Category: Useful resources

  • How to Collect Legally Sound Evidence of Harassment in EU Institutions

    How to Collect Legally Sound Evidence of Harassment in EU Institutions

    Navigating workplace harassment or conflict within EU institutions requires establishing solid prima facie evidence. This guide details how to properly gather and preserve admissible proof, from extracting native email files with meta data and managing chat exports to navigating medical boards. Avoid common traps like secret recordings and build a legally sound evidence package.

  • eu institutions salary Calculators

    eu institutions salary Calculators

    An official calculator of salaries for jobs in the European Commission or other EU institutions is not publicly available. To address this gap, this article links to a number of useful resources that will allow you to get an approximate idea of what salary to expect at a particular EU institution.

  • European Commission Salary Grid

    European Commission Salary Grid

    This article provides the annual European Commission salary grid for Administrators, Assistants, Secretaries and Clerks, and Contract Agents. The values are relevant until middle 2025 when an updated salary grid will be adopted. The European Commission salary grid is reviewed every year and a new version is published in either May or June as part…

  • European Commission mission allowances and hotel price ceilings

    European Commission mission allowances and hotel price ceilings

    This article provides the European Commission mission hotel ceiling and daily allowance scale for EU and non-EU countries and other jurisdictions.

  • Do EU officials pay tax?

    Do EU officials pay tax?

    EU officials’ salaries are not subject to national taxes of EU member states. However, EU officials pay a ‘Solidarity Levy’ of 6% and a ‘Community Tax’ that ranges between 8% and 45% of their ‘basic salary’.

  • How far from office can EU institutions staff live?

    How far from office can EU institutions staff live?

    How far from the office can EU institutions staff live? What is said in the Staff Regulations Article 20, Commission teleworking rules, cross-border commuting and differences between EU institutions (including agencies)?

  • 16 benefits of working for EU institutions

    16 benefits of working for EU institutions

    An article about all benefits of working for the EU institutions: European Commission, European Parliament, EU agencies etc. These are: Salary; Pension; Health insurance; Allowances; European School; Annual leave and travel grant; Interesting work; Job security; Moving and settling-in assistance; Business travel; Training; Contributing to the “EU project”; Making a career; Language learning; Disability-friendly employer;…

  • How much do EU officials earn?

    How much do EU officials earn?

    Overview of salaries of administrators, assistants, secretaries/clerks and contract agents at the European Commission and other EU institutions.

  • Kosovo footnote | EU, UN, Council of Europe standards

    Kosovo footnote | EU, UN, Council of Europe standards

    Kosovo footnote | Footnote text as used by the institutions of the European Union (EU), United Nations (UN), and the Council of Europe (CoE)

  • What is the European Commission Correction Coefficient in 2026

    What is the European Commission Correction Coefficient in 2026

    Salaries of officials of the European Commission and other EU institutions get adjusted by a factor called the ‘Correction Coefficient’. Your EU institutions salary amount directly depends on where the institution you work for is located. Each year Eurostat tracks how expensive (or cheap) it is to live in all EU member states.

  • European Commission Medical Examination

    European Commission Medical Examination

    European Commission medical examination. This article explains what it’s like and answers other frequently asked questions.

  • Comparison of Salaries in EU institutions by contract type: AD, AST, CA, AST/SC

    Comparison of Salaries in EU institutions by contract type: AD, AST, CA, AST/SC

    Think you need to be an Administrator (AD) to earn a high salary in the EU institutions? Think again. This insider guide reveals the significant salary overlap between categories, showing how senior Assistants (AST 5–11) and Contract Agents in Function Group IV (Grades 15–18) often outearn entry-level Administrators. Explore the July 2025–2026 salary figures, real-world…