Directorate-General for Economy, Transformation and Industry (DG ECTI)

The Directorate-General for Economy, Transformation and Industry (DG ECTI) supports the work of several key parliamentary committees and is committed to empowering Members of the European Parliament with the tools, expertise, and support they need to excel in their legislative, scrutiny, and budgetary roles. 

As a cornerstone of the European Parliament’s administrative structure, DG ECTI ensures the seamless functioning of committee activities, while fostering evidence-based decision-making informed by expert analysis and dedicated research services across the policy areas falling under its remit, including economic and monetary affairs, taxation, the internal market and consumer protection, industry, research and energy, the environment, climate, food safety, and public health.

In detail

The Directorate-General for Economy, Transformation and Industry is responsible for organising the work of Parliament’s committees dealing with economic governance, environmental policy, industrial transformation, public health and cybersecurity. Through comprehensive advice, analysis and the provision of technical resources and expertise in these fields, the Directorate-General assists Members of Parliament throughout the committee processes and in the exercise of legislative, budgetary and oversight powers to deliver evidence-based policy. These enumerated and delegated powers conferred upon the European Parliament aid in the external establishment and expansion of administrative and political ties in the context of the rapidly evolving geopolitical and economic environment of today.

DG ECTI is comprised of a variety of parliamentary committees, one subcommittee and two policy departments. This includes: the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI), Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), Committee on Public Health (SANT), Economic Governance and EMU Scrutiny (EGOV), the Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC), the  Policy Department A for the Directorate for Economy and Growth and the Policy Department B for the Directorate for Transformation, Innovation and Health. The Directorate-General supports Members of the various committees in their daily legislative & non-legislative work, along with the President’s Cabinet and other parliamentary bodies to shape legislation and exercise democratic scrutiny over internal policies within the EU.

DG ECTI and its various units contribute to the legislative process,  through active engagement in adopting reports submitted to the Plenary, conducting negotiations with the Council on EU legislation, adopting own-initiative reports, organising hearings with experts or petitioners, scrutinising other EU bodies and institutions’ actions and organising delegations to Member States or third countries.

We are characterised by our close and regular in-house contact, within the hierarchy of the Directorate-General as well as the Secretariat-General of the European Parliament, parliamentary committee secretariats and Chairs, working groups or parliamentary delegations and tight and strong relations with national authorities. The Directorate-General coordinates financial dossiers, services human resource aspects and provides support to Directors and Heads of Unit, while targeting the objectives of DG ECTI and assisting DG staff.

In our DG you will gain valuable insight into the procedural and political aspects of the European Parliament, particularly in all its above-mentioned competence fields. During your internship, you will work across the full field of the Directorate-General’s activities and committees and assist the Director-General’s office in their daily work. Tasks include participating in committee meetings and taking minutes, following committee topics, attending EP internal and external events, conducting research, drafting background documentation on recurring subjects, contributing to the activities of the Director-Generals' private office and other unit secretariats, and providing overall administrative support.

Trainees are considered full members of our team and thus we are looking for passionate, motivated, proactive and communicative young graduates who are capable of working independently while still engaging in a multicultural environment. For those dynamic and enthusiastic about legislative and non-legislative issues, with the skill set to draft content concisely and the ability to identify relevant sources of information to corresponding work of the different EU institutions and/or national authorities. Seeking professional and confidential individuals’ intent on committee work and familiar with the rules and policies of the European Parliament. The successful candidate has obtained/will obtain a university degree (level 6 of EQF or higher) at least three months before the starting date of the traineeship

The European Parliament is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We welcome all candidates, regardless of their geographical, racial or ethnic origin, political or religious beliefs, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, civil status, or family situation.