The official languages of the European Union are Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish.
The working languages of the European Commission are English, French and German.
- Beginning of March to the end of July
- Beginning of October to the end of February the following year
No. There is no age limit for participating in the traineeships programme.
The living allowance for the traineeship sessions is about €1,538.16 per month.
Yes, you may apply for all of them at the same time, but cannot accept them all; you will need to make a choice when the placement offer is sent. However, as soon as you complete more than 42 calendar days in any other European institution, European Union (EU) body, EU Agency, EU delegations or working for Members of Parliament (MEPs) or Advocates General at the EU Court of Justice (EUCJ), you will no longer be eligible for the European Commission Blue Book traineeship programme.
No. You can only apply for one type of traineeship per session.
No. In order to apply you must have completed a full bachelor's degree or equivalent of at least three years of studies. You must have already qualified on the day you submit the application.