{
  "id": 19122809,
  "title": "EPSO: Can the EU fix its hiring imbalance? Take our poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/epso-can-the-eu-fix-its-hiring-imbalance-take-our-poll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T08:35:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/09/epso-can-the-eu-fix-its-hiring-imbalance-take-our-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}