EU Knowledge Revision Sources

EU Training

Some EPSO competitions may require candidates to demonstrate their knowledge of the European Union and the various EU institutions. To assist candidates with their preparation, we have compiled a helpful list of resources that covers a wide spectrum of EU knowledge.

The EU Knowledge Test is a relatively new type of EPSO exam, appearing first in 2021 by our records. It is a multiple-choice test comprised of questions about the the EU and its origins, the various EU institutions and the main policies of the EU.

Some EPSO competitions may require candidates to demonstrate their knowledge of the European Union and the various EU institutions. 

To practice and get familiar with the type of questions you may be asked, you can add EU Knowledge test questions to your EU Training account here.

To further assist you, as an EPSO candidate, with your preparation, we have compiled a helpful list of resources below that covers a wide spectrum of EU knowledge. 

General

Source: http://hum.port.ac.uk/europeanstudieshub/learning/

Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/summary/glossary.html

Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli-register/glossary.html

 

Source: https://www.johnharperpublishing.co.uk/books/  

 

 

History

Source: https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/history-eu_en

 

Source: https://europa.eu/abc/12lessons/key_dates_en.htm

 

Budget

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/eu-budget/long-term-eu-budget_en

 

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/economic-and-fiscal-policy-coordination/eu-economic-governance-monitoring-prevention-correction/european-semester_en

 

Source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/en/sheet/10/the-budgetary-procedure

 

Legislative Procedures

Source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/en/powers-and-procedures

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/about-european-commission/organisational-structure/how-commission-organised/political-leadership/decision-making-during-weekly-meetings_en

 

Source: https://europa.eu/citizens-initiative/faq-eu-competences-and-commission-powers_en

 

Source: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/decision-making/

 

Source: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/voting-system/

 

Source: https://www.europarl. europa.eu/olp/en/interinstitutional-negotiations

 

Institutions

Source: https://european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/institutions-and-bodies_en

 

Source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/en/section/187/european-union-institutions-and-bodies

 

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/about-european-commission/organisational-structure/how-commission-organised_en

 

Source: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/preparatory-bodies

 

Source: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/nomination-process-2019/

 

Rules of Procedure

European Commission
Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:02000Q3614-20111116

European Parliament
Source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/RULES-9-2021-09-13-RULE-015_EN.html

European Council and Council of the European Union
Source: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/29824/qc0415692enn.pdf

 

EU Law

Source: European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication, Borchardt, K., The ABC of EU law, Publications Office, 2018, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2775/725090

 

Source: https://european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/law_en

 

Source: https://european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/law/types-legislation_en

 

Policies

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/topics_en

 

Source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/en/home