.*
For those of you not proposed for promotion or reclassification and who feel the reason is not related to your performance but to other reasons: change of unit/department, parental/maternity leave, change of line manager, personal conflicts etc., you may file an appeal in Sysper.
Generation 2004 will discuss how to draft such an appeal and answer your questions. The conference will take place on Thursday 17 June 12.00-14.00 via Webex. Continue reading How to draft an appeal: conference Thursday 17 June 12.00-14.00
