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This book is for all EU staff, at all levels, permanent, temporary or contract − and indeed anyone with ambitions to work in the European administration. It shows how to evaluate and improve your personal performance in the EU ¿core competencies¿ − for greater job satisfaction, positive performance reviews and career success.Coach, trainer and former EU official Jan De Sutter draws on the best ideas and practice in current management thinking and applies them to the specific context of EU institutions, explaining how the various competencies fit into the EU system for staff selection, appraisal and promotion. The book includes self-assessment worksheets to allow you to discover your st...
A concise, briskly-written account of the Cold War, drawing on the latest archival evidence and scholarly research. It includes a discussion of Cold War historiography and in the introductory section frames the main account by examining some of the subject's primary documents.
Women Leading the Way in Brussels brings together the stories of women leaders in the capital of Europe. These inspirational role models, who have ¿made it¿ in a variety of sectors, share their experiences, reflect on lessons learnt, and impart advice for the next generation of aspiring women leaders. Features¿ The stories of 14 women leaders in Brussels.¿ Facts & figures about women in decision-making in Europe.¿ Advice and ¿dos and don¿ts¿ for women leaders-to-be.¿ How to develop more gender-inclusive organisations.¿ Directory of groups which connect and support professional women in Brussels.
Jan Werts brings a unique perspective to the European Council. As a journalist, he has reported on the spot from virtually every European Council meeting since the start in the 1970s, a witness to countless episodes of last-minute arm-twisting and creative compromise. As a scholar, he wrote the first ever doctoral dissertation on the European Council, published in 1992. In 2008 another book carried the story forward to the verge of the start of the permanent presidency. In this latest book, against the background of the broad sweep of the history of the European Council, he focuses especially on the sequence of crises that began around the time of his previous book the Greek debt and broader euro crises, the migration and refugee crisis, Brexit and Covid among them.
From the publishers of The Ultimate EU Test Book ¿ this is the book for anyone wanting to know about the opportunities a career in the EU public administration can provide and the many different ways to `get in¿. It is also highly relevant to those already with temporary positions or internships who want to move their careers forward. Working for the EU: How to Get In explains:¿ The wide range of positions in the EU institutions and agencies, in Brussels, Luxembourg and worldwide¿ The many types, advantages and disadvantages of permanent and temporary posts ¿ How temporary posts can become stepping stones to permanent or very long-term jobs¿ The critical difference between being select...
This work traces the development of the European decision-making process in the European Community in minute detail, from the Summit Meeting in Paris (1957) to the most recent European Council meeting. Special account is taken of the momentous and at times controversial changes brought about in this process, in particular by the Single European Act. As well as consulting numerous well-known and respected sources on European affairs, the much-travelled author draws on his personal experience as a journalist, presenting new and original conclusions on, for example, the legal status of the European Council's communiques and decisions. The issues touched upon afford much food for thought and are...
The Ultimate EU Test Book Administrators 2020 is specially designed for candidates preparing for European Personnel Selection office (EPSO) competitions at Administrator (AD) level. It is relevant to all AD-level EPSO open competitions and CAST selections.The 2020 edition is the biggest ever and full of strategies, advice and practice exercises. The focus is on the computer-based multiple choice question tests which prove an obstacle to so many. Included are methodologies, warm-up exercises applying the methodologies step by step, and hundreds of practice questions with answer explanations showing shortcuts and common pitfalls. A brand new feature for 2020 is a specially designed warm-up exe...
A true story of a pastor's heroism on the Titanic.