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Generation 2004 is hiring a secretary in the European Commission in Brussels

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For our daily work ‘For the many, not the few’ Generation 2004 employs a team of committed and dedicated colleagues.

Please do not hesitate to share this message with trustable colleagues who share our values and fulfil the conditions.

If you are a Contract Agent FG II (in the Commission, trade unions and staff associations are limited to employing CAs FG II for this type of post) OR if you have a valid CAST. Continue reading Generation 2004 is hiring a secretary in the European Commission in Brussels →

Generation 2004 Brussels is urgently looking for a Trainee in Communication & Social Media

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Generation 2004 Brussels is urgently looking for a Trainee in Communication & Social Media.  For our daily work, Generation 2004 employs a team of committed and dedicated colleagues. We are looking for a trainee who is : A Student in Communication, Public Relations, Digital Media, Marketing, or related fields.
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AST/SC – Forgotten in Delegation while the Commission does its own thing? 

Assistants, Equality, Newsletter-2025-10-07, Professional mobility, Secretaries and clerks, Vacancy, Working conditions

In a recent internal communication on the 2026 Delegation rotation exercise [*], the European Commission announced opportunities for AST and AD staff to take up posts in European External Action Service (EEAS) Delegations around the world. Yet, one function group was (again) clearly overlooked. AST/SC staff are not even mentioned there, you have to dig to find any mention of this function group. Continue reading AST/SC – Forgotten in Delegation while the Commission does its own thing?  →

Qualified but discounted: The hidden injustice in EU hiring 

EPSO, Equality, Newsletter-2025-07-08, Staff Categories, Vacancy

*Update 06.10.2025: the issues outlined below are often called ‘juniorisation‘ within the Commission, but this term is not widely understood.*

Original article: Many colleagues across the EU institutions are increasingly frustrated by outdated and overly rigid eligibility rules in EPSO competitions, institutional vacancy notices and CAST recruitment. One of the most problematic aspects is the requirement that only professional experience acquired after obtaining the minimum required qualification counts toward eligibility.
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Generation 2004 is hiring a secretary in the European Commission in Brussels

Contract Agents, Newsletter-2025-07-08, Staff Categories, Vacancy

For our daily work in supporting all our staff, Generation 2004 employs a team of committed and dedicated colleagues.  Please do not hesitate to share this message with trustable colleagues who share our values and fulfil the conditions.  If you are a Contract Agent FG II (in the Commission, trade unions and staff associations are limited to employing CAs FG II for this type of post) OR If you have a valid CAST.
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EPSO: When wishful thinking meets reality 

diversity & inclusion, EPSO, Equality, Newsletter-2025-03-26, Vacancy

What at first glance looks like a logical continuation and supplement to the new EPSO competition model is above all one thing: the admission of failure across the board. No matter how rosy the Director General of HR portrays the situation and the new recruitment model, EPSO is not living up to its claim to deliver a better and ultimately faster service and DG HR is now struggling to ensure at least a minimum level of quality in the new recruitment model.  Continue reading EPSO: When wishful thinking meets reality  →

Fair access: Advocating for function group advancement for Contract Agents

Contract Agents, Newsletter-2025-03-26, Promotions, reclassification, Staff Categories, Vacancy, Working conditions

Limited job mobility for Contract Agents.  Contract agents (CAs) face significant barriers when seeking job security, never mind career advancement. Generation 2004 believes that this makes the Commission less attractive as an employer and further, that it negatively impacts staff morale. The availability of CA positions is scarce, and in some cases, obtaining a new job can result in a backwards move: a lower classification rather than any step up. Continue reading Fair access: Advocating for function group advancement for Contract Agents →

Reinforcing mobility for contract agents 

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*Update 17.06.2025: reply from DG HR to our note. Generation2004 has taken a closer look at the potential to change post or DG (‘mobility’) of Contract Agents (both permanent 3A and non-permanent 3B), triggered by the feedback from our members. We are astonished how restrictive and inflexible the system continues to be. We are convinced that a lack of mobility in general hampers career growth which can lead to frustration, demotivation, burnout and contribute to long periods of medical leave. A change is needed! 

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Eismea’s Latest Adventure: A Mission to the US or Losing Staff Trust Forever?

EISMEA, Newsletter - 2024-09-25, Vacancy

Ah, the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (Eismea). Just when we thought things couldn’t get any more exciting (read: Eismea: when better becomes worse | Generation 2004), we’re hit with yet another plot twist: the publishing of a new position that has everyone scratching their heads.  It’s like that moment in a movie where the villain turns out to be… Continue reading Eismea’s Latest Adventure: A Mission to the US or Losing Staff Trust Forever? →

Generation 2004 is hiring a secretary in the European Commission in Brussels

Vacancy

For our daily work ‘For the many, not the few’ Generation 2004 employs a team of committed and dedicated colleagues.

Please do not hesitate to share this message with trustable colleagues who share our values and fulfil the conditions.

If you are a Contract Agent FG II (in the Commission, trade unions and staff associations are limited to employing CAs FG II for this type of post) OR If you have a valid CAST.
Continue reading Generation 2004 is hiring a secretary in the European Commission in Brussels →