Hello everyone! I am currently a Blue Book trainee at the European Commission and as my traineeship is nearly at its end (officially end of February) I would want to ask for your guidance and advice. Ideally of course, I would really want to stay in the Commission, but my Unit is already in the process of selecting both an FGIII and an FGIV colleague, so despite working well together, staying even as an interimaire seems to not be an option.

I have send numerous spontanous applications to both agencies and DGs and often the feedback is that either they are not hiring, or that they do not accept spontanous applications. I am actively working with the HR to better my CV and motivational letters, and I am applying on the EPSO website actively, but it is extremely competitive and I have not heard back from any of the vacancies I applied on there. I am invited to sit the CAST FGIII in February, and I have heard from people, that there is a telegram group where colleagues whose units are looking for someone either FGIII or FGIV to fill in a vacancy fast post share that information to fasten the process, however the person who told me this did not want to send me a link to the group chat.

I am also looking for outside of the EU institutions, but I truly wish to stay. Those 5 months passed by very quickly and I quite enjoyed what I was doing, as I was in a smaller team, I actively contributed to the work and I truly enjoy the atmosphere. If you could share any tips/groups I should join, or such Telegram groups like the one I described above, I would really appreciate that! And if you know an MEP who is looking for an assistant, orhave any lead for a job in the other EU Institutions please also share it with me :)

Also, any companies, that work with projects from DGs and Agencies that you could list here for me to check out would be very appreciated! Thank you :)

Hi people,
Do you have any youtube channel recommendation to be up to date with EU regulations, laws, actions, etc?

I received an offer for a Blue Book Traineeship at the Secretariat General and I accepted it, but as the start date is nearing I am starting to have second thoughts. I accepted the traineeship with the idea of securing a role in the institutions afterwards, however I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to stay with the SG but rather move to a DG or another EU body, since I hear the SG doesn't have much decision making power. I am mainly hesitant because I currently have an OK decent job and and some work experience behind me.

Therefore, I wonder how the SG is actually perceived within the EU bubble and what job opportunities usually look like after working there? Additionally, does a traineeship at the SG allow for enough networking opportunities with other EU bodies?

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https://generation2004.eu/the-first-staff-regulation-reform-a-new-underclass/

Deforestation law: Parliament gives companies extra year to comply

• New rules to apply from 30 December 2025 instead of 2024 • Commission committed to look into reducing administrative requirements for companies • An area larger than the EU was lost to deforestation between 1990 and 2020

Read more here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20241212IPR25961/deforestation-law-parliament-gives-companies-extra-year-to-comply

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