EPSO: Can the EU fix its hiring imbalance? Take our poll

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The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is scheduled to begin its entrance exam between November 9 and 13. More than half of this year’s applicants are Italian, raising questions about how EU hiring rules for representation of underrepresented countries will be applied.

The European Commission’s entrance exam, EPSO, is starting between November 9 and November 13. But over half of this year's applicants are Italian, which clashes with an internal hiring rule forcing departments to prioritise candidates from underrepresented countries.