Newsletter-2026-05-29

Generation 2004 supports the petition in favour of Contract Agents (CA) – our support for the Contract Agents’ Collective

In the recent weeks and days, you might have received via email a petition from the CA collective’. What the ‘CA collective’ is proposing is not new to us. To a large extent, it is a reflection and continuation of the positions that we, as a staff association, have been advocating for over a long period of time and aligned with our postulates for CAs. 

Following the exchange of views with the colleagues involved, we understood their intentions and convictions and consequently we have decided to support the related petition. This position was re-confirmed during the conference organised on 4 May 2026. 

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AD7 internal competition: a compass on complaints, queries and legal remedies

On internal or open competitions, the notice of competition is the ‘bible’.  Why?  Due to its binding nature. The notice of competition (NoC) and its annexes operate as a binding legal framework for the procedure. You should therefore read it before anything else. You should even consider that each ‘word’ and ‘comma’ counts!

This article is not about the lack of competitions or its badly planification, wrongdoings, or about technical difficulties you may face when you are applying to internal or open competitions. 

This article is a brief guide on proceduresrights and duties regarding complaintsqueries, and legal remedies at your disposal when something goes wrong. Obviously, you should primarily focus on the content and not in the procedures. You should focus on the tests and not on complaints, queries and legal remedies, but it is quite important to master them when time comes.  Continue reading AD7 internal competition: a compass on complaints, queries and legal remedies

Training offer: AD7 internal competition – SHL G+ exam packages

*Update 29.05.2026: The exam date for the cognitive reasoning test in COM/AD7/107/2026 internal competition has been set for June 11*

Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is happy to offer you 2 package modalities for the COM AD7 Internal 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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Training offer: EPSO competition AD7 audit – Study group (EN) for reasoning, MCQ and written tests

*Update 26.05.2026: since this competition exam is now expected after the summer break, Yasemos Europeos has updated the calendar of this study group accordingly. Please find below the updated dates*

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 Audit 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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