European Commission Blue Book Paid Traineeship 2026 for University graduates worldwide – Brussels,Belgium ( 1,493.36€ grant per month stipend)

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Application Deadline: 29 August 2025 

Applications at the moment are open for the 2026 European Commission Blue Book Paid Traineeship. The Blue Book Traineeship programme is a five-month paid internship supplied by the European Commission, offering graduates from world wide with hands-on expertise in EU policymaking and administration. 

Trainees work in a multicultural atmosphere, develop skilled expertise, and acquire insights into the operations of EU establishments.

Eligibility Requirements

The Blue Book Traineeship programme is open to college graduates who:

1. have accomplished an ordinary 3-year greater training diploma (minimal EQF 6 degree), corresponding to an entire Bachelor’s cycle, or equal. Only when you’ve got a certificates or official affirmation out of your college that you’ve got such a level will you be eligible to apply.

   You must present the next paperwork:

2. don’t have any prior work expertise of any type, in extra of 6 weeks in any EU institution, body or agency, delegation, with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), or Advocates General on the Court of Justice of the European Union (EUCJ)
    
3. have an excellent information of languages:

• For the administrative traineeship – you should have an excellent information of two EU official languages, one among which should be a working language: English, French or German at C1 or C2 degree as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and a second one at B2 degree at the least as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
  For non-EU nationals, just one procedural language is required at C1 or C2 degree.
• For the translation traineeship within the Directorate-General for Translation (DGT) – you should have the ability to translate into your predominant/goal language (usually your mom tongue), from two different official EU languages (‘source languages’*).:
  • your predominant/goal language should be one of many official EU languages
  • your first supply language for translation should be a working language of the EU: English, French or German (C degree or mom tongue)
  • your second supply language will be any of the official EU languages with at the least B2-level proficiency

Benefits

• 2 periods a 12 months
• +/- 1,000 traineeship positions obtainable per session
• 1,493.36€ grant

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the European Commission Blue Book Paid Traineeship