Jan
23

Info about the Job Fair

 

European Parliament Stagiaires Association is pleased to invite you

to the Job Fair Winter 2012, where around 10 organizations 

from public and private sector will present their career opportunities

 and vacancies to EU trainees. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan
20

Where is Europe going?

  

The European Parliament in Strasbourg is the official seat of the European Parliament. It is a noteworthy building from an architectural and urban point of view. It is less important from a political and institutional point of view, as we will see.

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Jan
16

Job Conference: Tips when going on the Job Hunt!

Stagiaires will have to leave the European Parliament soon and they are all thinking about the same thing: finding a Job!!! The European Parliament Stagiaires Association (EPSA), an association working for the needs and rights of EP stagiaires, organised a Job Conference in the EP so that they could have the keys to success. It was hosted by Romanian MEP Marian-Jean Marinescu on Wednesday 9 January. Ranging from tips when writing a CV to working conditions in Belgium, the conference listed the steps to be successful when on the job search. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan
13

Meeting with the World Bank

The stagiaires met with Mr. Guggi Laryea, the World Bank’s communications officer to talk about “Civil Society and the European Parliament”. He gave a presentation on the World Bank’s activities and the funding it offers. So what did the stagiaires learn during this meeting? Find out the key points of the presentation ! Read the rest of this entry »

Dec
12

A Brit Abroad. A Rough Guide to Entertainment at the weekend (2).

 

This week I shall be focusing on a more central area of the city, if not thee most central: the aptly named Grand Placeand its provincial side streets. Constructed around the 1400′s the area presents wonderful gothic scenery with modern niceties, such as toilets. However don’t be caught in any of these establishments without a few cents in your pocket as madam pis will not allow you to ‘spend a penny’ let alone a cent. Head for Manneken Pis and if you are with a visitor show them the obscure little boy on the way and explain that some times there is no explanation for Belgian delights. Or do as I always do and make up another fable of how the little boy came to be, it may become legend one day. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov
21

A Brit Abroad. A Rough Guide to Entertainment at the weekend.

 

The St-Catherine area of Brussels is currently undergoing some sort of Santa make-over. Upon surfacing from the Metro you walk into a land of huts, lights, decorations and fairground rides (boasting a large Ferris wheel right in the centre). But it is not the latest editions that have popped up over the winter period that should lure you to this area, but something more permanent.

A short walk from St-Catherine Metro past all the seafood restaurants you will find ‘Monk’ bar. Alike most places in Brussels it is submissive nature, brandishing a sign outside that would make most television sets look large. But upon entering this traditional Smokey Belgian bar you soon realise why it is a must see.

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Nov
18

Olé to all the spanish students!

 

The clock strikes 17.30 … the seconds pass very slowly. The first spanish lesson is in 30 minutes… My hands start to sweat a little bit, I start to become. I have been preparing the first spanish lesson for some days now, and today is the day.

I look at the time on my phone… it’s time to go, I pick up my things and go to the Montoyer Building 63, a building that I think I willhardly  forget. Elena (the other spanish teacher for the intermediat level) and me are the first ones to arrive. We have no idea how to plug in the projector, and we cannot find any marker for the blackboard (well, white board).

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Nov
17

The Parliament meets the Commission

Tuesday night, the EPSA board and the Stage committe from the Commission had drinks and a dinner at Fat Boy’s to get to know each other better and share tips on how to serve better the stagiaires, so you guys.

Even though the Commission is Parliament’s sworn enemy :-) , both sides decided to call a truce to better enjoy our evening!

The photo below proves we were all safe and sound

 

Nov
09

Information about language courses

First of all I would like to thank everyone for showing up yesterday! I would especially like to thank all those our teachers for their dedication and effort! I am quite sure the language classes will be a huge success!

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Nov
02

Language Courses

Ready to learn some new languages?

If it is the case, please show up on Tuesday the 8th of November at 6 PM at Mickey Mouse Café for an information meeting.

Hope to see a lot of you there!

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