4 essential questions - 4 days left to make your voice heard. Budgets and staff - Europe - Security portal https://t.co/HPxeQXH99u pic.twitter.com/rVyHfyv3PP

— On security/Lundin (@londil) September 2, 2017

On balance do you consider past large scale reorganizations in the EU external action context - combined with cutting staff have been

— On security/Lundin (@londil) August 31, 2017

Do you consider the decision inspired by finance ministers to gradually reduce staff in EU external action to be

— On security/Lundin (@londil) August 31, 2017

Which is the most important lesson from the #EUGlobalstrategy exercise?

— On security/Lundin (@londil) August 31, 2017

What can we learn in Europe from the US reorganization and cutting down of State department staff

— On security/Lundin (@londil) August 31, 2017

Reflect on the effects of cutting budgets affecting soft power!

EU Global Strategy blog series: Towards a European external human resources management system - ECDPM https://t.co/v3drEsXWsJ pic.twitter.com/BQM1vqRXA3

— On security/Lundin (@londil) October 16, 2016

Mogherini shakes up staff, mission – POLITICO https://t.co/MvQNSNIoSv pic.twitter.com/WGPKGeDKKM

— On security/Lundin (@londil) July 4, 2016

If the answer to the call for doing more with less staff is just sending the assistance money - then I am against.

— On security/Lundin (@londil) November 9, 2015

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On the financing of CSDP operations

Could we have new kinds of jobs for civilians in #CSDP missions? #Mediation experts? Ombudsmen? #conflict analyzers? @londil @CMCFinland

— Maria Mekri (@mekri) October 31, 2015

Analysis of the EU's State Building Contracts - ECDPM https://t.co/bIOgxSKiWI pic.twitter.com/ASWbfUblX3

— On security/Lundin (@londil) October 14, 2016

The budget explained - Myths and facts - Budget https://t.co/0Z0d7bVYiy

— On security/Lundin (@londil) September 3, 2016

Should the EU deliver assistance (budgetary support) without being able to monitor implementation?

— On security/Lundin (@londil) July 11, 2016

9 Things You Didn't Know About How the EU Spends Money. Great article from Politico.eu https://t.co/hBH0omZLee #opendata #cohesiondata

— Kevin Merritt (@kmerritt) December 16, 2015

Institutional clout per country calculated by Bruegel - click on image.

Security costs across a wide range of budget areas. Not to be decided by finance ministers.

— Lars-Erik Lundin (@Lundinblog) August 6, 2015

Has staffing requirements become a taboo topic in EU external action? Need for real cost-benefit analysis staff/budgets. Political courage!

— Lars-Erik Lundin (@Lundinblog) August 11, 2015

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THE EU strategic review:

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THe EEAS and the delegations do not have staff in proportion to budgets and programmes. Bad cost/benefit analysis on the part of the Member States and the European Parliament. Will come back to hurt Europe when crises continue to escalate already in the neighbourhood. 

Look in the handbook!

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NEGATIVE PRIORITIES! EU Commission president designate Juncker in his letter to Mogherini: "We canno... pic.twitter.com/0ky0CMzOM8

— On security/Lundin (@londil) September 25, 2014

Commission at Work - Strategic planning and programming cycle - European Commission http://t.co/7sHPorNhuo

— On security/Lundin (@londil) May 3, 2015

Global Europe: covers all external action ('foreign policy') by the EU such as development assistance or humanita http://t.co/4zYu9ckpOz

— On security/Lundin (@londil) May 3, 2015

Staff mobility has its cost - excerpt from staff committee survey: 

On flexibility:

• Emergency Aid Reserve – maximum €280 million per yearThe Emergency Aid Reserve is designed to finance humanitarian, civilian crisis management and protection operations in non-EU countries in order to quickly respond to unforeseen events. For example, the Emergency Aid Reserve was mobilised in 2012 following the outbreak of conflict in Syria, the conflicts in Mali and the drought in the Sahel.
  
  
• Solidarity Fund - maximum €500 million per yearThe EU Solidarity Fund aims to release emergency financial aid following a major disaster in a Member State or candidate country, such as the 2009 earthquake in the Italian Abruzzo region or the 2012 floods in Germany. Aid is managed by the recipient country, and should be used to rebuild basic infrastructure, fund emergency services, temporary accommodation or clean-up operations, or counter immediate health risks.