Internships at the European Parliament

The European Parliament offers two types of internships: Internships within the Secretariat (Schuman internships) and internships at the offices of the deputies in the European Parliament Internships within the Secretariat - Schuman internships Schuman internships are paid and take place in one of the official places where the European Parliament's activity is carried out - Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg - or in the Parliament's liaison offices in the member states. These internships bear the name of Robert Schuman, one of the main architects of the European integration project, a project that brought 70 years of peace and prosperity to Europe. He proposed the joint exploitation of French and German coal and steel production in what then became the European Coal and Steel Community, the first of the European Communities, then transformed into the European Union. Why should I apply? A Schuman internship will improve your education and professional training. It will give you knowledge about the activity of the EU institutions and the European Parliament, a great forum importance in decision-making and political debate at EU level. Schuman internships take place in a wide variety of fields, such as EU internal and external policies, finance, legislation, multilingualism, administration, infrastructure and logistics, communications or information technology. The European Parliament promotes equal opportunities; all candidates are encouraged to participate regardless of gender, sexual orientation, cultural, ethnic and religious origin or disability; reasonable conditions of access are ensured for selected disabled candidates. several Schuman internships in memory of the Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak, murdered in February 2018. Can I apply? Candidates for a Schuman internship must: be at least 18 years old; be citizens of a member state of the European Union or of a country in the process of accession/candidate (it is offered And a limited number of internships for nationals of other countries); to have a university degree; to have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the EU and to have a very good knowledge of a second language (citizens from third countries must have a very good knowledge of one of the English languages, French or German); to submit an eligible criminal record; not to have worked or benefited from another internship for more than two consecutive months in an EU institution, body or agency; not to have made a study visit to the General Secretariat of the Parliament less than six months before The start of the internship. How to apply? To apply, please consult the page "candidates for internships": select and apply for up to three internships; if you are pre-selected, you will be asked to provide certain supporting documents for to prove your eligibility; if you are selected, you will receive an official selection letter by e-mail. The duration of Schuman internships is ten months. Internship period October 1 - February 28/29 you can apply between May 1 and 31 Internship period March 1 - July 31 Between October 1 and 31, spontaneous applications will not be considered.