Plenary Records Unit

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. 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, are responsible for the archives of the European Parliament, 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 Plenary Records Unit is responsible for producing and publishing the official records of the European Parliament’s plenary sittings. This includes the minutes, covering debates, votes, attendance, and the list of documents forming the basis for Parliament’s debates and decisions, as well as the verbatim report, which contains the full transcript of speeches, as well as written explanations of vote and written declarations. These records are published in the Official Journal of the European Union and are also made available online.

In addition, the Unit is responsible for the audiovisual record of proceedings, including indexed video with multilingual interpretation, and provides services to parliamentary committees for certain specific meetings. We are a dynamic team based in Luxembourg, and our work takes us to Strasbourg and Brussels during each session, at the very heart of European democracy. Our main working languages are French and English.

As a trainee in the Plenary Records Unit, you will have the opportunity to be involved in:

• Conducting ad hoc analyses for internal purposes;
• Some missions to Strasbourg may be foreseen;
• Taking note of voting results during voting times;
• Verifying the correspondence between the verbatim report and the video;
• Carrying out post-session verification of the Minutes;
• Conducting general research on precedents;
• Contributing to the updating of procedures.

• You have an excellent command of both French and English;
• You have a working knowledge of other official EU languages;
• You are proficient in standard digital and office tools (e.g. document editing, data handling and presentations);
• You possess strong communication skills and a sense of diplomacy;
• You are analytical and attentive to detail;
• You are committed to European values, highly motivated, and eager to learn;
• You have 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.