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Staff Categories Working for EU Institutions: A Guide
This article provides an overview of the various staff categories in the EU institutions, including the European Commission, European Parliament, Court of Justice of the European Union, and the European Council. The different types of staff categories include administrators, assistants, contract agents, accredited parliamentary assistants, secretaries and clerks, freelance linguists, interims, intramuros, trainees. It pays…
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Interim Staff in EU Institutions: A ‘What’, ‘Why’ & ‘How’ Guide
Are you interested in working as an interim staff (interimaire in French) in the European Union institutions? This article covers key information about why one should consider an interim position and whether it can lead to a more permanent contract with the European Commission or an EU agency.
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Kosovo footnote | EU, UN, Council of Europe standard
Kosovo footnote | Footnote text as used by the institutions of the European Union (EU), United Nations (UN), and the Council of Europe (CoE)
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Reserve lists: an explainer
‘Reserve lists’ are pools of applicants that have sucessfully gone through the selection process of EPSO or an EU agency and are now “shortlisted” as potential employees. When the EU institution that organized the selection process has an actual vacancy to fill, a job offer is being sent out to the most appropriate person on…
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Hotels in Brussels with prices under the European Commission hotel ceiling
This post is a collection of best hotels in Brussels that have a special price of 148 EUR per night for staff of EU institutions or Member States officials attending EU institutions’ events. This price is known as the “European Commission rate” and guarantees that you will be able to stay in a nice hotel…
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Well-being of EU officials’ partners and spouses
Spouses of employees of EU institutions often move with them to a new country. It is important to remember to care about your significant other and not get consumed by the new job. This article provides some tips and guidance to EU institutions staff.
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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.
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Tests and interviews in EU agencies
Have you ever wondered how EU agencies select winners in their job competitions? Have you been invited to a test and/or an interview, and would like to know what to expect? This article will provides answers.
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What is the salary of Frontex Executive Director
Net salary of the new Frontex Executive Director is between EUR 9146 and EUR 9598, depending on length of previous work experience. The succesful candidate will also receive a number of allowances.
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Explainer on ‘Working knowledge of a third EU language’
What is meant by the “working knowledge of a third EU language” or “capacité à travailler dans une troisième langue” in EU institutions? This article answers this and other questions.
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European Gender Equality Institute – EIGE Factsheet
This article provides an overview about EIGE based on its regulation, single programming documents, consolidated activity reports, website, etc. If you are looking at a vacancy at EIGE there might be questions about the institution that are not always easy to find answers to without a lot of searching and reading. This post covers main…
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Calculators of salaries in EU institutions
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.
