Notícias

The EU knowledge test consists of a multiple-choice questionnaire covering the European Union, its institutions, procedures, and main policies. 

References to the sources used to develop this test will be made available on the EPSO website approximately two months before the test date.

EPSO has decided to offer a retest to candidates who experienced technical issues during the test session and reported these issues to EPSO before 30/01/2026 23:59 Brussels time.

The retesting session will take place on 16 April 2026.

More than 170 000 people have applied to the AD5 Graduate competition which closed for applications on 10 March 2026 at 12h00 midday. This number has surpassed all expectations.

Breakdown per Member State:

Austria 1,706
Belgium 8,013
Bulgaria 1,467
Croatia 1,210
Cyprus 671
Czechia 1,718
Denmark 992
Estonia 382
Finland 2,702
France 10,939
Germany 11,705
Greece 10,087
Hungary 1,277
Ireland 1,733
Italy 79,450
Latvia 537
Lithuania 724
Luxembourg 630
Malta 299
Netherlands 2,734
Poland 5,782
Portugal 5,037
Romania 7,430
Slovakia 1,661
Slovenia 434
Spain 13,796
Sweden 1,806

Total 174.922 – Of this total, more than 91% of the applicants is...

Thank you for your interest in an application for the competition for AD graduates.

Due to the unprecedented interest in this competition and the very high volume of traffic, the IT system may experience temporary server issues.

In case you encounter issues with your application, we suggest you try later.

Please note that it is the responsibility of the candidates to submit their application before the deadline of 10 March 2026 at 12h00 (midday) Brussels time.

In light of recent reporting, we would like to provide all candidates with an update on the current state of play of the translator competitions (EPSO/AD/414-421/24 – 8 languages).

The competitions have concluded, and all reserve lists have been published on the EU Careers website.

The competitions aimed to establish reserve lists of successful candidates across several language profiles, as specified in the respective Notice of Competition. Below is a breakdown by competition, including the number of successful candidates sought, the number of applications received, and the number of candidates included on the reserve lists.
 

EPSO/AD/414/24/Danish...

We regret to inform CAST candidates that the CAST testing planned for 4 March is cancelled as the update of the TestWe platform is still ongoing. 

If the update is completed in time, the next CAST testing will take place on 31 March as planned. 

The TAO platform used for open competitions is not affected by this update.

Dear candidates,

As the application deadline for the AD5 competition (10 March) approaches, we would like to remind you of the following important information:

• Your Responsibility: It is your responsibility to ensure that your application is submitted correctly and on time. 
  If you encounter any technical or administrative issues, please contact us as soon as possible.
   
• Support Timeline: Please note that EPSO’s standard reply time is of 5 working days. 
  However, due to the high volume of requests, and in spite of our best efforts to reply to applicants’ questions as soon as possible, it might take us...

A new addendum to the call for expressions of interest has been published on 17 February 2026 and updated on 13 March 2026. 

It is aimed at clarifying the grounds for disqualification.

Some candidates received a letter in their Single Candidate Portal account about “Reminder - Please upload your supporting documents” on 07 February 2026. We would kindly ask you to ignore this letter.

Below candidates in the competition EPSO/AD/425/25 find useful information.

Please disregard this information if you already submitted your supporting documents during the application period by uploading your documents, including your ID, via your CV before 17 October 2025 at 12.00 (midday), Brussels time. 

If you still need to submit your supporting documents, including your ID, we kindly remind you of the approaching deadline (12 February 2026 at 12:00...

On 27 January, EPSO conducted its first testing event with the new TAO platform, provided by Open Assessment Technologies. The testing concerned candidates participating in the four fields of competition EPSO/AD/425/25 (Building management).

The level of performance of the new testing platform has a high significance for all Europeans wishing to apply for EU careers. In a spirit of transparency, EPSO is sharing a first set of data and observations on the testing event.

Over 2200 candidates connected to the platform to sit the tests (2249 out of 3170 applicants, with a “no-show” rate of around 30%). Out of those...