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“I was consciously reminding myself that worse things happen all the time. People lose their jobs, factories go out of business … On the other hand it felt like a kick in the guts.”
Being a British EU official in the time of Brexit.
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Being a British EU official in the time of Brexit.
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Since 2016, the number of British officials working at the European commission has fallen by 21% to 917 people.
That is partly b/c some have taken new nationalities, but obvs numbers will continue to go down.
That is partly b/c some have taken new nationalities, but obvs numbers will continue to go down.
British were under-represented in top EU civil service jobs - something the coalition government wanted to change.
“Almost everyone has been saying that the senior level [British] officials are for the chop.”
“Almost everyone has been saying that the senior level [British] officials are for the chop.”
EU commissioner for human resources Günther Oettinger has told permanent officials their jobs are safe, but temporary staff will be let go in event of no-deal Brexit.
