European Commission Blue Book Traineeship Programme

Deadline: March 17, 2025

Applications are open for the European Commission Blue Book Traineeship Programme 2025. The Blue Book Traineeship programme is a five-month paid internship offered by the European Commission, providing young graduates from around the world with hands-on experience in EU policymaking and administration.

Trainees work in a multicultural environment, develop professional skills, and gain insights into the operations of EU institutions. The European Commission proposes two types of traineeship: an Administrative Traineeship or a Translation Traineeship with the Directorate-General for Translation (DGT).

Grant

The traineeship provides a €1,476.34 grant.

Eligibility

Open to university graduates who:

have completed a standard 3-year higher education degree (minimum EQF 6 level), corresponding to a complete Bachelor’s cycle, or equivalent. Only if you have a certificate or official confirmation from your university that you have such a degree will you be eligible to apply. You will have to provide the following documents:
- diplomas or certificates with final grades indicated
- and proof of minimum EQF 6 level. Find out more about EQF levels
have no prior work experience of any kind, over 6 weeks in any EU institution, body or agency, delegation, with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), or Advocates General at the Court of Justice of the European Union (EUCJ).
have a very good knowledge of languages:
- For the administrative traineeship – you must have an excellent knowledge of two EU official languages, one of which must be a working language: English, French or German at C1 or C2 level as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and a second one at B2 level at least as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. For non-EU nationals, only one procedural language is required at C1 or C2 level.
- For the translation traineeship in the Directorate-General for Translation (DGT) – you must be able to translate into your main/target language (normally your mother tongue), from two other official EU languages (‘source languages’).:
  - your main/target language must be one of the official EU languages.
  - your first source language for translation must be a working language of the EU: English, French or German (C level or mother tongue).
  - your second source language can be any official EU language with at least B2-level proficiency.