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Blue Book Traineeship programme

Sessions' calendar

What happens and when for each of the traineeship sessions

OCTOBER 2026

MARCH 2026

Applications

From 16 February 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (Brussels time)

To 16 March 2026 at 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 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (Brussels time)

To 29 August 2025 at 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

March - April

Preselection

September - November

Selection

May - September

Selection

December - February

Traineeship

1 October 2026 - 28 February 2027

Traineeship

1 March 2026 - 31 July 2026