{
  "id": 19313157,
  "title": "EPSO: Italian applicant boom puts EU hiring balance to the test",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/epso-italian-applicant-boom-puts-eu-hiring-balance-to-the-test",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T08:30:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/10/epso-italian-applicant-boom-puts-eu-hiring-balance-to-the-test"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The EPSO generalist exam started on November 9, but almost half of the applicants come from one single country, Italy. This clashes with the Commission's own hiring rules, which favour 'underrepresented countries' to address geographical staff imbalances.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}