The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the European Union’s financing institution. Its task is to contribute towards the integration, balanced development and economic and social cohesion of the Member Countries.

INTERNSHIPS:

The departments of the EIB take on well-qualified trainees on an ad-hoc basis to carry out a one to five-month traineeship following a defined trainee programme, mainly in areas of finance, audit, economy, engineering and the general secretariat.

Eligibility criteria

• Nationals of the Member States and Candidate Countries whose membership negotiations have started (currently: Turkey, Serbia and Montenegro). 
• Have a thorough command of one of the Bank’s internal working languages – French/English.

Preference shall be given to applicants who have completed or started a course on European integration or a field relating to the EIB’s activities as the European Union’s financing institution.

Conditions

The number of traineeships at the Bank are very limited and are designed to meet the needs of the departments, the latter of which also determine the length of the training period.

Trainees may be granted an allowance. Applicants with disabilities may receive a supplementary allowance. 

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