Events

Learning sessions on internal competitions – Oral test

We are organising further training with our partners Yasemos Europeos to help you on competition processes, but in the meantime here is what is on offer under “career related training” in EU LEARN, for candidates who are through to the ‘ORAL TEST’ stage of an EU competition having already passed any required Written Test and/or Presentation.

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Lunchtime conference: the implementation of the Picard decision in the Commission

The European Commission has recently published the Conclusion 287/24 on the Picard judgement about pension rights and how it wants to implement it. During a Generation 2004 lunch-time conference on 29 April we explained what this conclusion means for you and which category of staff must consider taking actions. Continue reading Lunchtime conference: the implementation of the Picard decision in the Commission

Conference on standby duty and use of private phones for work purposes in Delegations April 2024

Generation 2004 is here for you, regardless of where you are! We would like to invite you to our virtual meeting to discuss standby duty and the use of private phones for work in Delegations. Please participate in any of our three sessions on Monday 22.04.2024. See practical details further below. Check out our corresponding articles and get your questions ready! Continue reading Conference on standby duty and use of private phones for work purposes in Delegations April 2024

Lunchtime conference with inspiring guest speakers

Update 18.04.2024.  Here is the presentation of the conference. 

Original article: Get ready for an exciting launch of Generation 2004 lunchtime conferences, featuring inspiring guest speakers on diverse topics!Are you a woman navigating the challenges of parenthood alone ? Are you a woman victim of post-separation violence? To kick off the series, we focus on women who are lone parents and on women exposed to violence Continue reading Lunchtime conference with inspiring guest speakers

One step forward in our fight: internal competition for AST & AST/SC (+training offer)

*Update 23.05.2024, COM/AST3/2024 competition exam date will be June 5, 2024. Enrolment on COM AST3 training with follow up sessions are closed. Registration for the self-study option is still open.  *Update 02.05.2024 COM/AST3/2024 indicative planning has been updated, but still not precise enough to allow for holiday planning. Continue reading One step forward in our fight: internal competition for AST & AST/SC (+training offer)

Conference: transfer-out of pension rights

By popular demand, the pension transfer-out event will take place again in March. The powerpoint is available by email from the Allianz broker. Additional questions from the original presentation (16.01.2024) are added and answered in our transfer-out FAQ. There will be a presentation and then a question and answer session. What does it mean to transfer out of the pension scheme of the European Union institutions (PSEUI)? Who has to do this? What are the options available?

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How to increase your chances to get a promotion/reclassification in 2024?

*Update 17.04.2024 the note we drafted on behalf of the Central Staff Committee (CSC) requesting a full evaluation of the revamped evaluation template has been sent.*

Original article: The promotion/reclassification process is not particularly user-friendly. It’s not always clear how DGs choose who to reward, nor why some years appear to be better than others. Continue reading How to increase your chances to get a promotion/reclassification in 2024?

Training offer for External Competitions

Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is happy to offer you online training and webinars to assist you with preparing for the external competitions.  A discount rate is offered to Generation 2004 members, see below.  All seminars will be in English.

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Training offer for external competitions and certification

*Update 19.02.2025: ‘By default, all [internal] competitions will be cross-category.’ (Stay tuned: A new approach for internal competitions) This is excellent news and should now put the Commission on an even footing with the Parliament and other EU institutions. We hope that this inclusion is genuine and that the competitions are not  otherwise skewed to reduce participation. Participation in these competitions can be done in parallel to the certification: use all your options!* Continue reading Training offer for external competitions and certification

Training offer for certification & internal competitions

*Update 15.12.2023, check out our 2024 training.* Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is offering online trainings and webinars to assist you in preparing for the Certification exercise and internal competitions.

There is a special price for all participants to  the certification  training.  The talent screener  webinar is free for all staff.

You can find the video recording and the PowerPoint presentation of the free webinar here.

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