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EU ombudsman Emma O'Reilly says the EEAS should "pay all of its trainees" (Photo: EUobserver)

A bold call for traineeship equality

This is fairly bad press for the European External Action Service.

On 17 February, EU ombudsman Emily O’Reilly handed down her much-awaited decision on unpaid internships offered by the EEAS in its network of 139 delegations across the world.

O’Reilly did not mince her words. She said the EEAS should “pay all of its trainees an appropriate allowance to allow greater access for young people of all backgrou...

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