internships

ANALYSIS internships : Europe’s graduates: lecture halls to poverty lines

Europe’s graduates: lecture halls to poverty lines

At best, many graduates find themselves facing a marathon of internships, and at worst a life under the poverty line. Unemployment in times of crisis brings social consequences too. The EU is reacting to prove that a degree is for life, and not just for christmas

by Tanja Toplak @ // 26/04/10

internships, unemployment, labour market, minimum wage, university, job seekers, eurogeneration

INTERVIEW internships : Marc Guerrero: Catalan MEP on Spain, unemployment and van Rompuy

Marc Guerrero: Catalan MEP on Spain, unemployment and van Rompuy

Youth unemployment has become one of the biggest challenges facing the EU. In Spain the figure has reached 43% amongst those aged 15-26. We discuss this problem and the new era that Europe faces with the youngest ever leader of the European liberal democrats (ELDR)

by Puri Lucena @ // 05/02/10

internships, josé luis rodríguez zapatero, unemployment, european parliament, politics, internships, liberls

ANALYSIS internships : Why the fridge would you do an internship at the European parliament?

Why the fridge would you do an internship at the European parliament?

Do you want to see the heart of Europe on a day-to-day basis? There’s no better way to do it than by becoming an intern at the European parliament in Brussels, with its maze of corridors, hemicycle and canteen. Well . . . if you can negotiate a decent salary and hours!

by Emma Smetana @ // 20/01/09

internships, brussels, education, power, students, eudebate2009, strasbourg

FEATURE internships : Exploiting unpaid interns: rites of passage?

Exploiting unpaid interns: rites of passage?

Associations like Generation Precarity or Fairwork expose an exploited flexible labour force with intermittent incomes and no job security

by farah boucherak // 28/04/08

internships, consumers, italy, economy, identity, labour, european union

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In Brussels, interns pay quite willingly to work

By Pablo Mombo and Mana Livardjani Translation by Joana Cansado Carvalho At the bottom of the economic chain, in private companies as well as public institutions, interns are nevertheless the one category of ‘workers’ that seldom complains. Study internships, observation internships, market insertion internships, first steps into the world of ...

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'Daily Europeans' – Avantgarde or dreamers?

by Stefan Fersterer We consider ourselves Europeans and strongly believe that there is some kind of European identity. Ole did an Erasmus year in Spain; Jorge went to Norway to work via a Leonardo-da-Vinci internship and Marija started her career in Brussels. We know where and how to apply for ...

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