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Free conference: AD7 internal competition

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*Update 21.04.2026: you can find here the presentation and the recording of the info session*

Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos,  is happy to invite you to a free info session for the AD7 internal competition.  You will get tips and tricks on how to fill in the application, as well as advice on how to tackle the different parts of the exam (cognitive reasoning assessment; EU knowledge, written test). There will be a Q&A session at the end of the conference. Continue reading Free conference: AD7 internal competition →

Share Your Sad PMO Allowance Story! – Member’s opinion    

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Are you not getting all the necessary educational allowance information from the other parent? Do you feel that you are being treated unfairly?  Generation 2004 would prefer to share more positive stories about the PMO, but sometimes there are shortcomings that need to be pointed out and acted on! We have come across a case where a parent-official was seconded out of the Commission for four years to discover that the other parent-official was collecting monthly PMO educational allowances during that time without disclosing them. 

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Training offer: Self-study exam packages for EPSO competition AD7 Data management and data knowledge

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Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is happy to invite you to two self-study exam packages to practice the different tests for those not wishing to join the specific work group for the EPSO/AD/426/25 competition – Administrators (AD 7) in the field of data management and data knowledge (in Luxembourg), with a special discount rate for our members.

 

 

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Training offer: Study group 5 in (ES+EN) for EPSO competition AD5 Generalists / Graduates

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Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is happy to invite you to the fifth 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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G2004 meet Catherine Day, Chair of the High-Level Group on Large-Scale Review: Key Takeaways

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On 26 February, representatives from Generation 2004 (G2004), together with other trade unions and the Central Staff Committee, met with Catherine Day, Chair of the High-Level Reflection Group (HLRG), to discuss the Large-Scale Review (LSR). The meeting followed January’s initial exchange with Commissioner Serafin, marking a further step in staff engagement as the Commission shapes its future workforce strategy.  

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Dismissal of Local Agents: Enough is Enough!

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In early February, the administration finally agreed to meet with trade unions and staff associations (TUs) to discuss the so-called ‘modernisation of delegations’, particularly the decision to dismiss local agents at several EU delegations. 

This meeting only happened because it was a necessary conciliation step – as set out in the Framework Agreement between TUs and the Administration – after all representative TUs of the Commission had issued a strike warning to protest again the dismissals and the refusal of the administration to hold negotiation meetings (social dialogue) on the issue. 

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When Administrative Rules Shape and Damage a Life: Testimony of a Member

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After reading the article on in vitro fertilization (IVF) reimbursement, I feel compelled to share my own experience – one that profoundly altered the course of my life and remains painful even years later. 

In 2016, after several years of unsuccessful attempts to conceive, my partner and I decided to pursue IVF treatment. At that time, reimbursement required the existence of a formally recognised “pathology.” My request for prior authorisation was refused because no such pathology had been established.  Continue reading When Administrative Rules Shape and Damage a Life: Testimony of a Member →

Training offer: Self-study Digital Skills trainings (EN) and (ES+EN) for EPSO competition AD5 Generalists/Graduates

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Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is happy to invite you to two self-study modules for the Digital Skills test (one in English and one in Spanish + English) for the competition for AD5 Generalists/Graduates, with a special discount rate for our members.

 

 

 

 

 

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Training offer: Self-study Free-text Essay on EU matters (EUFTE) training (EN) for EPSO competition AD5 Generalists/Graduates

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Generation 2004, in collaboration with Yasemos Europeos, is happy to invite you to a self-study module for the Free-text Essay on EU matters (EUFTE) written test training in English for the competition for AD5 Generalists/Graduates, with a special discount rate for our members.

 

 

 

 

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