Deadline:
April 15, 2025
Location(s)
Luxembourg
Bureau des stages, Luxembourg
Overview
Every year, the Court of Justice of the European Union offers a limited number of paid traineeships of a maximum duration of five months. Traineeships are generally undertaken in the Research and Documentation Directorate, the Press and Information Service, the Directorate-General for Translation or the Interpretation Directorate (for detailed rules regarding interpreting traineeships, see below).
Details
How to apply?
For internships taking place during the period from March 1st to July 31st, applications are open from July 1st to September 15th of the previous year.
For internships taking place during the period from September 16th to February 15th (for internships in firms) or from October 1st to the end of February (for internships in departments), applications are open from February 1st to April 15th of the same year.
The Institution
Since the establishment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in 1952, its mission has been to ensure that "the law is observed" "in the interpretation and application" of the Treaties.
As part of that mission, the Court of Justice of the European Union:
- reviews the legality of the acts of the institutions of the European Union,
- ensures that the Member States comply with obligations under the Treaties, and
- interprets European Union law at the request of the national courts and tribunals.
The Court thus constitutes the judicial authority of the European Union and, in cooperation with the courts and tribunals of the Member States, it ensures the uniform application and interpretation of EU law. The Court of Justice of the European Union, which has its seat in Luxembourg, consists of two courts: the Court of Justice and the General Court (created in 1988). The Civil Service Tribunal, established in 2004, ceased to operate on 1 September 2016 after its jurisdiction was transferred to the General Court in the context of the reform of the European Union’s judicial structure.
As each Member State has its own language and specific legal system, the Court of Justice of the European Union is a multilingual institution. Its language arrangements have no equivalent in any other court in the world, since each of the official languages of the European Union can be the language of a case. The Court is required to observe the principle of multilingualism in full, because of the need to communicate with the parties in the language of the proceedings and to ensure that its case-law is disseminated throughout the Member States.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Applicants, who must hold a degree in law or in political sciences (majority content, law) or, for traineeships in the Interpretation Directorate, a diploma in conference interpreting, must apply using the EU CV Online application within the above time limits.
In view of the nature of the working environment, a good knowledge of French is desirable.
Dates
Deadline: April 15, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
The grant amount is a net € 1 554 every month. This grant is not subject to the tax regime applicable to officials and other agents of the European Union. A contribution of € 150 towards travel costs is paid to trainees whose place of residence is located 200km or more from the Court of Justice of the European Union.
This remuneration does not apply to traineeships carried out in the Members’ chambers, outside of the two fixed periods under a professional training course for which trainees also receive a grant, an allowance or remuneration.
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