Legislative Dialogue Unit

The Directorate-General for Parliamentary Democracy Partnerships (DG PART) is a Directorate-General created with the objective to streamline the promotion and upholding of parliamentary democracy in Europe and beyond, by fostering cooperation with national parliaments and coordinating efforts made by the Parliament liaison offices and representations outside the European Union.

Within the DG, the Directorate for Relations with national Parliaments advises the political bodies, Members and the secretariat of the European Parliament in their institutional cooperation and legislative dialogue with the national Parliaments. It provides support for interparliamentary activities, contributes to the implementation of the Treaty provisions on interparliamentary cooperation in the EP and provides expertise throughout the legislative cycle and other EP political competences.

The Directorate acts as a knowledge centre for information regarding national Parliaments and provides information to the EP administration on best practices within national Parliaments. It represents the European Parliament in the administrative networks of interparliamentary cooperation. It manages relations with the officials that represent the national Parliaments in Brussels and maintains close links with their administrations.

The Legislative Dialogue Unit (LDU) in the Directorate for Relations with national Parliaments is mainly responsible for political and legislative dialogue with national Parliaments. It plans, coordinates and organizes interparliamentary meetings at committee level, including interparliamentary committee meetings (ICMs), European Parliamentary Week and the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group (JPSG) on Europol. It also ensures monitoring of the subsidiarity check and follow-up with rapporteurs and committees of the implementation of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. The Unit also organizes thematic seminars bringing together European Parliament and national Parliament administrations, and is responsible for the CONNECT and CorCom databases. LDU organizes as well the bilateral meetings and the rapporteurs' dialogue between the MPs and MEPs. 

• Drafting briefing notes summarizing the submissions from the national Parliaments in the framework of the "subsidiarity check" (Protocol 2 of the TFEU) for the EP committees rapporteurs;
• Assisting in the organization of the Interparliamentary meetings, conferences, bilateral meetings and the rapporteurs' dialogues  between the national Parliaments and the EP;
• Drafting various letters, notes and other documents relating to the department's activities;
• Helping organizing Interparliamentary Committee Meetings, Interparliamentary Conferences like the European Parliamentary Week, staff seminars and the bilateral visits;
• Liaising with national Parliaments’ representatives.

You are a candidate who masters and could further improve the following competencies:

• Good communication skills, both orally and in writing;
• Good summarizing skills;
• Precise, well organized, with attention to details;
• Open and positive personality, with ‘can- do’ approach;
• Team player and in the same time can work individually;
• Willing to learn;
• Interest in interparliamentary affairs and legal issues.

You love EU and would like to contribute to its advancement by bringing it closer to the EU citizens through our activities with national Parliaments.