EPSA

Conference: Interpreting at the European Parliament

Kathleen — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:03:14 +0000

Interpreting at the European Parliament: Wednesday, 22 February 2012 10:00-12:00 Rue Wierz Altiero Spinelli (ASP) A1E-2 The interpreter services of the European Institutions are not all created equal. If you want to find out what makes interpretation and …

Fleishman Hillard meeting

Kathleen — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:42:00 +0000

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 …

Info about the Job Fair

Kathleen — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:34:31 +0000

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. The event will take …

Where is Europe going?

Kathleen — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:41:24 +0000

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 …

Job Conference: Tips when going on the Job Hunt!

Kathleen — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:00:46 +0000

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 …

Meeting with the World Bank

Kathleen — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:48:06 +0000

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 …

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

Kathleen — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:23:45 +0000

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 …

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

Kathleen — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:40:43 +0000

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). …

Olé to all the spanish students!

Pablo — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:59:49 +0000

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 …

The Parliament meets the Commission

Kathleen — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:33:28 +0000

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. …