EPSO EU Knowledge & Field-Related Test case studies
EPSO EU Knowledge & Field-Related Test · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The EPSO EU Knowledge & Field-Related Test is the knowledge component of the European Personnel Selection Office's computer-based screening for EU institution competitions. Candidates sit it at an accredited test centre, usually in the same booking as abstract, verbal and numerical reasoning tests. The EPSO EU Knowledge & Field-Related Test case studies are 5 cases and about 3,363 words.
1Packaging Regulation: QMV and the Ordinary Legislative Procedure
During a trilogue on a proposed regulation on packaging and packaging waste, the Council presidency reports that 14 Member States, representing 62% of the EU population, support the compromise text; 12 Member States, representing 36% of the population, oppose it; one Member State abstains. The Commission proposal is the basis of the talks.
666 words, about 3 min2Charter, Directives and the Private Data Dispute
A first-instance court in a Member State hears a dispute between a telecoms operator and the national data protection authority. The authority fined the operator EUR 4 million for retaining traffic data for 24 months under a national law transposing an EU directive on e-privacy.
685 words, about 3 min3State Aid for a Battery Gigafactory
A Member State notifies a EUR 900 million package for a new battery gigafactory in a region eligible for regional aid. The package consists of a EUR 360 million direct grant (40% of eligible investment costs), a 10-year exemption from corporate income tax worth EUR 300 million, and land transferred below market value worth EUR 240 million.
634 words, about 3 min4Budget Conciliation and a EUR 45 Million ESI Fund Correction
The Commission has submitted a draft budget for year N with commitment appropriations of EUR 190 billion and payment appropriations of EUR 170 billion. The European Parliament wants to increase Horizon Europe by EUR 2 billion in commitments and payments and create a new EUR 500 million reserve for Ukraine.
735 words, about 4 min5Enlargement Benchmarks and Macro-Financial Assistance
A candidate country has opened 12 of 35 accession chapters and provisionally closed 6. The Commission's annual enlargement report notes serious backsliding on judicial independence, media freedom, and anti-corruption, and recommends that the Council not open Cluster 1 (fundamentals) until benchmarks are met.
643 words, about 3 min