The European Personnel Selection Office, responsible for selecting staff to work for the institutions and agencies of the European Union, is inviting students keen to promote EU careers on their university campuses to apply and become EU Career Student Ambassadors. Who can apply EU citizens; enrolled and present at the university for the duration of the Ambassador’s post (October 2025 – September 2026); […]
Internships – EC Translation Traineeships – Belgium, Luxembourg
The Commission organises twice a year in-service training periods lasting 5 months for university graduates from the EU who wish to gain in-house professional translation experience. Eligibility The traineeship programme is open to all EU citizens, regardless of age (a limited number of places are also allocated to non-EU nationals) who: have completed a standard 3-year higher […]
Teresa Anjinho elected as new European Ombudsman
The last Tuesday, Parliament backed Teresa Anjinho (Portugal) as the European Ombudsman for a five-year mandate, with the support of 344 MEPs in a secret plenary vote. The new European Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho is an independent human rights expert and academic researcher, serving as a member of the Supervisory Committee of the European Anti-Fraud Office […]
EU defence policy in figures
The EU and its Member States are determined to increase and enhance joint defence spending in response to the unprecedented security challenges and threats facing Europe today. How much do EU member states spend on defence? Between 2021 and 2024, total defence expenditure by EU Member States increased by more than 30%. In 2024, it […]
Interships – Court of Justice – Luxembourg
Every year, the Court of Justice of the European Communities offers a limited number of paid traineeships of a maximum duration of five months. Traineeships are generally undertaken in the Research and Documentation Directorate, the Press and Information Service, the Directorate-General for Translation or the Interpretation Directorate. Applicants must be citizens of a Member State […]
Commission simplifies rules on sustainability and EU investments, delivering over €6 billion in administrative relief
The European Commission has adopted a new package of proposals to simplify EU rules, boost competitiveness, and unlock additional investment capacity. This is a major step forward in creating a more favourable business environment to help EU companies grow, innovate, and create quality jobs. By bringing our competitiveness and climate goals together, we are creating […]
A Clean Industrial Deal for competitiveness and decarbonisation in the EU
The Commission presents the Clean Industrial Deal, a bold business plan to support the competitiveness and resilience of our industry. The Deal will accelerate decarbonisation, while securing the future of manufacturing in Europe. Faced with high energy costs and fierce and often unfair global competition, our industries need urgent support. This Deal positions decarbonisation as […]
Internships – EU Council – Belgium
Twice a year the General Secretariat of the Council offers 5-month paid traineeship periods in Brussels: 16 February to 15 July (first period) 1 September to 31 January (second period) Regular paid traineeships Eligibility Applicants must be EU citizens; Have a university degree; Proficiency in English or French (C1 level) and very good knowledge of […]
Learning – JM Jazz World Orchestra – Croacia
The JM Jazz World Orchestra is a project launched by Jeunesses Musicales International allowing young musicians from all around the world to take part in training sessions, workshops, and finally in a concert tour as a member of the JM Jazz Orchestra. How it works The session will be in summer 2025. JM Jazz World […]