Welcome to this latest edition of the Generation 2004 newsletter. We look at the issues raised by the closure of buildings and planned reduction in office temperatures in Luxembourg and Brussels. In a less serious note, we present the future of workwear for the office and potentially also for home, to try to counter the increasing cost of utilities. Our training on resilience at work is unrelated to the Commission’s building policy, but every little helps! In other news, Luxembourg is consistently being promoted as a good place to live, but is this the whole story? The big story is that most (but not all staff) will see an adjustment to their salaries. Unfortunately, some of our colleagues in delegations are again left behind, whether in terms of the salary adjustment, inflation or the possibilities of working from home. Again on the topic of delegations, our colleagues in Kyiv have also been invited to return physically to the office by the end of this month.
That’s it now for now! Enjoy the reading and get in touch if you believe we can help!
*Update 29.10.2025 
Have you experience a traumatic event and found yourself having to return to work before you were quite 100%? Have you had difficulties in completing a project and to meet the deadline? When we talk about resilience, we’re talking about the ability to cope with the ups and downs of life and bounce back from challenges. In a workplace setting, this can be about the ability to manage anything from a tough workload to frustrating colleagues, or even to changing the working environment. 
*Update 03.11.2022: Eurostat has published the final figures on the increase for Commission staff in its 
*Update 24.11.2023, please 
*Update 10.05.2023 closing buildings announced as a great success success, 
While the flexible working arrangements such as 
*08.11.2022 we have 
Generation 2004 is closely following the financial impact of inflation and rising energy costs to all staff in 