26Apr 2024 by Maja Bartczak
EU Friday – 26 April

EU Friday – 26 April

EU Friday
Welcome to Better Europe's weekly update on EU Affairs.   THE LAST EP PLENARY SESSION: FINAL VOTES, GOODBYES, AND FLYING DOVES MEPs gathered for a final time in Strasbourg before the European elections in June, with a record-breaking agenda of 90 final votes. All files where an agreement with Member States was reached in trilogues were approved as planned. MEPs approved the deal on the CSDDD, ending the seemingly never-ending saga of unexpected twists and turns and additional political trilogues. They also endorsed the packaging rules in the PPWR, the AI Act, and rules on ESG Ratings. On initiatives where negotiations with the Council have not started or have not advanced enough, the Parliament closed its position at first reading, including on genomic techniques and plant reproductive material rules. Some…
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22Apr 2024 by Joost Mulder
Public Affairs Trainee – Better Europe

Public Affairs Trainee – Better Europe

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Better Europe Public Affairs is looking for a trainee to help our civil society clients make a better Europe. We are looking for a motivated trainee to help us monitor and advise clients on a wide range of topics, from finance, sustainability, human rights and due diligence to company law. Job description: – Track a specific set of policy dossiers relevant to our clients, including desk research and occasional contact with decision-makers in the EU institutions – Build up and/or maintain your network in the EU institutions and beyond – Assist other staff in executing project-structured work as well as responding to ad-hoc requests of clients – Attend and report on relevant “EU bubble” events internally and to clients – Contribute to Better Europe's visibility in the EU decision-making community,…
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