VISIT THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION - EXTERNAL COOPERATION INFO POINT
Interested in the European Commission's external cooperation?
Request a visitat the Info Point!
If you are a group of at least 10 people interested in a topic, the Info Point will invite the European Commission officials who deal with the respective topic. They present their work and answer questions linked to the European Commission's practices in the field.
The presentation is followed by a visit of the Info Point
The visit / information session is tailored to your group's needs in:
-topic
-duration
-language of presentation (depending on the availability of colleagues)
-availability of information material about the respective topic.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Everyone who would like to know more about the European Commission's external cooperation is welcome!
WHERE
The visit / information session takes place in the European Commission's External Cooperation Info Point:
1049 - Brussels, Rue de la Loi, nr 43.
FOR EXAMPLE IN 2008...
81 groups (2300 people) participated in an organised visit at the Info Point.
Most regular visitors were:
- university or high-school students,
- company representatives and NGOs, as well as
- groups of officials and regional representatives from partner countries.
Presentations during the visits were held in half of the official languages of the EU and in Russian.
Duration of the visits varied between 45 minutes and 4.5 hours.
Examples of presentation topics:
*General presentation in EuropeAid and the European Commission's external cooperation programmes *EU Development Policies *EU Trade Policies as a tool for development *EC Crisis Management and Conflict Prevention *The European Union's Neighbourhood Policy *EU relations with specific regions and countries (in 2008 we had presentations on Algeria, Moldova, Brasil, Bangladesh, Indonesia and the ASEAN countries) *Presentation of the EC Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) *How the EC supports democratic governance through development cooperation *Cooperation between the European Commission and civil society *Promoting Gender Equality in Developing Countries *Recruitment opportunities at European Commission delegations *Overview on the Millennium Development Goals *The EU Strategy for Africa *Role of higher education in development policy *How to apply for European Commission contracts (grants and tenders)?
Any other topic related the European Commission's external cooperation is open to request.
SEND A REQUEST!
Please send your request at least 1 month in advance, specifying:
1. the topic you would like to discuss (up to three subjects)
2. in which language
3. the preferred date & time of your visit
4. characteristics of the group: number of participants, their previous knowledge about the subject and any other detail that might seem relevant to make your visit more interesting.
Please give as much detail as possible about your group's previous knowledge / background in the field.
You can expect our official confirmation within 15 working days.
Looking forward to welcoming you at the Info Point!