Internship Opportunities at the Council of the European Union

If you are willing to be part of the Council of the European Union then apply for one of the internship opportunities offered every year by The General Secretariat of Council. The GSC offers internships for university students, graduates and national officials.  The interns will work in General Secretariat department and assigned to a team. The tasks of the interns include carrying out preparatory work or research on a particular subject, attending meetings and drafting minutes.

The GSC offers 3 different types of internship: paid internship, compulsory unpaid internship and internship for national officials.

Currently, interns positions are available for compulsory  unpaid internship starting from September 2017 to January 2018!

Who can apply ?

• EU citizens and citizens from candidate countries that have concluded EU accession negotiations
• Candidates with good knowledge of French or/and English and one of the official languages of EU
• Candidates who are in their third, fourth or fifth year of university  and have to do compulsory training
• Candidates who have not done an in-service training  for more than 8 weeks’ in another European institutions
• Candidates with qualifications in law, political science, international relations, EU studies and economics are welcome  but GSC is also looking for interns with qualifications in other fields.

How to apply?

• Candidates have  to apply by the  1st of April 2017
• Application form and supporting documents should be sent to the following e-mail compulsory.traineeship.applications@consilium.europa.eu

For more information you can visit dedicated webpage of Council of the European Union. 

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