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

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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