Having arrived a little late for our scheduled meeting, we stagiaires shuffled (or strode confidently, depending on your style) into a very pleasant room with a varied assortment of yummy-looking bite-sized sandwiches arrayed on display in the middle of the room. Which of course, we didn’t pay much attention to because we were there to broaden our horizons career-wise and find out more about… ooh! Is that a foccacia sandwich? Yum!
Feb
01
Fleishman Hillard meeting
Jan
23
Jan
20
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.
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 !
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.
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.
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).
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
Twitter feeds
- Follow the election of the new EP President! Live now @
http://t.co/Y1qPAspT - The EC stagiaires are organising a Job Fair on 18 January. EP stagiaires can register by using this link
http://t.co/3GwhacUC - The EU Studies Fair 2012 will be held on the 10 & 11 February. For more info and how to attend go to
http://t.co/wUuyB8GN - Don't miss the job conference for UE stagiaires! It will be held on Monday 9 at 9.30 in room P1 A 002 at the EP!
- Chat with Gabriele Albertini on the Arab Spring Thursday 10th at 2 pm:
http://t.co/tKiRgesP - Information meeting for language courses on Tuesday the 8th of November at 6pm at Mickey Mouse
