Events

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

Administrators, EPSO, Events, Newsletter-2026-02-26

*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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Free conference: EPSO AD5 Graduate Administrators

Administrators, EPSO, Events, Newsletter-2026-02-26, Training

***Update – You can find the presentation and the recording of the conference here ***

Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos,  is happy to invite  you to a free conference for the competition for AD5 Graduate Administrators.  You will get tips and trick on how to fill in the application and you will be able to ask your questions.

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From Drama to Awareness – a conference organised on 19 February 2026

EEAS, Events, Working conditions, workplace bullying and harassment

You can find the recording and the presentation of the conference here. The conference took place in EEAS and we had 225 participants.

On 19 February 2026 in Brussels, the first session of a series on Transactional Analysis and psychological harassment in the workplace, From Drama to Awareness, focused on harassment and its dynamics. Harassment was defined as repeated, intentional behaviour (verbal or physical) that intimidates or harms a person, in psychological or sexual forms.

The session also introduced support mechanisms such as mediation services and their role in providing confidential guidance.

Finally, it explored the Drama Triangle (Victim, Rescuer, Persecutor) and its impact on workplace dynamics, and presented the Empowerment Triangle as a more constructive framework promoting responsibility, coaching, and accountability.

Please find below the other two conferences held as part of the same series:

Training offer: Study groups 3 for EPSO competitions AD5 Generalists/Graduates

Administrators, EPSO, Events, Newsletter-2026-02-26

*Update 9.03.2026: both study groups are now full. Registration is therefore closed, and the registration links and corresponding discount codes are no longer available*

*Update 16.02.2026: the study group 3 in Spanish is now full. Registration is therefore closed, and the registration links and corresponding discount codes are no longer available*

Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is happy to invite you to the third 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.

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Conference: How to increase your chances to get a promotion/reclassification in 2026?

Events, Newsletter-2026-02-26, Promotions, reclassification

*** Update – You can find the recording and the presentation here ***

The whole appraisal and promotion/reclassification processes can be a bit of a mystery. It’s not always clear how DGs choose who to reward, nor why some years appear to be better than others. There might be situations suggesting that some staff were less favoured.

What happens between now and the publication of the draft promotion/reclassification lists in June? And what happens between then and the publication of the final lists in November? 

For a clear reply on this and other related questions,  

Attend our event
Thursday, 5th February 2026 12.30-14.30  Continue reading Conference: How to increase your chances to get a promotion/reclassification in 2026? →

Training offer: Study groups 2 for EPSO competitions AD5 Generalists/Graduates

Administrators, EPSO, Events, Newsletter-2026-01-13

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.

 

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Training Offer: EPSO AD7 Data experts (in LUX) – Study group for reasoning, MCQ and written tests

Administrators, EPSO, Events, Newsletter-2025-12-19, Training

*Update 15.05.2026. Since the competition candidates already took their exams, the Study group is already CLOSED. Therefore register link and the corresponding discount codes are no longer available*.

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”.

 

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Conference: 2026 appraisal and promotion/reclassification exercises

Events, Newsletter-2025-12-19, Promotions, reclassification

We publish this early enough for you to make a start on listing your achievements, training and highlights throughout 2025 to avoid you having to hit the ground running in January. This conference explains the evaluation process and offers tips. Join us Thursday, 8 January 2026, 12:30. We cover how to prepare your self-assessment and your one-on-one interview with your line manager (‘reporting officer’) [1] this is applicable both to the promotion (officials) and reclassification (Contract Agents, except 3b)[2]. Continue reading Conference: 2026 appraisal and promotion/reclassification exercises →

Lunchtime conference with inspiring guest speaker: Breaking the Menopause Taboo: What You, Your Partner, and Your Colleagues Need to Know.

Events, Health, Newsletter-2025-12-19, Training, well-being

***You can find the presentation and the recording here*** Do you have a partner whose reactions seem unusual to you? Do you have a colleague who has recently been more often ill or absent, when it was rarely the case before? Have you ever felt that your memory is failing, your emotions fluctuate, your body goes from hot to cold and vice versa without warning, you have joint and muscle pain, you can’t sleep at night, etc.?
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Free conference: EPSO AD7 Data management & data knowledge (Luxembourg)

Administrators, EPSO, Events, Newsletter-2025-12-19, Training

*Update 26.11.2025, here are the slides and the recording *Update 19.11.2025: Due to unexpected technical bugs, the conference is posponed to Wednesday 26/11.  Our apologies for inconvenience.  Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos,  is happy to invite  you to a free conference for the competition for AD7 Data management & data knowledge (Luxembourg).  You will get tips and trick on how to fill in the application and you will be able to ask your questions.

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