To become an EU official, applicants must meet some basic criteria (apart from the specific requirements for any given competition). These include a citizenship requirement (must be citizens of one of the European Union's 27 Member States or in case of competitions linked to accession, e.g. Croatia, they must have the given specified citizenship); must have full rights as a citizen (no criminal record); must meet the character requirements of being an EU official (a general rule for proper behaviour, appearance, ethical standards etc.); must speak at least 2 official EU languages (one fluently, the other one on a strong conversation level); must have fulfilled all requirements of the military service (if relevant in the given country).
See also the specific admissions criteria in the Notice of Competition in each case.
See also:
Notice of Competition, Language Requirements, Open Competition, EPSO
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