Every year, there are around 100 places available for paid traineeships, and up to 6 places for paid trainees with a disability. What can you expect from your traineeship? A traineeship at the General Secretariat of the Council (GSC) offers: first-hand experience of the work of the GSC EU knowledge – insight into the processes and policies of the EU […]
EUROPEAN AGENDA: Institutionals Affairs
The European Union and its institutions act across a range of areas including EU enlargement and accession negotiations, international relations, issues relating to the EU’s institutional structure and external action matters, all with the aim of offering and promoting an EU as a community of values, advocating a comprehensive and efficient approach to protecting and […]
European Institute for Gender Equality
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Role: The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is an autonomous body of the European Union, established to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality, including gender mainstreaming in all EU policies and the resulting national policies, and the fight against […]
European Asylum Support Office
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Role: The European Union is working towards a Common European Asylum System. EASO supports its implementation by applying a bottom-up approach. The aim is to ensure that individual asylum cases are dealt with in a coherent way by all Member States. Executive Director: […]
Extraordinary EU meeting and concerted response on Afghanistan
At the extraordinary meeting on 31 August, in Brussels, EU Home affairs ministers discussed recent developments in Afghanistan, more specifically in relation to potential implications in the areas of international protection, migration and security. The Council adopted a statement on the matter. A unified response on the impact of the situation in Afghanistan on the […]
European Parliament
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Role: Directly-elected EU body with legislative, supervisory, and budgetary responsibilities Members: 705 MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) President: David-Maria Sassoli Year established: 1952 as Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community, 1962 as European Parliament, first direct elections in 1979 Location: Strasbourg (France), […]
Traineeship at the Economic and Social Committee
The Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is a consultative body that offers European economic and social partners (employers, trade unions, representatives of small businesses, farmers’ associations, consumers, etc.) the opportunity to give their formal opinion on EU policies. The EESC organises twice a year long (five months) and short (one to three months) periods of […]
Internship Programme at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
The Internship Programme at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) gives interns an opportunity to develop their skills and to gain experience, thus increasing their prospects for employment and providing an intercultural learning experience. The OSCE offers a limited number of places for trainees which are filled subject to current needs and […]
Traineeships at the Committee of the Regions
Each year, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) provides a limited number of internships for young citizens, from Europe and elsewhere, offering them the opportunity to acquire work experience in a European institution. Standar traineeship Each year, the CoR offers young university graduates a limited number of five-month traineeships. These training periods involve work experience […]