Youth Works Hub has gathered 14 paid internships in Brussels open in November 2026, all based in Belgium and covering EU policy, sustainable mobility, climate action and communications. Nine listings state a specific monthly salary, ranging from €1,200 to €1,538 per month gross, and five further listings confirm payment without specifying a figure. If you are exploring options, paid internships abroad covers how these roles work and what to look for.
The batch brings together organisations with very different mandates: a major tourism company's EU public policy office, GIZ secretariats for sustainable mobility and urban climate, a European NGO network, a renewable fuels consultancy and a digital industry association. Brussels is the seat of the EU institutions, and several roles focus directly on monitoring EU legislative developments or supporting stakeholder engagement with policymakers. According to Youth Works Hub's review, most listings are open to applicants from over 190 countries, and how to apply is a practical first step before you choose one.
Each call has its own angle:
🇧🇪 Belgium: Corporate EU public policy at TUI Group, based in Zaventem.
🇧🇪 Belgium: Urban climate action in Sub-Saharan Africa, managed from GIZ's Brussels office.
🇧🇪 Belgium: EU funding for children and development at World Vision EU's representation office.
🇧🇪 Belgium: Communications for a global sustainable mobility partnership at GIZ MobiliseYourCity.
🇧🇪 Belgium: Capacity building for transport practitioners across the Global South, same partnership.
🇧🇪 Belgium: Advocacy and communications support for a network of European NGOs at Alliance2015.
🇧🇪 Belgium: EU policy and international development crossroads, across three GIZ teams.
🇧🇪 Belgium: The highest-paid role in the batch: €1,538/month gross at Efficient Buildings Europe.
These internships are paid positions. Nine listings state a specific monthly amount: salaries range from €1,200/month at CleanMotion Advisory to €1,538/month gross at Efficient Buildings Europe. The five remaining listings confirm payment without specifying an amount. No listing asks for a participation fee at any stage of the application.
📅 Deadlines: ASAP (1) · 5 Nov (4) · 10 Nov (2) · 12 Nov (1) · 13 Nov (1) · 15 Nov (1) · 16 Nov (2) · 18 Nov (1) · 30 Nov (1)
🌍 Countries: 🇧🇪 Belgium (14)
In This Batch
- 📅 ASAP · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Internship
- 📅 5 Nov · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Internship
- 📅 5 Nov · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Traineeship
- 📅 5 Nov · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Internship
- 📅 5 Nov · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Internship
- 📅 10 Nov · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Internship
- 📅 10 Nov · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Internship
- 📅 12 Nov · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Internship
- 📅 13 Nov · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Internship
- 📅 15 Nov · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Internship
- 📅 16 Nov · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Internship
- 📅 16 Nov · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Traineeship
- 📅 18 Nov · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Internship
- 📅 30 Nov · 🇧🇪 Belgium · Internship
What's in this batch:
12 Internships · 2 Traineeships · 1 Country
💼 Internships & Traineeships
1. 🇧🇪 EU Public Policy Office Intern 🏛️ TUI Group Internship in Zaventem, Belgium ✈️
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible
📍 Zaventem, Belgium · 👥 Students · ⏳ At least 4 months
TUI Group's EU Public Policy office is in Zaventem, Belgium. The role is for students who want to work in a corporate EU public policy office: you will monitor EU legislation, prepare briefings, join stakeholder dialogue, support events and contribute to social media and blogs, learning how tourism and aviation policy works along the way. The minimum commitment is four months, full-time. No salary is specified in the listing.
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2. 🇧🇪 Project Coordination, Monitoring & Urban Climate Action Intern 🌱 GIZ CoM SSA Internship in Brussels, Belgium 🏙️ (Paid, €1,350/month gross)
📅 Deadline: 5 November 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium · 👥 Master's students and recent graduates · ⏳ 6 months · 💶 €1,350/month gross
This GIZ internship supports a multi-country urban climate programme in Sub-Saharan Africa from Brussels. The work covers portfolio monitoring, reporting, research and knowledge management. It is aimed at Master's students and recent graduates in urban planning, sustainable development, international development or public policy who care about cities, climate action and international cooperation.
3. 🇧🇪 EU Partnerships Trainee 🧒 World Vision EU Representation Internship in Brussels, Belgium 💼 (Paid)
📅 Deadline: 5 November 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium · 👥 Master's degree or equivalent experience · ⏳ Up to 12 months
World Vision EU's Brussels representation is looking for a trainee to work on EU funding for children. The role involves researching EU funding trends, helping prepare grant applications and supporting training on EU donors. Candidates need a Master's degree or equivalent experience, fluent English and good knowledge of EU institutions. With a placement of up to 12 months, this is one of the longer roles in the batch.
4. 🇧🇪 Communications Intern 📣 GIZ MobiliseYourCity Internship in Brussels, Belgium 🚇 (€1,350/month)
📅 Deadline: 5 November 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium · 👥 Students or recent graduates (last 6 months) · ⏳ 6 months · 💶 €1,350/month
GIZ MobiliseYourCity is a global sustainable mobility partnership, and this six-month role in Brussels covers the full range of communications work: events, social media and newsletters, the trilingual website and visual materials. The role is for current students or graduates of the last six months, and applicants need fluent English plus French or German.
5. 🇧🇪 Mobility Capacity Building Intern 🚇 GIZ MobiliseYourCity Secretariat Internship in Brussels, Belgium 🌍 (€1,350/month gross)
📅 Deadline: 5 November 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium · 👥 Students or recent graduates (last 6 months) · ⏳ 6 months · 💶 €1,350/month gross
The GIZ MobiliseYourCity secretariat in Brussels is offering a six-month internship focused on capacity building. You will help plan training workshops and online courses for mobility practitioners and policymakers across Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa, and support research and fact sheets. The role is for enrolled students or graduates of the last six months in fields such as transport, engineering or social sciences.
6. 🇧🇪 EU Communications Assistant 🎨 EVTA CIP Internship in Brussels, Belgium 🎬 (€1,230/month)
📅 Deadline: 10 November 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium (hybrid) · 👥 Students and recent graduates · ⏳ 6 months · 💶 €1,230/month
EVTA CIP's internship combines visual design, video editing and written communications in a hybrid format in Brussels. The six-month role covers drafting newsletters and press releases alongside creating visual and video content. It is explicitly open to candidates with no previous professional experience, targeting students and recent graduates in communications, marketing or graphic design.
7. 🇧🇪 Joint Initiatives Assistant for Advocacy and Communications 📣 Alliance2015 Internship in Brussels, Belgium 🧭 (€1,350/month)
📅 Deadline: 10 November 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium · 👥 Recent graduates · ⏳ 1 year · 💶 €1,350/month
Alliance2015 is a network of European NGOs in Brussels, and this one-year internship supports their advocacy and communications work. Tasks include managing social media and newsletters, preparing policy meetings and organising events. The role is meant for recent graduates in political science, communications, international relations or development.
8. 🇧🇪 EU Division Intern 🏛️ GIZ Internship in Brussels, Belgium 🌐 (€1,350/month)
📅 Deadline: 12 November 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium · ⏳ 6 months · 💶 €1,350/month
GIZ's Brussels office places this intern across three teams: policy and partnership management, key account management, and administration and events. The work sits at the intersection of EU policy and international development cooperation: monitoring EU institutional developments, supporting stakeholder engagement and contributing to newsletters, policy briefs and reports.
9. 🇧🇪 Communications and Events Intern 📣 Efficient Buildings Europe Internship in Brussels, Belgium 🏢 (Paid, €1,538/month gross)
📅 Deadline: 13 November 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium · ⏳ 5 months · 💶 €1,538/month gross
Efficient Buildings Europe runs a small international team on the energy transition in buildings, and this five-month Brussels internship is the highest-paid in the batch at €1,538/month gross. The role covers writing for websites, social media and newsletters, creating graphics and short videos, and helping organise meetings, webinars, workshops and conferences. It suits creative and organised people interested in communications, EU affairs and the energy transition.
10. 🇧🇪 Events Intern 🎪 Eurelectric Internship in Brussels, Belgium 🎟️ (Paid)
📅 Deadline: 15 November 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium · 👥 Third-level education · ⏳ 6 months
Eurelectric's Brussels office is looking for an events intern to support event apps, mini-sites and sponsor materials. The six-month, full-time role involves setting up and updating event apps and mini-sites, preparing mailers and speaker and sponsor cards, managing registration codes and assisting onsite at events. The listing targets people with a third-level education in event management, marketing or business development, with a note that diplomatic people with strong communication skills and a structured mindset will thrive.
11. 🇧🇪 Junior Analyst ⛽ CleanMotion Advisory Renewable Fuels Internship in Brussels, Belgium 📊 (Paid, €1,200/month)
📅 Deadline: 16 November 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium (mostly remote) · 👥 Master's graduates · ⏳ 6 months · 💶 €1,200/month
This six-month Brussels internship at CleanMotion Advisory is for Master's graduates in business, economics, data analysis, energy studies or political science who are curious about renewable fuels. The work involves tracking markets and policies, building datasets, supporting modelling and client projects, and turning research into insights. Work is mostly remote, with one to two days a week together in Brussels.
12. 🇧🇪 Policy Trainee 🏛️ Airlines for Europe Internship in Brussels, Belgium ✈️ (Paid)
📅 Deadline: 16 November 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium · 👥 Master's students and recent graduates · ⏳ 9 months
This nine-month full-time traineeship with Airlines for Europe in Brussels places you in the policy team. You will assist advocacy campaigns, research policy dossiers, follow political developments in Brussels and support newsletters and events, described in the listing as a strong start for a career in EU aviation policy. The role is aimed at Master's students and recent graduates in European affairs, politics, international relations, law or economics.
13. 🇧🇪 EU Communication Assistant 📣 FEDARENE Internship in Brussels, Belgium 📰 (Paid)
📅 Deadline: 18 November 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium · 👥 Master's students · ⏳ 6 months
This six-month Brussels internship at FEDARENE is for Master's students in European studies, political sciences, communication, journalism or environmental sciences who want to run a European federation's newsletter and social channels. The work includes moderating the website, monitoring the impact of communication channels and supporting events and EU projects. The listing specifically mentions building skills in writing, LinkedIn and graphic design.
14. 🇧🇪 Data Privacy and Public Administration Policy Intern 🏛️ DIGITALEUROPE Internship in Brussels, Belgium 🔐 (Paid)
📅 Deadline: 30 November 2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium · 👥 Students and very recent graduates · ⏳ 6 months (renewable)
This six-month Brussels internship at DIGITALEUROPE supports the policy team on data privacy and public administration topics. Work involves drafting reports, conducting desk research and monitoring EU policy developments. The role is open to students in EU affairs, politics, international relations or law, as well as very recent graduates, and the listing notes it can be renewed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are all internships in this batch paid?
All 14 listings confirm payment. Nine state a specific monthly amount: salaries range from €1,200/month at CleanMotion Advisory to €1,538/month gross at Efficient Buildings Europe. The five remaining listings confirm payment without specifying a figure. No listing asks for a participation fee at any stage of the application. For context on the difference between programmes that ask for a contribution and those that do not, hidden costs of fully funded opportunities is a useful reference.
Which deadline closes first?
The TUI Group EU Public Policy internship (listing 1) closes as soon as possible, with no fixed date. The next deadline is 5 November 2026, shared by four listings: GIZ CoM SSA (listing 2), World Vision EU (listing 3), GIZ MobiliseYourCity Communications (listing 4) and GIZ MobiliseYourCity Capacity Building (listing 5). To prepare your application for EU-based roles, how to build a Europass CV covers the format preferred by most organisations in Brussels.
What backgrounds are these roles aimed at?
According to the individual listings, most roles in this batch target Master's students or recent graduates, with fields spanning EU affairs, political science, communications, sustainable development, international relations, economics and engineering. The exception is the EVTA CIP internship (listing 6), which explicitly requires no prior professional experience. Most listings are open to applicants from over 190 countries; the World Vision EU traineeship (listing 3) lists 27 eligible countries, making it one of the more restricted calls. Who can apply covers standard eligibility requirements across EU-based opportunities.
The batch groups into three themes: EU policy and institutional affairs, sustainable mobility and climate action, and communications and design for European organisations. GIZ appears with four listings in this batch: CoM SSA, two MobiliseYourCity roles and the EU Division, so candidates interested in that organisation can compare scope and apply to more than one.
Youth Works Hub lists all current Belgium openings and updates as new calls open. For the broader career picture, does Erasmus help your career puts Brussels internships in context. Apply to the listings that fit your profile before the closing dates.
