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Correspondence Case EPSO/2002
Commission and Parliament end age discrimination in recruitment
Age limits in EPSO competitions
Commission Memorandum: Application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
Letter: from the European Ombudsman to the President of the European Parliament regarding the European Recruitment Office
Background Note: European Communities Recruitment Office
Letter: from the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union to the European Ombudsman concerning the European Recruitment Office
Letter: from the European Ombudsman to the Secretary General of the Council of the European Union regarding the European Recruitment Office
Letter: from the President of the European Commission to the European Ombudsman regarding the European Recruitment Office