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Internal investigation by the Elysée on the functioning of its diplomatic unit

2020-10-09T14:53:45.769Z


The Elysee has entrusted an independent cabinet with an audit of the functioning of its diplomatic unit on the basis of testimonies reporting " difficulties " within this service, AFP learned Friday, October 9 from the presidency. Read also: After the reshuffle, Macron also changes his team at the Élysée This internal investigation was triggered in August when information was reported on " diffi


The Elysee has entrusted an independent cabinet with an audit of the functioning of its diplomatic unit on the basis of testimonies reporting "

difficulties

" within this service, AFP learned Friday, October 9 from the presidency.

Read also: After the reshuffle, Macron also changes his team at the Élysée

This internal investigation was triggered in August when information was reported on "

difficulties related to the workload and the sustained pace

" in this service which advises the president on foreign policy, the Elysee said, confirming published information Friday by the weekly Elle and which had also been mentioned by the Intelligence Online site in September.

The independent audit firm submitted a provisional report to the Elysée's human resources department at the beginning of October, establishing a diagnosis of the situation.

Installed in a building near the Elysee Palace, the diplomatic unit brings together around ten experts, most of them career diplomats, who specialize in major international issues (Middle East, Africa, America, strategic issues ... ).

It is headed by Emmanuel Bonne, appointed diplomatic adviser to Emmanuel Macron in 2019 following the departure of Philippe Etienne, who took up the post of ambassador in Washington.

In her article, She reports an "

unprecedented situation

" within the diplomatic unit marked by "

work stoppages, resignations, difficulties in recruiting

" while her posts "

are traditionally very popular

".

Since the start of the five-year term, Emmanuel Macron has been very active on the diplomatic scene, notably with the recent initiatives he has taken on the issues of Lebanon, the Eastern Mediterranean, Belarus and Nagorno Karabakh.

Source: lefigaro

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