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data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559682&quot;:16,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0,46],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"><p xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" paraid="697255063" paraeid="{b2115af5-14b0-4fab-8ccb-f3be1cbc2f07}{196}">Free-text Essay on EU matters (EUFTE), assessing only written communication skills.&nbsp;</p></li></ol></div><div><p paraid="1236540218" paraeid="{cb43ad05-d381-4169-8563-1fadb917705c}{150}">Candidates will be required to respond to the test assignment(s) based on the documentation provided by EPSO and related to the field(s) of the competition, as specified in the notice of competition.&nbsp;</p></div><div><p paraid="831751823" 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It is related to the field(s) of the competition and assesses only written communication skills.&nbsp; Candidates will be assessed on the basis of the specific anchors.&nbsp;</p></div><div><p paraid="480690917" paraeid="{cb43ad05-d381-4169-8563-1fadb917705c}{182}">The anchors for written communication skills are the following:</p></div><div><p paraid="379861139" paraeid="{cb43ad05-d381-4169-8563-1fadb917705c}{190}">The candidate:&nbsp;</p></div><div><ul role="list"><li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="15" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"><p paraid="18343737" paraeid="{cb43ad05-d381-4169-8563-1fadb917705c}{196}">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; structures the written communication with a logical flow of ideas.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></li></ul></div><div><ul role="list"><li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="15" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"><p paraid="448771329" paraeid="{cb43ad05-d381-4169-8563-1fadb917705c}{202}">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; writes concisely without use of unnecessary words and sentences.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></li></ul></div><div><ul role="list"><li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="15" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1" role="listitem"><p paraid="2050034838" paraeid="{cb43ad05-d381-4169-8563-1fadb917705c}{208}">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; presents subject matter in an understandable way.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></li></ul></div><div><ul role="list"><li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="15" 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