We would also like to encourage everyone to start compiling the elements for your 2024 self-assessment report now. This is especially true for those who have sufficient seniority in their grade, whether they are officials (1) or contract staff (2). For those who will not have reached the required level of seniority in 2023, a…
With us Claudia SENIK is Professor at Sorbonne University and the Paris School of Economics (PSE). She is Director of the Observatoire du bien-être, and a member of the Institut Universitaire de France. Her work focuses on the economics of subjective well-being, and in particular on the link between income, growth, inequality and happiness. She…
Focus On 10 November, the European Parliament and the Council approved the European budget for 2024. This budget will make it possible to respond in part to the more urgent needs of the European Union and its neighbours, as well as the consequences of the crisis in the Middle East. However, the mid-term review of…
With us Luis ROMERO REQUENA is the former Director General of the Commission's Legal Service. He holds a Master's degree in Law from the University of Deusto in Madrid, a diploma as a State Inspector of Finance and a diploma from the École Nationale d'Administration (ENA) in Paris. In 1985 he became technical adviser…
Conscious communication for more effective collaboration In difficult relationships, we unconsciously tend to use language that can be perceived as contemptuous, blaming and judgmental. And yet, empathic language enables us not only to manage tense situations better, but also to communicate our needs and set our limits in a peaceful manner - a prerequisite…
Discover the social, economic and political history of Brussels A walk through Brussels and the social, economic and political history of Belgium. Invitations are sent to members of our members' list. No need to register, just turn up at the meeting point. These walks are, of course, free of charge. On Saturday 24 February at…
Conscious communication for more effective collaboration In difficult relationships, we unconsciously tend to use language that can be perceived as contemptuous, blaming and judgmental. And yet, empathic language enables us not only to manage tense situations better, but also to communicate our needs and set our limits in a peaceful manner - a prerequisite…
“The future of the EU budget and the creation of collective public goods” Changing the EU budget, as was shown yet again in the outcome of the mid-term review of the multi-annual financial framework, is never easy. Yet as Ursula VON DER LEYEN emphasized in her 2023 State of the Union address, it is unavoidable…
With us Danièle LINHART is a French sociologist specialising in changes in work and employment. She is an emeritus research director at the CNRS, a member of the GTM-CRESPPA laboratory and a member of the editorial board of "La Nouvelle Revue du Travail". She is also a member of the Observatoire du Stress et des…
**Additional Formation** The training fees cover not only the course on 22 March, but also the subsequent course at the end of April/beginning of May. This will be a second session of 4h30 including a presentation of the written test as well as a mock exam and its correction !!! About the training U4U…
