Welcome to the eighth edition 2024 of Generation 2004 Newsletter! In this issue, discover our checklist & tips for your holidays and the new training offer for the ongoing EPSO competitions. Also find updates on Contract Agents (CA) 3A’s unemployment insurance payment, fairer pension contributions for contract (CA) and temporary (TA) agents, and the 7-year rule for Contract Agents.

We also share the state of play on the automatic declarations of Belgian Third-party allowances announced by PMO and we cover interpreters’ issues.  Additionally, we provide the latest information on the housing allowance in Luxembourg and its current status. We aim to bring more clarity about the changes to the place of origin and travel allowance. Furthermore, we request the full recognition of staff  involvement in activities in the interest of the Institution.  We address as well the flexibility offered by Third-party option in Mobility.netLastly and ask what happened to “Have your say”.  Last but not least , read the Ombudsman decision on EPSO competitions maladministration and don’t miss the Belgian local elections deadline on July 31st. That’s it for this edition. Stay tuned for more and reach out if we can assist you!