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Written question asked by Lord Hylton (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Howell of Guildford (Conservative) on Friday, 15 July 2011.


European External Action Service

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many staff the European External Action Service has; and where they are deployed.
Answer

The European External Action Service (EEAS) does not publish regular updates on the total number of staff it employs. However, the EEAS budget for 2011, agreed last year, requested funding for 3,720 staff slots. This included 1,643 policy and operational officers plus a further 2,077 additional staff including seconded national experts, contract agents, local agents and agency staff. The EEAS has its headquarters in Brussels. According to the EEAS, there are 125 delegations and eight multilateral representations around the world. Further details of delegations can be found on the EEAS website: http://eeas.europa.eu/index_en.htm.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
10770; 729 c220WA
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Deployment Staff European External Action Service
Link
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