European Parliament Former Members Association

As a trainee in the Directorate-General for the Presidency (DG PRES), you will be part of a DG, which has a crucial role in a wide spectrum of the European Parliament's (EP) activities. Our DG is involved in the legislative process from the very beginning, when the legislative initiatives are submitted to the EP, and throughout the process, during which our lawyer linguists ensure the quality of the legislative texts, accompanying members and committees in their work. We are in charge of the organisation and documentation of the plenary sessions, and also deal with the relations with other EU institutions and national parliaments.

Furthermore, our DG provides services to the members, regarding both administrative matters and their political activity, such as parliamentary questions to the other institutions. We are also at the service of citizens and the public, dealing with public access to documents and relations with interest representatives, and are responsible for the official mail of the President and the Secretary General. The EP's protocol service, dealing with, among other things, the reception of visiting dignitaries and delegations and the preparation of visits outside Parliament by the President and the main EP bodies, is also part of our DG.

The aim of the European Parliament Former Members Association (FMA) is to foster the relations between former Members of Parliament and current Members by establishing and using an information network, as well as to use the experience and expertise of the former Members to strengthen parliamentary democracy and to promote the debate on the European policies in the political field as well as in public opinion. 

The FMA is involved in a wide range of activities, including the dissemination of information about the European Parliament and the EU, which are organised in co-operation with the European Parliament, the European University Institute, and European universities.

Among others, the Association publishes a Bulletin and an electronic Newsletter and manages a website to give visibility to its democracy support projects and its educational programme "EP to Campus". It provides the universities the opportunity to benefit from the expertise of former members on the functioning of the European institutions and the EU decision-making process.

As trainee in the FMA, you will be actively involved in:

• Proofreading texts of the FMA Bulletins and Newsletters;
• Contributing to updating the website as well as the X and Facebook accounts of the FMA;
• Drafting press releases and texts in English for press and FMA website;
• Communicating with universities in the framework of the EP to Campus programme;
• Research tasks;
• Processing of our members' requests and general administrative work;
• Attending relevant EP committees' meetings and conferences.

• Specialized in written and online communication with a good knowledge of English and French, German is an asset;
• A person  with good organisational skills and with the ability to work independently;
• Looking for concrete experience;
• Able to work in a multi-lingual team and in a multicultural environment;
• Proactive, rigorous and creative;
• Acquainted with European policies and recent developments.