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Staff Regulations
The ‘Staff Regulations’ is the main legal act regulating the employment conditions of Administrators, Assistants, Secretaries and Clerks, and Contract Agents in the European Commission and all other EU institutions.
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Team Leader
A Team Leader in EU institutions is a professional responsible for guiding and managing a specific team within a department or unit. The role involves coordinating the team’s activities, ensuring that tasks are completed efficiently, and objectives are met in line with the institution’s goals. Team leaders are pivotal in motivating their team members, facilitating…
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Temporary Agent
A ‘Temporary Agent’ in the European Commission or another EU institution refers to staff employed in the ‘Administrators’, ‘Assistants’, and the ‘Secretaries and Clerks’ groups who are hired for a set period of time and, hence, are usually not entitled to become permanent officials with indefinite employment contracts. In a sense, ‘Temporary Agents’ are similar…
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Trainee
A trainee is an intern that undergoes short-term on-the-job training at an EU institution. All EU institutions offer paid traineeships to students and young professionals. These are usually 5-6 months long with a possibility of extension.
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Travel costs on taking up duties
Employees of EU institutions receive a compensation for the transportation costs they incur when travelling to their place of employment to take up duties. These can be plane, train/bus, or petrol costs according to the individual situation of the staff member.
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Unemployment allowance
You can qualify for the EC Unemployment allowance if you have a) worked for the EU for more than 6 months, b) not resigned yourself, c) not been dismissed for disciplinary reasons. The allowance is paid for a maximum of three years in the following amounts: (a) 60 % of the basic salary for the…
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Verbal reasoning test
The Verbal Reasoning Test is an integral component of the EPSO assessment process for candidates aspiring to work at EU institutions. This test gauges a candidate’s ability to understand, analyze, and interpret written information, which is a critical skill in the policy-driven and legislative environment of the EU.
