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 […]
Traineeships at EESC
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is an advisory body that gives Europe’s economic and social partners (i.e. employers, trade unions, representatives of small businesses, farmers’ associations, consumers, etc.) the chance to issue their formal opinion on EU policies. Twice a year the ESC organises in-service training periods of long (five months) and short […]
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: […]
European Parliament
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Role: Directly-elected EU body with legislative, supervisory, and budgetary responsibilities Members: 720 MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) President: Roberta Metsola 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), […]
European Semester 2019: What do we find in the winter package?
The European Commission has already published information on the winter package of the European Semester 2019: 28 Country reports, including in-depth reviews (IDRs) of 13 countries identified in the November 2018 Alert Mechanism Report. A communication on the main findings of the country reports that includes a new classification of countries in the framework of […]