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Blue Book Traineeship programme

Calendar

What happens and when for each of the traineeship sessions

OCTOBER 2026

MARCH 2027

Applications

From 16 March 2026, 10:00 a.m. (Brussels time)

To 7 April 2026, 10:00 a.m. (Brussels time)

You can submit only one application per session and per type of traineeship, administrative (ADMIN) or translation (DGT).

Apply or check your account

Applications

From 15 July 2026, 10:00 a.m. (Brussels time)

To 28 August 2026, 10:00 a.m. (Brussels time)

You can submit only one application per session and per type of traineeship, administrative (ADMIN) or translation (DGT).

Apply or check your account

Preselection

April - May

Preselection

September - October

Selection

June - July

Selection

November- December

Traineeship

1 October 2026 - 28 February 2027

Traineeship

1 March 2027 - 31 July 2027