Drop in UK staff in Brussels ‘risks influence’, MPs say

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Series Details 02.07.13
Publication Date 02/07/2013
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The falling number of British diplomats working in the upper echelons of EU institutions risks limiting the country's influence, Members of Parliament warned in a report published in July 2013.

The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said there was a 'generation gap' with senior UK officials retiring and not being replaced in the same numbers.
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http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmfaff/219/21902.htm http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmfaff/219/21902.htm
Public Service Europe, 02.07.13: UK sees decline in EU staff representation http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3665/uk-sees-decline-in-eu-staff-representation
ESO: Background information: More civil servants sought for Brussels amid influence fear http://www.europeansources.info/record/more-civil-servants-sought-for-brussels-amid-influence-fear/
EUObserver, 17.09.13: UK not the only losers in EU 'generation game' http://euobserver.com/institutional/121268
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