4. Eligibility for a traineeship
a) To be eligible, the applicant must hold a Master degree or for UK and Ireland diploma, a 4 years bachelor degree or a three years bachelor degree completed with one year proven experience .
b) He or she must also have a good knowledge of at least one of the two languages of the Group, and preferably of both working languages (FR/EN).
c) He or she must be a member of and/or have participated in the work of an ALDE/ELDR/EDP political party or organisation pursuing some of the goals of the ALDE Group. Applications from persons who have in the past been an assistant or trainee to a Member of the ALDE Group or trainee in any other European Institution cannot be considered.
5. Financial conditions
a) The ALDE Group never recruits unpaid trainees.
b) The ALDE Group pays a monthly allowance determined by the authority of the Group, the amount of which shall be the same for each trainee.
c) In Strasbourg, the trainee shall receive the same daily allowance paid to staff members of the Group to cover his or her costs. The choice of means of transport to Strasbourg shall be the same as for ALDE staff (train or car).
6. Social security
a) Trainees shall be covered against risks of sickness and accident.
b) The insurance premiums shall be paid by the ALDE Group for the entire duration of the traineeship.
c) In the event of sickness, trainees are requested to inform their training officer immediately, and, if the period of sickness exceeds three calendar days, to send a medical certificate to the Secretary-General of the ALDE Group.
7. Leave
a) Trainees shall be entitled to two days’ leave per month worked. Applications for leave shall be made to the administrator concerned or the relevant Head of Unit.
b) The granting of trainees' leave shall be subject to Parliament's timetable of work.
8. Termination of contract
a) The traineeship may be terminated at any time at the trainee’s request. In that case, the trainee must reimburse the allowance paid in advance by the Group.
b) In the event of manifestly poor performance by the trainee of his or her duties, or of unjustified absence noted by the training officer, a decision to terminate the traineeship may be taken by the competent authority of the ALDE Group and reimbursement of the allowance paid in advance by the Group shall be demanded.
9. Procedure for submission of applications
Applications meeting the above criteria should be sent to Mr Vanden Broucke Willem,
Head of Unit: "Network and Inter-institutional Relations" by email only at the following address :
willem.vandenbroucke@europarl.europa.eu