The EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues is mandated to achieve comprehensive normalisation of the relations between Serbia and Kosovo, improve good neighbourly relations and reconciliation between partners in the Western Balkans, helping them overcome the legacy of the past, and contribute to the consistency and effectiveness of EU action in the Western Balkans. In addition, the office actively engages in enhancing the Union’s effectiveness and visibility in the Western Balkans through public diplomacy, as well as in communicating and promoting Union values and the broader Union agenda for the region, as appropriate, contributing to a broader understanding of and support for issues related to the Union.
The trainee will be fully embedded in the work of the EUSR’s office, receive direct exposure to its activities in the Western Balkans and in Brussels, and have the unique opportunity to understand the work of an EUSR from the inside.