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50 years of the Method

PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #88Pages 14 - 1950 Years of the Method. 1972-2022, from the first to the sixth. A legacy left by Ludwig Schubert after his brilliant European career and his trade union and community life. Officials and other staff, whether in active service or retired, we are all accustomed to finding…

Pensions – Minimum subsistence rule

PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #9431 - 34Victims of administrative carelessness are discovering, sometimes very belatedly, the despoliation they have suffered. The institutions must pay! How to turn a safety net into a trap The retirement pension is one of the branches of Social Security, designed to enable people to reap the rewards of…

The Precariousness of the EU Civil Service

PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #944-9The precariousness of the EU civil service, characterised by the systematic reliance on non-permanent, insecure contracts, has emerged as a critical challenge for European institutions. A Historical Perspective and Its Growing Consequences The precariousness of the EU civil service, characterised by the systematic reliance on non-permanent, insecure contracts, has…

ChatGPT: A journey into the future

PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #9318 - 20This article invites you to explore what ChatGPT is, how it works, and what it means for the future of workers. Generative AI – ChatGPT A journey into the future (without the DeLorean)*   *the DeLorean time machine is a time travel vehicle constructed from a retrofitted…

Understanding the ‘woke’ phenomenon

PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #9310 - 17The challenge for trade union organisations is to find a balance between defending the relevant interests of workers and considering new forms of activist engagement. Social conscience or social conflict? Understanding the ‘woke’ phenomenon It’s capturing attention and stirring controversy. Over the last ten years or so,…

US Flash December 2024

You will find in this edition: Promotions 2024, Negotiations on the GSC mobility decision, Justus Lipsius Renovation, Certification exercise, Left by the wayside, Update of remunerations and pensions.

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Democratic Style in The European Commission

PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #9244 - 45So how does the European Commission apply its so-called democracy, and in particular its social dialogue relations with the "intermediary bodies" The European Commission is an institution governed by the Staff Regulations. For several years now, it has been trying, like society in general, to give its…