EU - Eurocrate exams

This week is a big week for 41.000 candidates across Europe to become a eurocrate, Wednesday and Friday young and not so young aspirants will take exams in 43 cities in the 25 European countries plus Bulgaria and Rumania who will join next year.

From this pool of hopefuls only 1060 will be chosen to actually enter a five years waiting list for the next job opening in one of the European Union offices.

“Employment conditions include high salaries, security, health benefits, allowances and low taxation.” Writes Helena Spongenberg in EUobserver.com.

I am thinking about all those thousands of students protesting in France about temporary contracts and no security. What will happen to the 40.000 European young hopefuls that will not get in the five years waiting list.

This is crazy. There must be something in between this all or nothing situation. And above all there must be something to motivate the young ones to break this vicious circle. Today I have learned how they call themselves in Germany: Generation Praktikum.
European Union Brussels Generation Praktikum