Career opportunities

How can I obtain a job/work experience in the General Secretariat of the Council?

  • The General Secretariat of the Council accepts around 120 trainees each year. For more information on paid and unpaid traineeships, please consult the Traineeships Office's webpages.

  • The General Secretariat recruits officials on the basis of lists of suitable candidates drawn up as a result of open competitions. For more information on recruitment, please visit the Job offers section.

  • Competitions are organised and managed by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO). EPSO also has a database for contract agents, from which the General Secretariat may take on contract agents as replacements for officials on leave.

  • For queries about programmes, scholarships, grants, etc., please contact EUROPE DIRECT, the citizens' information service; free phone 00800 6789 10 11 in all 23 languages of the EU.
If you did not find the answer to your question above, please contact the Public Information Service.
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