There's two ways to approach it. Either using EU regs & directives or via an agent.
There's plenty of threads for review.
Technically, my post #23 states the EU regulation.
If you look at a typical Visa application form you'll note that there's no requirement for you to answer those questions marked with * on the form (employment,resources,itinerary, Medical Insurances etc.) The entire form is only three pages long.