EUCN European Parliament Internship

Gina Deerness-Plesner

Parliamentary Intern April-July 2007

EUCN EP Internship Scholarship

• Inaugural NCRE EP Internship posting 2003

• EUCN assumption of responsibilities in 2007– Placements are now available to EUCN

Partner Universities

• Applications close Friday 19 October 2007– http://www.eucnetwork.org.nz/

Introduction

• Motivation– Three month trip to Europe!– Insider observation of the European Parliament– Fantastic work-experience opportunity– Excellent chance to conduct personal research

• Application– Application form– Interview– Acceptance

Placement

• Register preferred field of interest

• Approach made to appropriate MEPs by New Zealand’s Brussels-based Mission to the EU

• Two potential placements with two new Member State MEPs– Mr. Roberts Zīle (Latvia)– Mr. Andres Tarand (Estonia)

The Internship

• Mr. Roberts Zīle -Latvian MEP for the Union

for Europe of the Nations (UEN) Party-Transport (TRAN) Committee-Industry, Research and

Energy Committee (ITRE) -Baltic Intergroup

The Internship

• ITRE Committee

• TRAN Committee

The Internship

• Strasbourg

-Baltic Intergroup

-Aviation Security Hearing

Latvia

Estonia

Back to the Internship…

• Mr. Andres Tarand-Party of European

Socialists (PES)-ITRE Committee-Environment, Public

Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee

-Climate Change (CLIM) Committee

Extracurricular Activities

• European Parliament Stagiaires Association– Working Groups– Drinks at “The Staff”– Stagiaire parties!

Belgium

Visiting the Member States