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EPSO’s Candidate Contact Service (CCS) is currently dealing with an unusually high volume of information requests. As a result, some inquiries may take longer than usual to receive a response. We are committed to addressing each request as promptly as possible and appreciate your understanding and patience during this time. To help us manage this situation more efficiently, we kindly ask that you refrain from sending reminders. Rest assured, all inquiries will be attended to in due time.

Information on how to attach supporting documents in the Single Candidate Portal is available at How to set up your profile and your CV (in particular fig. 4, 6 and 8).

Please note that these documents do NOT need to be uploaded and linked in your EPSO Account. All supporting documents must be attached by 15/09/25 at the latest in the CV of your Single Candidate Portal.

For more information please read: Which supporting documents should I provide? 

Information on how to attach supporting documents in the Single Candidate Portal is available at How to set up your profile and your CV | EU Careers (in particular fig. 4, 6 and 8).

Please note that these documents do NOT need to be uploaded and linked in your EPSO Account. All supporting documents must be attached by 16/04/25 at the latest in the CV of your Single Candidate Portal.

For more information please read: Which supporting documents should I provide? 

Candidates must indicate the language in which they wish to sit the reasoning skills tests* as Language 4 in their application form. Any of the 24 EU official languages can be chosen as Language 4.

Please note that the choice of languages cannot be modified after the deadline for applications. For more information about Languages 1, 2 and 3 in this competition, please refer to the Notice of Competition.

*verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning skills tests

The deadline to perform the mandatory technical prerequisite check has been extended until 5 March 23:59 (Brussels time). 

We would like to remind candidates once more, that if they encounter technical issues with the TestWe App or the prerequisite check they should exclusively contact TestWe via their chatbot as explained in the instructions sent together with the invitation letter in their EPSO Account. 

We would like to remind candidates who encounter technical issues with the download of the TestWe App or the pre-requisite test that they should exclusively contact TestWe via their chatbot as explained in the instructions sent together with the invitation letter in their EPSO Account.

EPSO is not in a position to help solve these technical issues.

EPSO has received a significant volume of requests from candidates with specific reasonable accommodation needs. Our service is diligently working to ensure each application is carefully reviewed and necessary arrangements are made. 
To streamline this process, and ensure that all requests are handled efficiently, we kindly ask candidates to refrain from reaching out to EPSO unless they have specific additional information to provide regarding their needs. 
We sincerely appreciate your understanding and patience as we work hard to meet the diverse needs of all participants. 
Should you have any urgent inquiries or require immediate assistance, please feel free to contact...

Some candidates have encountered technical difficulties to register in the Single Candidate Portal for the competition for Administrators in the field of taxation. 
In order to deal with this exceptional situation, our IT services have had to manipulate the application deadline for this competition. 
However, the official deadline remains the one mentioned in the Notice of Competition, i.e. 19 February 2025, at 12:00 (midday), Brussels time. 
The candidates concerned will be formally contacted by EPSO about their individual situation, including on how to proceed.

Candidates to the Scientific Researchers competition are advised to keep the following in mind when responding to the field-related short-text questionnaire (FRSTQ test):

• Your answers will be assessed on the basis of your knowledge and skills (i.e., the competencies necessary for performing activities in the respective areas referenced in the Notice of Competition), as demonstrated through your described experience.
• Candidates will not be asked to prove the experiences referred to, but should keep in mind that the markers are also experts in the given field.
• The focus is on the depth of your experience, on the evidence of how you...

Per quanto riguarda la prova di traduzione (rif. sezione 4.3, lettera e), punto i)), il bando dell'attuale concorso EPSO per la selezione di traduttori/traduttrici stabilisce quanto segue: 

 "La prova di traduzione, nella quale sono compresi elementi di localizzazione, consiste nella traduzione di un testo dalla lingua 2 verso la lingua 1".

Tenuto conto delle domande poste dai candidati/dalle candidate al presente concorso, EPSO desidera chiarire ulteriormente cosa si intenda per "localizzazione" nel contesto della traduzione:

"Capacità di trasmettere, in modo accurato e naturale, un messaggio contenuto nel testo di partenza, utilizzando un linguaggio chiaro e il registro adeguato, tenendo altresì...