TRAINEESHIPS AT THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS

Description

The Committee of the Regions (CoR) is the political assembly that gives a voice to regional and local levels in EU policy development and EU legislation. The Treaties oblige the European Commission, Parliament and Council to consult the CoR whenever new proposals are made in areas that affect the regional or local level.

Every year, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) offers a limited number of university graduates a five-month traineeship: from 16 February to 15 July (spring session) and from 16 September to 15 February of the following year (autumn session).

General Conditions

- to provide a unique, first-hand experience of the workings of the CoR in particular, and of the EU institutions in general;
- to acquire practical experience and knowledge of the day-to-day work of the Committee’s departments;
- to work in a multicultural and multilingual environment;

Criteria

- be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union or of a State which is an official candidate for accession (Iceland,
  Macedonia, Montenegro and Turkey) ;
- have completed at least the first cycle of a higher education course
- have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union (French or English).

Deadline 30 September 2013

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