Concern as one-third of Irish staff in EU roles due to retire by 2026 with associated loss of influence
European Commission headquarters in Brussels: There is concern a drop-off in Irish representation within the powerful body could harm the country’s influence.
About one-third of Irish officials currently working in EU institutions are due to retire by 2026, according to the department. Officials privately warned this would see Ireland lose influence, as many current high-ranking officials retire. The April 10th briefing note was prepared for Minister of State for European Affairs Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and released to The Irish Times in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.
The idea that Ireland punched above its weight in Brussels was overstated, they said. Other countries like the Netherlands were much better at strategically influencing policy from the inside, before something reached the desk of diplomats or politicians. “We miss a trick a little bit by not using our network inside the institutions,” the Irish commission official said. “If we’re not represented at every level, junior and senior, it will be a loss,” they said.
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