EU Considers Dismantling Exam Board Over Persistent Failures

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO), which recruits EU civil servants, faces mounting pressure to be abolished after repeated high-profile failures and criticism that it no longer meets institutional needs. The scrutiny reflects broader concerns about the effectiveness of EU recruitment processes and institutional governance.

Byte's take

EPSO's collapse would gut the meritocratic shield around EU hiring—and hand recruitment power back to politicized national governments.