Europe’s diplomatic arm adjusts its foreign offices
According to existing documes, the EU diplomatic branch is ready to reduce about five foreign delegations and adjust its local employees in the wake of the budget cuts and wider changes in the organizational structure.
EU foreign policy chief Kaya Calas preseed a plan to make major changes to the European Foreign Action Service or EEAS last Wednesday, according to ISNA. Informed officials said he received their green lights to advance the reforms, which will be made in the next two years.
According to one of the informed sources, the delegations targeted by the budget are in couries where the European Union no longer feels very ierested in sending a significa number of diplomats and employees, including Belarus or Lesoto.
The EU’s priorities from developme aid to pursuing strategic ierests such as the implemeation of sanctions or defense partnerships are changed, and resources are being directed to future.
Two informed sources said that while the European Foreign Action Service does not officially close any of its five foreign agencies, about 5 agencies will be limited to main staff such as an ambassador and one or two assistas, and local employees will gradually dismiss. As part of these changes, some agencies will receive more employees.
The European Union is now seeking more focus on strategic ierests such as communicating with governmes that are involved in the implemeation of EU sanctions against Russia.
According to one of the informed people, delegations in couries that are critical to the implemeation of sanctions may see an increase in employees.
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