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Why people want a job at the European Commission — and why so many end up miserable

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The Commission is one of Brussels’ most coveted employers.

Inside, officials describe mounting pressure, bureaucracy and burnout.

By SEBASTIAN STARCEVIC in Brussels Illustrations by Natália Delgado/POLITICO Hundreds of thousands of Europeans dream of landing one of the European Commission’s coveted civil service jobs, with around 170,000 people applying for just 1,500 entry-level positions at the…

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