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Don't Worry If Your First Payslip Looks Incomplete: EU Benefits Can Be Paid Also Retroactively

If you’re about to start a new job in the EU civil service, you’ve probably pored over every allowance you might be entitled to, including the household allowance, the dependent child allowance, and the expatriation allowance. So it can be a little unsettling when your first few payslips don’t seem to reflect everything you’re eligible for. The good news is that in most cases, nothing is lost. EU…

Don't Worry If Your First Payslip Looks Incomplete: EU Benefits Can Be Paid Also Retroactively

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How Recruitment Styles Can Vary Across EU Agencies

If you’ve just submitted an application for an EU agency vacancy and received an invitation letter for the assessment phase, you might assume every agency runs that phase the same way. Two real invitation letters sent recently to AD-level candidates show just how different interviews can look, depending on which agency you’re dealing with. Traditional approach A candidate invited for an AD 8…

How Recruitment Styles Can Vary Across EU Agencies

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Does Age Matter? What the EU Staff Regulations Say About Applicants' Age

When applying to an EU institution, a natural question is whether age affects the outcome. The Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union offer a clear answer: age is, in principle, irrelevant to selection, with only a few narrow, justified exceptions. A General Ban on Age Discrimination Article 1d of the Staff Regulations prohibits discrimination on several grounds, and age sits…

Does Age Matter? What the EU Staff Regulations Say About Applicants' Age

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If You Only Read 10 of Our 100 Articles, Make It These

When we published our first piece on NextEUJob, the goal was simple: give serious candidates the insider knowledge that the EU institutions never quite spell out for you. Five years and one hundred articles later, that mission has not changed. To mark the milestone, we went back through the full archive and asked ourselves one question: if someone had an hour to read the most useful things we…

If You Only Read 10 of Our 100 Articles, Make It These

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Staff Regulations vs. Implementing Rules: What Every EU Agency Job Seeker Needs to Know

So you’ve decided to pursue a career in an EU agency. You’ve polished your CV, you’re brushing up on your competency-based interview technique, and you’re scanning job boards daily. But then you stumble across a reference to “Implementing Rules” in a vacancy notice or contract clause, and suddenly you’re in a rabbit hole of legal jargon that nobody warned you about. Don’t worry. This is one of…

Staff Regulations vs. Implementing Rules: What Every EU Agency Job Seeker Needs to Know

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Legal measures against EU agencies

What to Do and What to Do If They Turn on You Working for an EU agency carries real responsibilities, and sometimes, those responsibilities put you in an uncomfortable position. You witness something that looks wrong. Procurement that doesn’t add up. A decision that bypasses the rules. Funds are being used in ways they shouldn’t be. What do you do? The starting point is knowing your legal…

Legal measures against EU agencies

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The Foreign Residence Allowance

The EU Benefit That Often Gets Overlooked If you have been researching salaries in the EU civil service, you have almost certainly come across the expatriation allowance — the headline benefit that adds 16% on top of your basic salary when you relocate abroad for an EU job. It is well known, widely discussed, and rightly considered one of the most attractive perks of working for an EU…

The Foreign Residence Allowance

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New HOME for a Legal Officer

Recently, an unusual position for a Legal Officer has been advertised on the EPSO website. Much like Schroedinger’s cat, it appears to be in two states at once. Or even more states in this case. Legal Officer’s cat You can see the text below, including the link to see for yourself: Legal Officer Domain(s): Law Reference number: eu-LISA/26/CA/FGIV/3.1 Deadline: 01/06/2026 – 11:59 (Brussels…

New HOME for a Legal Officer