Generation 2004 continues to advocate for a revised teleworking policy that reflects the values of a modern EU administration. In order to collect the view of our colleagues, we launched a survey in July on teleworking, teleworking from abroad and travelling to work.
What is your view? Is our employer modern and attractive enough or do you think the attractiveness can be increased by more flexibility on teleworking and teleworking from anywhere? Is there already enough flexibility?
The new rules on voluntary teleworking apply to Local Staff in EU Delegations and Offices, who can now telework 1 full day per week or 2 half-days. Roles requiring physical presence, extensive face-to-face interaction or special handling of sensitive information, are generally excluded and cannot telework.
Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is happy to offer you 2 package modalities for the COM AD5 and AST3 Internal competition. In both packages, registered candidates will receive within 24/48 hours a personal access link to the Verify Interactive G+ exam in the SHL platform. Exam is available in a choice of languages, including English, French and German (languages 2 in the COM/AD5/108/2026 and COM/AST3/109/2026 competitions). There is a special discount rate for our members ONLY.
Continue reading Training offer: AD5 and AST3 internal competitions – SHL G+ exam packages
Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is happy to invite you to self-study modules for the Reasoning tests (verbal, numerical and abstract) in different language combinations for the competition for AD5 Generalists/Graduates, with a special discount rate for our members. Yasemos Europeos has indeed expanded the languages in which they offer its self-study courses for reasoning tests.
Welcome to the sixth edition of our Newsletter!
This month’s edition focuses on staff rights, career opportunities, mobility and working conditions across the European institutions.
*Update 16.09.2026: please note that Yasemos Europeos has updated this study group calendar due to an overlap with the first exam dates (Cognitive reasoning test) published for COM AD5 and COM AST3 internal competitions. Please find below, in the table, the updated calendar*
Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is happy to invite you to an online study group with follow-up sessions focused on the internal competition tests, including the MCQ test on EU policies and institutions and the Written Test, with a special discount rate for our members.
We are not (yet!) in an election period, we know! Let’s, however, talk once about us, about what we are doing to make 2026 a year of Generation 2004 members: “reconnecting, engaging, and building the active community that makes Generation 2004 strong”, as set out in our Plan for 2026.
Continue reading Have your say, engage with us, let’s make Generation 2004 stronger!
Generation 2004 continues to fight for more teleworking days from abroad. In a situation where energy costs and fuel prices are continuously increasing, more flexibility on teleworking from anywhere would facilitate the life for many colleagues with family far away from their place of employment. More flexibility on teleworking from anywhere would also boost the attractiveness of our employer.
The Personal Security Clearance (PSC), also known as vetting procedure, is the systematic process of investigating a person’s background to determine their reliability and trustworthiness to be granted access to European Union classified information (EUCI). PSC safeguards the Institution from threats such as espionage, leaks, fraud, disruption and data breaches.
The publication of the 2027 EU Delegation rotation exercise has once again generated excitement among colleagues dreaming of an international career. Working in an EU Delegation offers unique professional and personal opportunities, and every year many officials eagerly await the publication of the available posts.
Unfortunately, for many AST/SC colleagues, that excitement may have ended almost as soon as it began. Continue reading Hidden opportunities for AST/SC colleagues in the 2027 Delegation rotation
