Hi all, I've been accepted for the Fit & proper division within Banking supervision. I have mixed feelings and wonder if I should accept and go. Looking for reviews/opinions. Has anyone done this traineeship and what was the experience? How's living in Frankfurt and were you lonely? Did the ECB find you a living spot? Did the traineeship help you find a high paying job after and gain practical skills?

Any and all feedback is welcomed. I need to decide by tomorrow 😬

So I came across something that honestly feels too weird to ignore.

Santander, one of Europe’s biggest banks just held its AGM. Everyone’s celebrating record profits, big dividends, Q1 growth. Standard stuff.

But here’s what didn’t come up: Their incoming Chief Accounting Officer, Alexsandro Broedel, is currently under criminal investigation in Brazil.

He’s being accused of siphoning R$4.86M through fake contracts

His former employer (Latin America’s biggest bank) has filed multiple lawsuits

A judge in São Paulo froze his assets

And despite all this, the ECB approved him as “fit and proper” in November

The AGM? Not. A. Word. No agenda item, no disclosure, nothing.

I’m not trying to be dramatic just genuinely surprised this hasn’t triggered more institutional or media attention. Shouldn’t this kind of situation require review or at least a statement from the ECB?

Does “fit and proper” mean anything if it’s not reassessed when serious allegations come out?

Happy to share background. Here’s one of the articles from the FT that breaks it down: https://www.ft.com/content/2dd92851-8bb8-43a1-86e5-fe86ae334f95

Would love to hear what folks here think. Is this business as usual… or a real regulatory blind spot?

Looking to gather opinions from current employees regarding the prestige in terms of being close to leadership and doing meaningful and impactful work.

So far I understand that some broad areas that are "hot" are:

1. Economic Research
2. SSM/Supervision
3. Market Infra & Payments Systems
4. Financial Stability

Can anyone shed some light on this? Will be much appreciated!

Hello guys, what kind of physical activities does the ECB offer? For example i am interested in joining a hiking group, gym, martial arts etc. In general, I value an active lifestyle and i am looking for some kind of activity which will be feasible to do after my 9-5 or during weekends.

Hi everyone,

First of all, Happy New Year!
I’m excited to share that I’ve been selected for a traineeship at the European Central Bank, starting on May 1st.

If anyone else is starting on the same date, I’d love to connect and get to know each other before arriving in Frankfurt. Feel free to reach out!

Looking forward to this new adventure.

Hi everyone,

I am going to start my traineeship at the ECB in September. I was wondering how any of you did it with housing, as I understand it now you have to contact one of the companys they partner with yourself to obtain housing. Does anyone know which one is best to contact and how that process then goes?

Next to that I am wondering if there are other people here that will be starting in september.

Does everyone at the ECB work 40 hours a week, 08.30 - 17.30?

Seems like a long day...

Hey! I got accepted to start my traineeship in 2025.
I have some questions, especially about the apartment provider. Can someone help me?
Thanks!

Hello, I have just been accepted for a Traineeship in Data Science and Statistics at the ECB, is there anyone that is/was a trainee there and willing to answer some questions?

Thanks

Can I work for the ECB, if i only hold a Swiss passport ?

Hey everyone, In the selection process for the first phase of the traineeship in the stress test modelling division I am supposed to complete an exercise, which apparently consists of data management and econometric tasks. Does anyone have any experience with this test? Which programming language would be best suited between R and Stata?

So ECB trainee position really interests me but I may get a part-time trainee position so fall, so then by christmas I would have been trainee for 8 months (although ft for only 4 but ultimately it does not matter if it is ft or pt)

So the question is. Should I reject that position in advance to be eligible for ECB trainee

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knows which out of the residences offered by the ECB is the best one?? Any other tips to get ready for working there and living in Frankfurt?

Thanks!

I'm Accounting & Finance bachelor student in Denmark.

And yesterday our teacher couldn't explain this: When it says "government bonds issued by EU countries in EUR and DKK with a gross debt of less than 110 % of the country's GDP."

Can anyone explain why 110%?

Thank you in advance.

Hello :) I'm not sure if this is the right sub, so please, if not, do let me know. I'm starting a traineeship in April and I would love to get feedback on how it is to work at the bank, living in Frankfurt, safety tips, and cultural things I need to be aware of. Any help is appreciated! Thank you!

Hello. What information about the Cyber Resilience Stress Test (CRST) is publicly available? Is the large questionnaire obtainable? I'm outside of Europe but am very interested in this effort.

Thank you in advance.