As the name suggests, policy officers are integral to the European Commission’s policymaking process. But what does the day to day look like? And how does one get started in the job?
From health and climate change to trade and digitalization, the EU’s authority influences a wide range of policy areas, and as a result, officers can specialize in a range of fields. Piotr Kowalczyk, EU policy officer at the European Commission, works closely with green finance and investments at the Directorate General for Environment of the European Commission.
“Working for the EU is very different from working for intergovernmental organizations,” Kowalczyk told Devex. “As a supranational body, EU policies and laws are binding on the Member States.”