Download - EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond
![Page 1: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
EPS: popping the Eurobubble and beyond..
University of Milan – DEMM25th November 2013
Paolo Bonardi
![Page 2: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
The EurobubbleDefinition
“Set of people, rules and institutions accidentally gathered in Brussels, since the approval of Maastricht treaty to now, to enhance European Integration and to foster European Policies; surviving, directly or indirectly, thanks to the Budget of the European Union. “
Paolo Bonardi, 2013
![Page 3: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
The money at stake in the Eurobubblehttp://ec.europa.eu/budget/mff/index_en.cfm
http://ec.europa.eu/budget/index_en.cfm
Common injurious fakes on EU budget (if you are Eurosceptic)
![Page 4: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Policies• Think tanks• EP assistant • Lobbying
Grants• Public administration• Associations• NGOs
Tenders• Private sector• Consultancies
The three macro job-areas in the Eurobubble
![Page 5: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Enter the Bubble - Determine your career goals
• Contact EU networks (Europe direct, Enterprise Europe Network, etc)
• Industry associations• Regional/Local authorities• Political jobs (i.e. MEP assistant, EP political groups, etc)• Lobbying jobs• NGOs• Law firms
![Page 6: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Enter the Bubble - Determine your career goals
• EU/International institutions• Consultancies• Platforms and networks (Errin, Eurocities, etc.)• Universities, Research Centers, Think Tanks,• Foundations, etc• Media• Private sector
![Page 7: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Representation of Public Administration
• Perm Reps and Embassies• Fundacion Comunidad Valenciana• Association des grandes villes de France• Swedish association of local authorities and regions• Romanian municipalities association• BSSSC – Baltic sea states sub-regional cooperation• European north – Lapland Oulu (Finland)• Association of the provinces of the Netherlands (IPO)• Brussels office of region of east Macedonia• Eurocities• AER (Assembly of European Regions)• Veneto region
http://cor.europa.eu/en/regions/Documents/regional-offices.xls
![Page 8: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Industry & Unions
• Eurochambres• Union of Chambers (UCL, CCPIF, BritCham, CCI Alp-Med…)• Belgian - Chinese Chamber of Commerce• EUROPIA (Petroleum)• Tipik (Communication)• Business Europe (Industry)• COPA-COGECA (Agriculture)• Alstom (Transport & Energy)• CIAA - The Confederation of the Food and Drink Industry of the EU• CEFIC – European Chemical Industry Council• COWI (Engineering)• Confidustria (Industry general Union)• …
![Page 9: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Consultancies (employees + LT/ST experts)• Ernst&Young• Transtec• ARS Progetti• Agriconsulting• PNO• Europe for business• Athenora• ECO 3• Integration• Euronet consultants• …..
http://www.euractiv.com/consultancies
![Page 10: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Associations and NGOs:• CONCORD• EWEA (Wind & Energy)• Actionaid• Amnesty international• Eurodad• Oxfam• Terre des hommes• Solidar• World vision• European Youth Forum• JEUNE (European young entrepreneurs)• …
![Page 11: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Think-tanks & research centers:
• APRE (research & development)• CEPS (Center of European Policy Studies)• EPC (European Policy Center)• Friends of Europe• TEPSA• ECIPE• Heinrich B. Stiftung• Notre Europe• ….
http://www.eu.thinktankdirectory.org/
![Page 12: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
LobbiesTo have a complete overview of Brussels Lobbies visit the Transparency Register:
http://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/info/homePage.do?locale=en#en
![Page 13: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Strengths
Small or non-existent competitive pressure (from the market)
Usually involved in lobbying activities
Good networking opportunities (members – institutional contacts)
Usually characterized by a friendly working environment (rather small offices)
Weaknesses
Usually limited career opportunities in the long term
Type and number of EU projects to be drafted / managed can be limited
Politically driven
Public & Private Representations /Unions
![Page 14: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Strengths
Prestige
Terms of contract (salarybenefits)
General environment
Career opportunities
Access to information
Weaknesses
Burocracy
Limited space for creativity
Monotony of tasks
EU institutions as Civil Servant
![Page 15: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Strengths
Prestige
Terms of contract (salary-benefits)
General environment
Institutional contacts
Tasks
Access to information
Weaknesses
Tasks
Dependency from MEP/employer
Working hours
Strasbourg
Politics-oriented job – Assistant to MEPs
![Page 16: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Strengths
Prestige
Terms of contract (salary-benefits)
General environment
Institutional contacts
Tasks
Access to information
Weaknesses
Tasks
Dependency from MEP/employer
Working hours
Strasbourg
Small consultancies
![Page 17: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
Strengths
Excellent career opportunities
High number of projects to be drafted / managed
Usually excellent work contracts (with benefits and training opportunities)
Weaknesses
High competitive pressure, both external (market) and internal
(colleagues)
Big consultancies
![Page 18: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
Apply for all kind of positionsSome web directories...
•www.eurobrussels.com
•jobs.euractiv.com
•www.europeanvoice.com
•www.euro-jobbing.com
•www.jobs-brussels.com
•www.xpats.com (the Bulletin)
•www.career.be
•www.unique.be – Interim (FR – NL)
•www.tempo-team.be – Interim (FR – NL)
•http://europa.eu/epso/index_it.htm
![Page 19: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Apply for EU institutions See: http://europa.eu/epso/index_en.htm
![Page 20: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
Applying for EU institutions – Permanent Officials
• 2 categories: Administrators (AD) and Assistants (AST)• AD: e.g. policy officers, lawyers, auditors, scientific officers,
translators, interpreters, communication & press officers…• AST: e.g. secretaries, HR assistants, financial assistants,• conference technicians…• EU-27• Bachelor• Knowledge of 2 languages (incl. EN, FR, or DE)• Specific skills
![Page 21: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
Applying for EU institutions: permanent Officials
![Page 22: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
Applying for EU institutions – Contract Agents (CAST)
• Fixed-term contract (initial 6-12 months)
Functions:
1. manual and administrative tasks2. clerical or secretarial tasks/office management3. executive tasks, drafting, accountancy, etc.4. administrative, advisory, linguistic
EU-27 (eventually IPA)
![Page 23: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
Applying for EU institutions – Trainees• About 1 200 per year• 3-5 months• About 1 000 €/month• Blue-book & lobby• EU-27 (possibility for third countries nationals)
Institution Deadline
Commission September & January http://ec.europa.eu/stages/
Parliament 15/10 & 15/05 Europarl Traineeships
Council 31 August EU Council Traineeship
EESC 1 October & 1 April EESC Traineeship
CoR September & March CoR Traineeship
![Page 24: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
My job experience in the Bubble
Project assistant Project Manager Policy Officer
1. Monitoring EU policies and Funding Programme;2. Drafting and management of EU Projects;3. Stakeholders management, development and management of the international consortia;4. Delivering trainings on EU Funds;5. Organizing events;6. Developping common strategies and actions with other regional offices in the framework of
Errin Network;7. Day to day advisory on EU funds and policies.
![Page 25: EPS : popping the Eurobubble and beyond](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062310/568168e0550346895ddfd920/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
Hope to see you soon in the Bubble and
thank you very much for the attention!