Applications are now open for the Autumn 2026 CoR Cicero Traineeship!

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What the traineeship offers:
• A full-time, paid traineeship
• Five months in Brussels, at the heart of the EU
• Practical, hands-on experience working alongside EU experts
• Direct involvement in regional and local policy development
📅 Start in September 2026
📝 Application period: 6 January to 31 March 2026 (12:00 noon, Brussels time)
📲 Find all details and application requirements via the link in our bio.
This is your opportunity to develop your skills, expand your network, and contribute to shaping Europe’s regions and cities.

The Affordable Housing Dialogue

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By investing in housing, we are investing in everything that comes with a home: in the sense of security, warmth, and stability; in the ability of teachers, nurses and police officers to live among the children they nurture, the people they care for, and the neighbourhoods that they protect. Above all, when we invest in housing, we invest in people: in friends, families, and neighbours, who turn towns and cities into communities, and who turn houses into homes.

Commissioner Dan Jørgensen, March 2025

WORK POSITIONS IN THE EU

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Do you have experience in the field of communication? Would you like to start an international career within a multicultural and diverse team? If yes, then read on.

The European institutions are looking for assistants (AST 3) in the fields of graphic design and visual content production, social media and digital communication, and webmasters.

 

https://eu-careers.europa.eu/en/assistants-field-communication

Nearly 36,000 young people are about to discover Europe with a free ticket

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The Commission announced that 35,762 18-year-olds will receive a ticket to explore the continent’s diversity, discover its cultural heritage and history and meet young people across Europe. This initiative is part of DiscoverEU, launched in 2018, which offers young travellers the opportunity to discover Europe alone or in groups of up to five people, mainly by train. Participants in this edition will travel between March 2025 and May 2026. If you are interested in learning more, or even participating in the programme click here

Your Europe, Your Say! 2025

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On 13-14 March 2025, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will bring together nearly 100 young participants and 37 teachers from EU Member States, candidate countries and the UK for its annual Your Europe, Your Say! (YEYS) event. This year, YEYS will focus on the role of young people in collectively shaping a resilient future. It aims to equip them to engage in civic action and contribute to participatory democracy activities in their communities and beyond.

https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/our-events/events/your-europe-your-say-2025

 

Calls for proposals – Promotion of agricultural products

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The European Commission co-funds campaigns to promote European agricultural products worldwide and raise awareness of EU farm products in new markets.

Calls for proposals – Promotion of agricultural products – European Commission (europa.eu)

 

A study programme is now open for local and regional journalists and content creators from the European Union.

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#EUinMyRegion Media Trips, a study programme open for local and regional journalists and content creators from the European Union. This is a great piece to be shared with the journalists you are in contact with. The journalists completing the programme will have a better understanding of EU policies and in particular of Cohesion Policy and connect with fellow journalists from other EU countries and regions. The programme will include an online training (2 hours) one day before the beginning of the study trip. The study trip to Brussels will last two days and include sessions about EU institutions, structure and procedures; EU Cohesion Policy; how the EU handles fraud and mismanagement with funds; meetings with Commission country experts; data tools for journalists and project visits or visits of other EU institutions. Around 40 journalists from all the EU Member States are expected to join each study trip. The Commission will cover travel and accommodation costs for the journalists participating in the programme.

Are you a young politician interested in joining the European Committee of the Region’s Young Elected Politicians (YEP) programme?

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Do you know young politicians interested in joining the European Committee of the Region’s Young Elected Politicians (YEP) programme? Now is the time to tell them to apply.

 

The YEP Programme allows local & regional politicians to participate in CoR activities and events, including plenary sessions and take the floor at CoR Commissions & Plenaries. With the 2022 programme reaching a close we are recuiting a new cohort of Young Elected Politicians to join this ever widening network.

o    elected by direct universal suffrage at regional or local level in a Member State of the European Union or an EU candidate country
o    born after 1 January 1983
o    good English language speakers
o    keen to contribute to EU policy-making, network and share their experiences with others from around Europe.

 

apply to the 2023 YEP Call before 10 April.

 

The YEP Team, [email protected], is available to answer any questions.

 

 

JOB VACANCIES/CALLS FOR EXPERTS

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Career Opportunities at EU Institutions

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Career Opportunities at EU Institutions, Seminar at UCLan Cyprus University,

Tuesday, 21st of March

  • 11:00-11:20 Career opportunities with the European Institutions, Nikos Isaris, Deputy Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Cyprus
  • 11:20-11:40 Working for the EU Institutions in Brussels: what is it like? Two young Cypriots, Miranda Zavrou from the European Commission and Marianna Theocharous from the European Parliament will join the session from Brussels and share their experience
  • 11:40-12:00 Questions and answers