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Training: How do the European Commission and Parliament work?
EUmatrix regularly organises 2 executive training sessions for professionals interacting with the European Commission and the European Parliament. Below you can find the detailed structure of each training session. If you are interested in one of these or both, do let us know by filling in the form with your contact details and we will let you know when we organise the next sessions.
How the European Commission works: 2.5-hour Executive training by EUmatrix delivered by Sue Bird
Register here and we will inform you about the date and the fee of the next session
About the trainer:
Sue Bird has over 30 years of experience of working inside the European Commission. She has managed policy development, funding programmes, communications campaigns, and many events during that time. She has had many interactions both inside and outside the Commission and regular inter-Institutional contacts. She is a European Institutions insider and ready to give something of the benefit of her experience in these areas.
Content to be delivered during the training:
1. Introduction of the speaker: personal background and experience in the European Commission
2. Role of the Commission in the institutional triangle
-What are the functions of the Commission ?
-How does the Commission interact with the Council and the EP: who influences whom, when, what are the limitations of the mandate of the Commission ?
3. Current structure of the Commission
-The College of Commissioners: (which Commissioners are in charge)?
-The Directorates Generals:
-Which Commissioner commands what?
-Which DG is in charge of what ?
4. How laws are made in the Commission
-From the College of Commissioners to the Head of Unit. And back.
-Interactions between DGs
-Coordination within / by the General Secretariat
5. Transparency requirements in meetings between Commission staff and external stakeholders.
6. How should the PA professionals interact with Commission staff ?
7. How are the bureaucrats in the Commission different from diplomats in the Council and politicians in the Parliament?
How the European Parliament works: 2.5-hour Executive training by EUmatrix delivered by Doru Peter Frantescu
Register here and we will inform you about the date and the fee of the next session
About the trainer:
Doru Frantescu is CEO & founder of EUmatrix. He has over 15 years of experience in tracking and advising on EU policy-making, having previously founded and headed VoteWatch Europe. His work has been quoted as an example of best practices by the EU and national institutions and he’s been interviewed by the media around the world (including Financial Times, Bloomberg, Euronews, CNN, France24, BBC, etc). He is also co-author of “How to Work with European Institutions” (John Harper Publishing).
Content to be delivered during the training:
1. Introduction of the speaker: personal background and experience with the European Parliament
2. Role of the European Parliament in the institutional triangle
-What are the functions of the European Parliament?
-How does the Parliament interact with the Council and the Commission: who influences whom, when, what are the limitations of the powers of the Parliament?
3. Current structure of the European Parliament (which MEPs are in charge?)
-The institutional leadership
-The political leadership
-The Committees:
-Institutional leadership (Chairs and Vice-Chairs)
-Political leadership (Coordinators)
-Leaders on specific files (rapporteurs, shadows and opinion rapporteurs). How influential are they?
-The relationship between committees. How are conflicts solved?
-Plenary session: every vote matters!
4. How laws are made in the European Parliament
-From the European Commission to the EP Committees and then the plenary.
-How to identify the MEPs who will make the difference on the amendments?
5. Transparency requirements in meetings between MEPs or their staff and external stakeholders.
6. How should the PA professionals interact with MEPs and their staff?
7. How are the politicians in the European Parliament different from diplomats in the Council and the civil servants in the Commission?
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