European Commission Blue Book Traineeship 2018

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Deadline: 31 August 2018
Open to: all EU citizens regardless of age. A limited number of places are also allocated to non EU nationals.
Benefits: living allowance for the traineeship will be 1,176.83€ per month

Description

Each year the European Commission offers 2 five month, paid traineeships, for 1,300 trainees; administrative or translation. Starting on 1 March or 1 October, trainees gain hands-on experience of EU policy making in a multicultural environment.  Trainees work all over the European Commission/Services/Agencies mostly in Brussels, but also in Luxembourg and across the European Union. The content of the job depends on the service you are assigned to. You may, for example, work in the field of competition law, human resources, environmental policy etc.

There are two training periods per year:

  • March to end July
  • October to end February of the following year

What does the traineeship offer?

  • EU knowledge – insight into the processes and policies of the European Institutions
  • Practical experience – an opportunity to play a part in the Commission’s day-to-day business
  • Opportunity to put academic theory into practice.

What does a trainees daily work consist of?

  • Attending and organising meetings, working groups, forums, public hearings
  • Researching and compiling documentation, reports, consultations, answering queries
  • Running projects.

What is exepted from you?

  • Openess to European issues
  • Interest in learning about Commission working methods
  • Willingness to work in a multicultural environment
  • Contribution to everyday work with a fresh point of view
  • Proactive attitude

Eligibility

The traineeship programme is open to university graduates who:

  1. Have a university degree or equivalent, of at least 3 years of study, corresponding to a complete cycle (Bachelor’s);
  2. Have a very good knowledge (C level as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) of two EU official languagues, one of which must be a procedural language: English or French or German. For non EU nationals only one procedural language is required.
  3. Have no prior work experience of any kind, in excess of 6 weeks in any EU institution, body or agency, EU delegations, with Members of Parliament (MEPs) or Advocates General at the EUCJ.

Find more info about who can apply here.

Benefits

The living allowance for the traineeship will be 1,176.83€ per month.

How to apply?

Read the application procedure here.

For more information please visit the official website.