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During the global health crisis of 2020–2022, staff across all categories in EU Delegations ensured business continuity under immense pressure. Their unwavering commitment proved that flexible working arrangements—especially telework—are not only viable, but also invaluable in times of crisis.

The joint EEAS/Commission proposal will create a 3–tier system over the next five years with changes to commence as of 2026 and subject to further changes once the next MFF is known:

In recent discussions surrounding the regionalization of Delegations, there has been growing concern about the future of Local Agents (LAs)

 The European Union is considering a critical restructuring of EU Delegations claiming this is needed to enhance efficiency, effectiveness,

We want everyone both the hierarchy and our peer to recognize and address the issues arising from stress in the workplace. We need to be abl

Helen CONEFREY, Sunil KUMAR, Aminata ONGOIBA, Karoly SOOS, Michael STEFFENS, and Sumeet THAKKAR “No one knows better than USHU the...

The movement of Officials and Contract Agents (CAs) from HQ to EU DEL and between EU DEL (known as “rotation” for Officials and “mobility” f

The EU’s proposed INTPA Regionalisation policy affecting over 100 EU Delegations, is a topic of global discussion. Hundreds of Local Agents

In any change management process, there will be casualties. Posts will be frozen and eventually suppressed. Expatriate Staff will be redeplo

Dimitrije Stanković It was on one cold winter night in Brussels in 2009 when three of us – Victoria Davydova, Driss Eskalli and myself...

USHU is aware of the concern of Local Agents across the globe as they face inflation and great uncertainty. 2025 will be a critical year to

USHU strives to promote a better work culture in EU Delegations through cultivating greater RESPECT among colleagues

The best way to avoid inappropriate behaviour and harassment is to show MORE RESPECT, more patience - line managers and peers should engage

The introduction of new working arrangements in EU Delegations marks a new era.

The current Salary Method came into force in 2014 after lengthy negotiations in which USHU took the lead to defend the previous working cond

While colleagues in EU Delegations around the world are progressively returning to the office, the policies attached to their return...

We all know how it is to start a new job and we are all used to mobility as part of our life.

Article by Michael Steffens, European Union Delegation to Jordan (formerly Afghanistan) and Federico Romoli, European Union Delegation to...

Article written by Dimitrije Stankovic The idea of adopting a new set of conditions of employment for Local Agents (LAs) in EU...