Traineeship Comité van de Regio’s

In a standard traineeship, you will be witnessing first-hand the dynamics of a multilingual and multinational work environment. Within a small group of trainees you will not only be able to attend a wide range of conferences, forums and seminars, but you will also have the unique possibility to create an event by yourself!

Due to technical maintenance of the application the next registration period will start on 01 November 2020 and will close on 31 March 2021. Thank you for your understanding.​​​

In a nutshell

• 5 months
• Full time / 40 hours a week
• Workplace in Brussels, Belgium
• Paid by grant (approx. 1200 euros/month)
• Preferred choice between 3 of the CoR's departments
• Travel and mobility allowance
• Health insurance cover optional
• Accident insurance included

Spring Session:16th of February to 15th of July

Application period: 1st of April to 30th of September (midnight, Brussels time) of the previous year

Pre-selection and interviews: November

Selection: December

Autumn Session: 16th of September to 15th´of February

Application period: 1st of October to 31st of March (midnight, Brussels time) of the same year

Pre-selection and interviews: May

Selection: June

Warning: Avoid applying close to the deadline, as high data traffic could impair the chance of your application to reach us. We will not accept any applications that were not send in time or not submitted electronically.

Who are we looking for?

• EU citizens
• Citizens from third countries (including the UK) may apply and may be selected in exceptional cases, notably if their candidature is of particular interest to the CoR and if they comply with requirements under national immigration law for residing and working legally in Belgium​​
• University graduates that have completed a full degree by the closing date for applications
• Candidates with excellent knowledge of one of the EU's official languages and satisfactory knowledge of French or English
• Candidates that have NOT yet received more than 8 weeks of training or employment with a European Institution or body. This applies also to assistants to a Member of the European Parliament, intramural consultants or researchers, temporary/contract/auxiliary/interim staff members of any EU institution, body, delegation or representative office

How to apply?

• Choose your preferred CoR-department (up to 3 possible)
• Fill out the online application form (in English, French or German)
• Make sure that you fill the mandatory fields, only provide correct information and check before you submit

Note: You will still be able to make changes to your form before the application deadline. False statements will lead to rejection of the application or cancellation of the traineeship.

Note: After submitting you will receive a personal access code with whom you can check your application status anytime