EU botches entry exam, forcing thousands of wannabe-Eurocrats to resit – POLITICO

“How can EPSO be such a failure every single time?” wrote another.

This test was for candidates hoping to get a job as a translator working in one of eight different EU languages. 9,663 people took part

One candidate who received the email Thursday said she had spent an hour every day for several weeks revising for the tests, which include language knowledge, verbal and numerical reasoning.

“I don’t have kids, I’m not studying, I just have a tiring job, which made it difficult to get back to [revise] math in the evening,” she said. “But for people who have kids and families and very demanding jobs, it’s absolutely horrible to go back home and study.”

“I was actually talking to a friend of mine who got this notification and is about to give birth so probably won’t be in the best shape in May,” she added.

A spokesperson for the Commission said that “exchanges are still ongoing between EPSO and the external contractor as regards the financial implications of this situation.”