EU jobs in Brussels

Brussels is the largest single duty station for EU staff: roughly 32,000 European Commission officials, 7,500 European Parliament staff, plus several thousand more across the Council, EEAS, EDA, CINEA, and other bodies. We currently track 188 live vacancies in Brussels across the institutions and agencies on this site.

The European Commission (headquarters), the Council of the European Union, most of the European Parliament (which splits time with Strasbourg), the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Defence Agency (EDA), CINEA, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), and the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) are all headquartered in Brussels. The European Quarter around Schuman and Luxembourg metro stations is the geographic centre of EU institutional life.

English is the working language across most institutions and is sufficient for the vast majority of vacancies. French is widely used in Council and some Commission contexts and is helpful but rarely required at the application stage. Living in Brussels is straightforward in English; French and Dutch are the two official languages of the Brussels-Capital Region.

Salaries follow the EU staff regulations grid (AD/AST/AST-SC for officials and TA, FG-I to FG-IV for Contract Agents) and are adjusted by Belgium's correction coefficient, which is close to 100%, so Brussels salaries align with the base rates. An AD5 entry-level Administrator earns approximately €4,917 to €5,565/month basic before allowances. An AD7 mid-career role earns roughly €6,800 to €7,700/month basic. Expatriation allowance (16%) and household allowance apply where eligible.

For permanent officials, Temporary Agents and Contract Agents at the central institutions: yes, EU citizenship is required. Some short-term and research roles open to non-EU nationals. The European Schools system in Brussels is open to children of staff regardless of nationality of the parent's passport.

This page is the keyword-intent landing for "EU jobs in Brussels". The Brussels location profile at /locations/brussels/ is the entity hub with practical living information, transport, schools, and the full filter UI for the city. Both link to the same underlying job pool.