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Solidarit Commission en Direct Articles and Stagiaire Video

The articles below are a small collection of various Commission en Directarticles since 1999 whichare related to Traineeship Solidarit in some way. Unfortunately, not all articles written were kept orfound for this Reference Document. They are here as an example and for your information.

There is also avideo from of former Commissioner Hans Van den Broek at two public ceremoniesat Rond Point Schuman at which he presents a brick-making machine and farewells a truck-load ofwheelchairs about to be driven to Estonia, organised by trainees.

Background

Solidarit was started by trainees on the Winter 98/99 Traineeship. One of the main reasons itstarted was because the Traineeship in the internationally important European Commissionrepresents one of the largest and most continuous streams of highly qualified, multi-lingual, highachieving and ambitious assemblies of potential future leaders and policymakers anywhere in the

world and there was opportunity, responsibility, to inspire their goodwill and energy in the valuesespoused by the Institutions and to help create actions which help others and which give a sense ofperspective and purpose.

Solidarit has been voluntary operated and organised by independent groups of Commissiontrainees each Traineeship period since then. A part-time trainee was appointed by the CommissionTraineeship Office in October 2003 to assist with both Solidarit and the stagiaire website, theposition was discontinued approximately after the Summer 2007 Stage.

The Solidarit sub-committee has always, if informally, been seen as a valuable activity by thosewithin the Commission and has given the EU Institutions a lot to be proud of. FormerCommissioners Hans Van den Broek (External Relations), Emma Bonino (ECHO and Consumer

Affairs), Poul Neilson (Development and ECHO) and Neil Kinnock (Administration), Stavros Dimas(Environment) and Andris Piebalgs (Energy), the president of the Commission Jose ManuelBarroso, the President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Poettering and Her Majesty, theQueen of the Belgium and others have all been aware of or involved in Solidarit through suchthings as opening exhibitions or presenting cheques to charities over the various Traineeshipperiods.

Its become the most successful extra-curricula activity on the worlds biggest Stage.


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Commission en direct no 120 du 25 fvrier au 3 mars 1999


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Commission en Direct no 122 du 11 au 17 mars 1999


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Commission en Directn136 du 15 juillet au 7 septembre 1999


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Commission en Directnumro 218 19 au 25 octobre, 2001


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Commission en Directnumro 263 du 29 novembre au 5 dcembre 2002


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Commission en Directnumro 324 du 14 au 27 mai 2004


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Commission en Direct, numro 383 du 18 au 24 novembre 2005


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Continued:


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Commission en Direct, numro 408 30.06 > 06.07.2006


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Commission en direct, 436 | 23.03 > 29.03.2007


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Commission en direct 551 | 26.03 > 15.04.2010


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Commission en Direct, numro 565 - 23.07 > 09.09.2010


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Commission en direct, 22.10 > 28.10.2010 | 572


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Commission en direct, 22.10 > 28.10.2010 | 572

Traineeship Solidarit established the dancing for a cause activities and this event built onthat experience and example and is an example of activities that can be undertaken under theSolidarit Proposal.


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Commission en direct, 589 | 18.03 > 24.03.2011

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