Generation 2004 is concerned about career development in the Commission, and so would like you to take part in a very simple survey with few questions.
Although this survey requests ECAS authentication, this is only to prevent non EC ECAS users from participating and your contribution will be 100% anonymous.
It looks like the parachuting season will soon go back to full speed. Probably it has something to do with the nice warm weather and »less« with the quickly approaching EU elections.
Anyway, dear colleagues, please do not hesitate to inform us in case you spotted a fully equipped parachute jumper or skydiver. It is always nice to ask this fearless people for advice how to fall so quickly from the blue sky without any injuries.
In the framework of the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2021-2027 Commissioner Oettinger invited the staff representations in January to provide suggestions concerning heading V of the budget which covers the administrative costs of all EU institutions (salaries, pensions, buildings, IT and security). We very much appreciated Commissioner Oettingers willingness to consult the staff at an early stage of the MFF drafting procedure. Generation 2004 has responded to this call and will defend staff recruited after 2004 (including new recruits) and low income staff. Continue reading MFF 2021-2027: Heading V of the EU budget
On 8 March Generation 2004 organised a lunchtime conference for AST colleagues. It consisted in a detailed presentation and answering many questions from the audience. The two main questions discussed were:
This lunch-time conference is the forth large public event organised by Generation 2004 after the Pensions Conference organised in February 2018.
The lunch-time conference brought together a large number of attendees in Brussels and several hundred participants from many sites through web-streaming.
Continue reading AST Conference: A life of an AST: is there light in the tunnel?
Once upon a time, there was an administration which struggled to reform and modernise…
Let us take a trip back in time. The main character of our story is the EU Commission. The year is 2002. The drive for administrative reform after the resignation of the Santer Commission has already given birth to the Kinnock Reform programme enshrined in the White paper of 2000. Put aside the well-known dramatic consequences for the new recruits and the fragmentation of the workforce, this reform also suggested a decentralisation for the administrative and financial services of the Commission. The underlying idea was that such a decentralisation would lead to modernisation and more efficient use of resources. Continue reading Modernisation of HR: the experiment goes on
Generation 2004 supports the campaign launched by some of our colleagues to get voting rights in the regional elections in Brussels.
On 7 February a campaign calling for the right for all Brussels-Capital Region (RBC) residents to vote, #1bru1vote was launched. It has been met with huge support from Belgians and non-Belgians alike. The campaign is of direct concern to those of us who do not have Belgian citizenship and who reside in the RBC. Continue reading Voting rights to all Brussels residents
An interesting video from ARTE about Goldman Sachs’ influence on the EU: A bank which rules the world……
As of the 57th minute it is about Goldman Sachs and the EU and as of 63rd minute you will see which current or former EU leaders are interdependent from that bank: https://vimeo.com/134308032 Continue reading Goldman Sachs, the bank that runs the world
The conference about Pensions was organised by Generation 2004 on 20 February 2018. It consisted in a detailed presentation and answering many questions from the audience. This lunch-time conference is the third large public event organised by Generation 2004 after the “Dos & Don’ts of Self-appraisal & Appeals Conference” organised in January 2018.
Continue reading Pensions Conference
We would like to inform all staff that the General Assembly launching the electoral process for the renewal of the Ispra/Seville Local Staff Committee will take place on:
Thursday 8 February 2018 at 15:00, in the Auditorium – Bdg. 58C (videoconference with Seville – Room A30) Continue reading Ispra/Seville Staff General Assembly
A conference entitled “Know more about DOs and DON’Ts of self-appraisal and appeals” was organised by Generation 2004 on 11 January 2018. It consisted in a varied programme of presentations, interactive dialogues and one-to-one advice sessions. This lunch-time conference is the second large public event organised by Generation 2004 after the Contract Agents Conference organised in November 2017.
Continue reading Dos & Don’ts of Self-appraisal & Appeals Conference
