New feature on the blog - Janka's Column!

The Communication Subcommittee proudly presents a new feature on the blog - Janka's Column.

Janka keeps a lovely blog entitled Lady in Black, she is a great writer and takes lovely pictures. On her blog she also covers many different topics, including fashion, music, travel and, since recently, also descriptions of her and our mutual adventures in Luxembourg.

Here on Luxembourg Survival Kit we really enjoy her posts and we are sure you will too. That is why we decided to make her a part of this blog too. We will give you an overview of her most recent posts and you can read the rest following the link to her blog. There is no doubt her column will be a wonderful addition.

Enjoy!

And let us know if you would also like to collaborate with us by e-mailing us at: communicationsubcommittee@gmail.com.

Stay tuned for the first post in Janka's Column!

Meeting with Enrico Infante and Mihaly Szabo this Wednesday

Dear all,

On behalf of the Careers SC, I would like to invite you to a pleasant and productive evening to MUDAM. After the series of EPSO talks, we would like to bring you an on-hand experience from two working professionals of the European Commission.

The meeting on Wednesday will be a first meeting out of our series. We have chosen two professionals from DG Eurostat that will speak to us about their experience starting from the moment that they became blue book trainees. I will add short bibliography of them soon.

You are all welcome to attend and ask plenty of questions! The speakers are very open, friendly and there only for you. MUDAM's Wednesday will make it a must-do event!

Wednesday, 18h30 Mudam Luxembourg 

Enrico Infante is currently a Statistical Officer at the Unit C1 National Accounts methodology, Sector Accounts, Financial Indicators at DG ESTAT. He is expected to finalize his Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics (PhD) in 2016 at the Universita degli Study di Napoli Federico II, where he achieved all of his University diplomas. In 2011, he has been a blue book trainee at Unit B2, Methodology and Research. If you want to know more about his later career path, please do come to our informal event on Wednesday.

More details to be found at: lu.linkedin.com/pub/enrico-infante/4b/535/61a

Mihaly Szabo is an Administrative Assistant at the Unit F4 Quality of Life at DG Eurostat. He finished his studies in 2008 by completion of his MSc at the University of Vienna in the field of Regional Research and Regional Planning. His studies were followed by nine-month experience at the Institute for Urban and Regional Research in Vienna and a traineeship at the DG for Research and Innovation in Brussels.

More details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/mihaly-szabo/58/622/143


Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1569507613283776/?ref=6&ref_notif_type=plan_user_invited#!/events/1569507613283776/?ref_notif_type=plan_user_invited

Strasbourg, the capital of Christmas

The Trips Subcommittee has chosen Strasbourg as the ideal destination for Christmas, even if it is a bit too early; our visit is scheduled for the 7th and 8th December and combines both having fun all around the Christmas markets and visiting the Institutions based there.

December in Strasbourg means, above all, the immense Christmas market, which has existed for 445 years and is without doubt the oldest Christmas market in France! http://www.noel.strasbourg.eu/

At the same time, Strasbourg is definitely well worth a visit, to discover its history, its cuisine and its unique atmosphere. Its monumental Cathedral together with the entire city centre, which is listed as UNESCO World Heritage, make the it one of the most attractive places of the Alsace region.

Moreover, since the city stands as a symbol of reconciliation between peoples and of the future of Europe, it is home to the Council of Europe and the European Parliament.

Our trip timeline is the following:

Sunday:
• Meet at 08:00 at the Lux station, so as to take the 08:29 train:

Luxembourg – Strasbourg
Lux-Metz 8.29-9.19
Metz-Str 9.36-11.11

It is better to buy our tickets on Saturday or Friday. Keep in mind that the Saar-Lor-Lux discount group ticket is valid only for the weekend.

• Meet at 12:30 at the Strasbourg Cathedral, so as to go all around the city:

We should not miss the cathedral of Notre-Dame, the Kammerzell house, the Petite France quarter, the Church of Saint-Thomas and, if the weather is nice, the Orangerie Park. http://www.otstrasbourg.fr/en/discover/monuments-museums-and-other-sites-to-visit.html

Moreover, around the city's squares we can find a lot of interesting places; go shopping around Place Kleber, buy souvenirs in the Cathedral area, have coffee or drinks at Place Broglie (Opera) and discover the student life at Place de la Republique (University).

• Meet in the evening (time to be fixed) for the Christmas markets:

The Christmas Market itself spreads out into many streets and squares of the city centre, in particular Place Broglie and the Cathedral Square. Several hundreds of stall holders tempt the stroller with original gifts and traditional ornaments for decorating the tree and the nativity scene. There are also many treats to feast ourselves on: sweets, mulled wine and doughnuts. A giant Christmas tree is planted in Place Kleber close to the "Sharing Village", an ice skating rink at the foot of the cathedral.
http://www.otstrasbourg.fr/en/discover/strasbourg-capital-of-christmas.html
Unfortunately, we can only check in at F1 Hotel after 15:00.

Monday:

• Meet in the morning (time and place to be fixed) and visit the Institutions together:

1. 9:30-11:30 – European Parliament, we have to arrive at least 20 min earlier
2. 14:30-16:30 – Council of Europe
Since the Institutions are not located in the centre, we can have a light lunch there.

• Take the train back to Luxembourg:

Strasbourg - Luxembourg
Stra-Metz 16.50-18.29
Metz-Lux 18.38-19.30
OR
Stra-Thionville 17.50-18.29
Thionville -Lux 18.38-19.30
OR
Stra-Lux 19.50-21.59

We can book our return tickets from Strasbourg on Saturday, as soon as we arrive at the station there.


More suggestions:

- The Petite France district and the cathedral are definitely a must-see (we can also climb to the cathedral platform, it is free the first Sunday of the month and you can see the city panorama from there.)

- If anyone wants, they can take a boat ride, it takes one hour and goes through the city centre and to the European institutions (it’s 12,50€ with some reductions for +20 groups). More info: http://www.batorama.fr/

- Visiting the Christmas market – there are several markets across the city, one of them is a visiting country village (Belgium this year). However, Christmas market closes at 20.00 on Sundays.
More info: http://www.noel.strasbourg.eu/

Christmas programme (different concerts etc.):
http://media.strasbourg.eu/alfresco/d/d/workspace/SpacesStore/c389f048-c6ce-4630-9b95-6b7dd1d39745/programme-noel-strasbourg-2014_fr.pdf


Food and Drinks:

- We should not miss the local white wine and the local specialty tarte flambée at "au brasseur". http://www.aubrasseur.fr/

- Coffee at "cafe des anges". http://www.cafe-des-anges.fr/ OR on a boat, as some of the famous "peniches" are transformed into cafés and restaurants, tram stop "Gallia".

- Drinks at "La Taverne Francaise" and "Chez Jeannette". http://www.cityvox.fr/bars-et-cafes_strasbourg/la-taverne-francaise_200008065/Profil-Lieu
http://www.lenetdejeannette.com/


More info:
http://www.otstrasbourg.fr/en/accueil.html

2 Art - Conferences

LES MARDIS DE L’ART AT CASINO LUXEMBOURG
25.11.2014 AT 18:30

The emerging fashion brand MAREUNROL'S, based in Riga (Latvia), was established in 2005 by designers Marite Mastina-Peterkopa and Rolands Peterkops.MAREUNROL'S collections are concept based. Their designs are usually accompanied by specially designed sets, scenography, video projections, installations, photography, i.e. any creative outputs that help to communicate their story. Both designers constantly look for new mediums and ways of presenting fashion, and search for new art disciplines that could be incorporated into the world of fashion design. This is why at MAREUNROL'S shows the work might seem to be avant-garde, but in reality it is ready-to-wear fashion.

http://www.casino-luxembourg.lu/en/Agenda/The-art-of-fashion


PAINT WITH LIGHT. A LECTURE BY KLAUS-PETER SIEMSSEN
DESIGN FRIENDS LECTURE at MUDAM 26/11/2014 18h30-20h00

Klaus-Peter Siemssen is the CEO of Selux, a leading provider of sustainable lighting solutions for both interior and exterior applications. Siemssen and his teams of lighting designers create solutions for exterior lighting projects for many cities (Marseille, Madrid, London…), buildings and historical monuments around the world. They also plan and develop light design for office interiors and public buildings, and provide overall lighting designs for exhibitions. Their sophisticated lighting concepts may enhance the quality of urban and interior life by means of efficiency, ergonomics and elaborated product design.

In English; Free entrance with registration in webpage http://www.mudam.lu/en/agenda/details/event/paint-with-light-a-lecture-by-klaus-peter-siemssen/

Visit to the European Parliament

On November 11th, the European Commission Trainees had the opportunity to visit the European Parliament in Luxembourg, their “home” for the past two months.

We were received by Mr. Schroeder, from the Information Office, who had prepared a very interesting presentation about the most important aspects of this European institution.

After the presentation, we had the opportunity to make some photos in the plenary meeting room where some of the plenary sessions of the Parliament take place.

A few curiosities about the Parliament:

• It's the only directly-elected European Union institution. The Members of Parliament are elected by the European citizens for a 5-year period. The last European elections took place in May 2014.
• The European Parliament has 3 official headquarters: Strasbourg, Brussels and Luxembourg. We are very lucky because we will visit the 3 headquarters during our traineeship.
• The current President of this institution is Mr Martin Schulz, from Germany and he was elected last July. In fact, Mr Schulz is the first President in the history of the European Parliament to be re-elected for a second two and a half year term.
• The European Parliament has been steadily gaining power over recent decades and now acts as a co-legislator for nearly all EU law. Together with the Council, the Parliament adopts or amends proposals from the Commission. Parliament also supervises the work of the Commission and adopts the European Union's budget.
• The ordinary legislative procedure is the main legislative procedure by which directives and regulations are adopted. It involves the cooperation of the institutional triangle (Commission, Council and Parliament).
• The number of MPEs during the legislature 2014-2019 is 751. Germany is the country with the largest numbers of MPEs (96), and Estonia, Cyprus, Luxembourg and Malta, the countries with the smallest number of MPEs (6 each one).
• The members of the European Parliament sit in political groups, including the group of non-inscrits.
• Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
• Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
• Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
• European Conservatives and Reformists Group
• Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
• Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
• Europe of freedom and direct democracy Group (which include UKIP and Five Star Mouvement)
• Non-inscrits (which include the MPEs of Front National)
• 25 Members of at least of 7 different countries are needed to form a political group. Having a political group have some advantages as more budget or more time to speak during the plenary sessions.

We enjoyed the visit a lot and we are looking forward to visiting the others European institutions and to getting to know more about the European Union!

Pub Quiz

Charity SC has prepared for you an evening of fun with the Pub Quiz. It will take place on 25th November at Oscar's at 19h.

We promise you to have a lot of fun with the questions, enjoyable atmosphere of the bar and last but not least we have very interesting prizes for the winners! Entry fee = 5€ per person.

We allow teams of up to 3 people (depending on the number of players). Sign up your team, pick a name and get ready to roll!

Hopefully we will meet some trainee teams from Parliament and Court of Justice!
Boost your knowledge if you feel like winning!! :)

TOMBOLA:
1€ for 1 number
3€ for 5 numbers
- the more you get, the more likely you will win! :)

GOOD LUCK!

Domain name: Metz, 22nd November - Password: Baptiste

Metz, almost an hour far from Luxembourg, is even better than its name sounds; it is pronounced "mess".

Keep calm and let's deal with this "Metz-Mess"; first, be sure that you have typed correctly the aforementioned domain name and password. Baptiste, our favourite French, has arranged all the details and promised Metz to be nothing but a non-stop party!

And now some headlines of the trip to Metz:

• Meeting point:
1) For those who want to visit the Center Pompidou, a contemporary art museum (http://www.centrepompidou-metz.fr/), it would be nice to take the train at 11am (for those over 26 years there is a return ticket + Pompidou entrance for 25€ for those under 26 ask for a Saar-lor-lux ticket http://www.cfl.lu/espaces/voyageurs/en/billets-et-abonnements/billets-internationaux/saar-lor-lux/saar-lor-lux).

2) For those not interested in Pompidou you can take the train at 12.30.
In any case, we will all meet at the back of the railway station in Metz (Pompidou side) at 1.30pm.

• Around the City:
For those who want to discover the city with Baptiste the plan is the following: Cathedral, Opera theatre, Trinitaire, Temple neuf, Musée de la cour d'or and Christmas markets.

• Dinner:
For those interested in having a French dinner in Metz, a restaurant will be reserved (approx. 15 euros).

• Drinks:
First drinks at around 9pm at "Mojito bar", from where the party begins. The place closes at 2am but there is a free shuttle bus to the club "Le rouge" for those who want to keep partying till the first train or the second… or even the third!

Can’t wait to meet you there!

Switch The Light On Festival

The Philharmonie is having "Switch the light on" festival on 26-30 November.

The opening is on the 26 November at 20.20 at Cinémathequè for 3,70€.

For those who would be more interested to see the Philharmonie building, on Friday 28 November at 22.15 there is music and light installations at Philharmonie, free entry!

And sure there are other nice concerts as well! Check http://www.rainydays.lu/2014/

The Project

"15 artists (from Luxembourg, France and Germany) got together for a month to work and live at Gallery Bradtke, a former glazier which will be demolished early next year. The space becomes a melting pot of ideas, collaborations and projects, giving shape to a surprising exhibition."

When:
21st November from 19:00 to 22:00 (vernissage and performances)
22nd of November (exhibition open from 11:00 to 22:00, performances from 19:00 to 22:00).

Where:
Galerie Bradtke
5, avenue de la Gare
L-1611 Luxembourg
http://www.bradtke.lu/online/www/content/contact/FRE/index.html

Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Project-Galerie-Bradtke/709137189180329#!/events/540278806116940/

Charity Subcommitte

 As a spokesperson of Charity Subcommittee please allow me to introduce this valuable group. I am proud to say that we are 9 enthusiasts who are willing to help and support those in need. We are currently focusing on the two key projects:

• Firstly, on an international level we decided to continue supporting a boy from Rwanda and a girl from Afghanistan through ActionAid. We have materials that allow us to understand the conditions they are living in and to see their progress through regular updates from ActionAid.

• Secondly, our local work is linked to the SOS Village Monde who we are aiming to help not only by organising activities for children from the SOS Village Monde in Mersch but also through fundraising and awareness raising campaigns both within and outside of European Commission. As the Christmas is nearly here we are focusing our attention on the presents for children in cooperation with Interinstitutional Children's Centre (CPE) as well as by collecting items from trainees in all European Institutions in Luxemburg. Other examples of our activities are e.g. Baking day for Charity with intention to bake and sell Christmas cookies or Fundraising House Party at the Charity Spokesperson Nina herself.

We are, however, hoping to have enough time and funds to broaden our focus from children towards homeless people, refugees and stateless persons.

If you want to help this bunch of trainees to make someone else's days better, please contact us. Every little helps.

Our members: Petronille Bogaert, Pavel Dvorak, Andrea Gatto, Nina Jaganjacova, Angela Kangro, Zrna Pavličevič, Yuri Samuel Sønderberg, Liva Svarce, Laurien Teugels.

Nina Jaganjacova, spokesperson of the Charity SC, visited the Bosnian SOS Children's Village

Luxembourgish International Bazar

Trainees we should not miss the opportunity to visit the Luxembourgish International Bazar!

The Bazar International de Luxembourg has been a celebration of the diversity of cultures in Luxembourg for over 50 years and in the process has helped thousands of charities both locally and abroad.

This year 58 countries will be sharing their traditional food, crafts and customs, offering us the opportunity to explore new cultures without leaving the Grand Duchy.

The proceeds from the 2014 Bazaar with benefit 90 charity projects. That means that every euro you spend at the Bazaar will go to help someone less fortunate.

The Bazar International de Luxembourg

November 29-30 2014

Saturday: 11:00 – 19:00

Sunday: 10:00 – 18:00

At LUXEXPO

Plan B for Saturday

Rain won't be a reason to skip a trip. In case it rains this Saturday, we'll go to Schengen.

The name Schengen is inextricably linked to peace and freedom in Europe, as it was in this small wine-growing village on the River Moselle that an important chapter in European history was written in 1985. Signed onboard the MS Princesse Marie-Astrid, the Schengen Agreement was the first step towards the disappearance of borders in Europe. It also put Schengen on the map. Schengen was chosen because of its ideal location in the Three-Border-Region. It's here where the three Benelux countries meet Germany and France. The abolition of controls at the internal frontiers consolidated the Member States of the Schengen Area. Now the Schengen Area counts 26 Member-States and the Agreement allows over 400 million Europeans travelling without barriers.

The plan is as follows: 

Morning Meeting:
Meet you at the Gare 10.00.
10.10 bus 175 from Gare Centrale to Mondorf, Christophorus 10.35
10.40 bus 185 from Mondorf, Christophorus to Schengen, Koerch (third stop in Schengen, opposite Total gas station) 10.55
Total duration: 45 min

Way back: There is a bus every hour at 9 past (15.09, 16.09, 17.09…)

Activities there:
European Museum Schengen: Located within the European Centre, the European Museum Schengen was inaugurated on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Schengen Agreement. This interactive museum retraces the development of Europe in nine chapters, while providing background information on the famous treaty, it is open from 11:00 to 17:00 and admission is free. http://www.schengen-tourist.lu/index.php?idnavigation=43&fidlanguage=1

Walk around the town: Schengen is the sunniest region of Luxembourg. A mild weahter characterizes the small, romantic village with special flora in the Luxembourgish Moselle. The medieval castle of the region is operating as a hotel. However, for your information, the castle's most famous resident was the French writer Victor Hugo, who during his stay in 1871 as a guest of the Collart family created a drawing of the building using coffee grounds.

Lunch: http://www.tripadvisor.de/Restaurants-g1137930-Schengen.html 

Tourist Info:
www.schengen-tourist.lu 
www.si-schengen.lu 

Photo exhibition by Alfred Seiland

Going to exhibition!

For anyone who would like to join the Culture SC – Thursday 6th of November at 6pm - photo exhibition ‘Imperium Romanum: Alfred Seiland’ in Musée national d'histoire et de l'art.

Alfred Seiland, Professor of Photography at the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design, is one of the leading landscape photographers of our time. He has travelled with his large format analogue camera to historical sites of the Imperium Romanum for many years. On his journeys through the former Roman Empire he visited many places that are difficult to reach and that usually remain hidden from the tourist’s eye.

http://www.mnha.public.lu/actualite/agenda/2014/10/Imperium-Romanum/index.html

Entrance: free 

Let’s explore the Roman Empire together, after the exhibition we can share our impressions in some café!

Career Subcommittee

About the Career SC: 

Ten highly motivated and talented people – Andrea, Danai, Egle, Elena, Eva, Natália, Petronille, Šimon, Tereza and Zrna – make up the Career Subcommittee of the Generation "Blue Book Trainees 2014 October Session".

Main goal of the Career SC is to provide fellow trainees with information and coachings on the tricky and very challenging matter called "Career". No matter which path you are aspiring for – becoming a staff member of the European institutions, joining an NGO or taking off to the private sector – we are here for you and we will work our *brain* off to make sure you graduate from the Traineeship Programme with a stack of options in your hands.

Upcoming events: 

"Preparatory meeting by trainees for trainees on EPSO": Wednesday, November 12 / 18:00 @ Drosbach 12, rue Guillaume Kroll, room DRB B0/070

"Lunchtime discussion with Ms Laura Tarragona-Saez on EPSO": Thursday, November 20 / 12:30 @ Maison de l'Europe

Culture Subcommittee

Hej! Moi! Ahoj! Čau! Γεια !

Welcome to Culture Subcommittee’s page!

We are:
Zůza Hřebcová – loves everything about movies and photos;
Lotta Bonnevier – is into visual arts;
Yiota Bouga – adores performing art;
Anni Savikurki – enjoys music;
Līva Švarce – is amazed by visual and performing arts.

We will make sure to:
- provide you with weekly information about interesting, affordable cultural events;
- coordinate going to events together;
- create our own events.

So, let’s enjoy cultural life of Luxembourg together!

Always yours,
The Culture Subcommittee

Food & Wine Subcommitee

"The way to a European's heart is through their stomach." 

The Food and Wine Subcommittee capitalises on the diversity of its members to promote the best of European and international Food. We are all about the cultural and social aspect of preparing and sharing food in all its varieties.

And what is more: you can be part of this too!

We are pleased to announce our two upcoming events: 

1. The "Eurodinner": Sunday, the 16th of November from 6.30pm onwards at Bouneweger Stuff (in Bonnevoie) - nom, nom, come along!

2. The "Christmas Cookie Party": Monday, the 15th of December from 5pm onwards at the JMO building (in Kirchberg) - mulled wine and you'll be fine!

We will also organize and attend quite a few tastings together – beer, wine and coffee. Does it get any better than that?

Trips Subcommittee - fasten your seat belt!

Hop on board, fasten your seatbelts and get ready for unforgettable experiences! 

We are Anthea, Baptiste, Danae, Kasia, Sofia, Urša and Yiota and we are the Trips Subcommittee.

Get ready, because together we will explore Luxembourg and nearby countries. Luxembourg, although tiny, it is still full of surprises. Located in the heart of Europe, this beautiful little country will give us the chance to travel all around Belgium, France, Germany and - why not - even further!

Winter is not going to stop us. True travellers are not afraid of the weather conditions! Our activities include daily trips, cultural visits, hiking tours and, of course, we are in charge of this traineeship's final trip as well!

Almost every Saturday we will have a trip suggestion for you. You just have to follow us! Keep in mind that the destination doesn't really matter; the most important is the experience itself and the travelling all around!

We hope that you have enjoyed this description and we would like to thank you for choosing us as your Trips Subcommittee. We also hope to see you all in one of our next destinations.

Here you can find some information about the first activity organized by us:

Our first activity is set for the 8th of November in Echternach:

The Trips Subcommittee is proud to invite you on its first (wait for it ...) trip! If the God of sky and thunder has mercy on us, we will visit the city (village?) of Echternach, put on our hiking shoes, explore its beautiful surroundings and finish in the city (village?) of Berdorf.

Here are some photos to get you excited: http://kewl.lu/2009/07/hiking-pictures-in-mullerthall/

And some technical information:http://www.mullerthal-trail.lu/sites/mullerthal-trail.lu/files/page/attachments/Tourentipp%20Echternach-Berdorf_2.pdf 

Meeting point: Gare de Luxembourg
Means of transport: Bus 111 & Your smelly feet
Budget: 4 € for the bus ticket...

Stay tuned for more details!

Yours faithfully,
Trips SC

Stage committee members

Profiles

Pavel, President

Halo! I am a Czech trainee at Eurostat. I was lucky enough to live in different parts of the world and I never seem to get tired of meeting new people on the way. I am slightly obsessed with electronic music and I have fallen in love with squash and frisbee ultimate. I am very happy to live in the small town of Luxembourg - you can ride your bike everywhere! My current short-term goal? To get paid as much as the mythical Luxembourgish bus drivers.       

           

Famous for:

★     finishing meals of others

★     golden voice

★     ADHD

Introducing the Stage Committee

Q: “Facilitate” my life? What does that mean? 
UTFG! Basically, we just try to make your life easier. True, we do not go to work for you when you are hungover, we do not make your laundry when you are lazy nor do we give you any money when you have made a decimal point error in your accounts. Instead, we and our lovely sub-committees organize social, public and career events for you and your future!

Q: Whoa! My future? But I don’t know what I want to do! Do you? 
OK, our mission is very simple - we just want to make our time in Luxembourg enjoyable for all of us! Above all, we too are just trainees and when we are old, we do not want to remember our time in Luxembourg as the time “when I worked my ass off” or “when I was able to fulfill even the deadliest of deadlines”. No! We want to remember great nights out, sleeping a little, occasional love stories, being charitable, and, hopefully, obtaining a rich work experience in an EU institution.

Q: OK, I get it. But why did you choose to become a committee member in the first place? 
Since the very beginning it was clear that we are a very strong, well-integrated group of trainees. We felt like we deserve the best of the best and the inner drive, deep inside us, fuelled our urge to lead :) 

Q: Huh.. very poetic. Is there anything else you would like to tell us? 
Yes, there is! We are just trainees like everybody else. We are here to socialize, have fun, do good, make friends and, inevitably, set on to start a proper career. We are here to help you with all of these aspects. When you need anything, tell us and we will fix it! Today, you probably haven’t heard it yet, so here it goes: “Make the best out of it!” :) 

Sincerely yours,
EC Stage Committee Luxembourg
HR-LUX-COMITE-DES-STAGIAIRES@ec.europa.eu

Who are we?

This is a period of changes in the European Commission! New President, new Commissioners and of course, new trainees! 50 of them, lost in a small multilingual country called Luxembourg! 

First of all, let us introduce ourselves. We are the Communication Subcommittee and our job is to keep you informed about everything that is happening in Luxembourg. If you wish to be the first to find out about all the activities and events the trainees are preparing… no doubt, you have come to the right place!

Why are we called the Luxembourg Survival Kit, you might ask?

Well, as you have already realized yourselves, Luxembourg is not the cheapest place and getting by with the trainees' salary can be somewhat challenging. But don't worry, that is where we step in. Our aim is to be your survival kit in this city, so as to allow you to make the most out of this whole experience.

Last but not least! We need you to help us out as well; we need your collaboration. We wish for all the trainees to get involved in the blog to make it everyone's blog! Bring out the writer in you and send us your stories, your cultural reviews, describe the activities organised by your subcommittees, and all the ideas that you want to share with us! Everything you wish to send us is welcome!

We are looking forward to working on this blog and enjoying it together!

The Communication Subcommittee is Angela, María, Mateja, Regina and Sofia.