Tag Archives: European Commission

Your badge to access the European Commission buildings expires today.

Posted on 28/02/2011 by Ginger

This one is very difficult to start, since it means that my stage is over and I am leaving Brussels this evening. The 2 months after Christmas just rushed by so that I did not even notice the time..  I … Continue reading →

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All rise – court is now in session!

Posted on 20/02/2011 by Ginger

Being in Brussels and exploring all the possible EU institutions here sometimes is not enough, and you happen to discover that Luxembourg has quite a few of them, too. Why not go there and experience them yourself? If opportunities arise, … Continue reading →

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Very important stagiaires

Posted on 15/02/2011 by Ginger

I haven’t shared one of the best stories of February, yet. So, on February 1 we had the DG Regio New Year reception (indeed, a month late, it’s a tradition) to coincide with the end of the Cohesion Forum. Since … Continue reading →

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Commissioners, strudels, TV, wrong trains and more.

Posted on 28/01/2011 by Ginger

January has been rather nice here and even the weather mostly has been enjoyable – the 2nd decade of January felt very springish, +12’C and sunny, and green grass. Of course, when my sister & mother visited me, it was … Continue reading →

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What’s next after the stage?

Posted on 24/01/2011 by Ginger

Since we came back to BXL after the Christmas break the conversations and social interaction has changed in an instant – if before Christmas we talked about different stuff, discussed our stage experience, holiday plans, etc, then since the first … Continue reading →

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Europe on my doorstep

Posted on 17/12/2010 by Ginger

Since I am a stagiaire at the European headquarters, I should tell you a bit about it, right? In the last few weeks I’ve been quite busy attending different conferences and events about European issues, so I can share :) … Continue reading →

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“Welcome to the best time of your life”

Posted on 13/10/2010 by Ginger

Rather ambitious one would say, but this is how we were greeted here – “Welcome to the best time of your life”. So far it is way too early to judge whether this will be the best time of my … Continue reading →

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