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The European Union plans to have a team of 29 diplomats in London to represent it after Brexit, BBC reports.
It will be called a “delegation” not an embassy, and will be part of the EU’s foreign policy arm, the European External Action Service.
The new EU Ambassador to the United Kingdom will be appointed by the high representative for foreign affairs, Federica Mogherini.
A five-member mission in Belfast is envisaged to monitor the implementation of the withdrawal agreement in Northern Ireland, if there is a Brexit deal.
The plans will be discussed next week. They will be presented for approval by the ambassadors of the 27 remaining EU countries on Wednesday.
The European Commission (EC) has its representative offices in all member states. Currently, it has a team of 27 employees in London.
However, the EC offices in Scotland and Wales are likely to close.
The EU has 140 delegations to countries and organizations, including the United Nations and the World Trade Organization. Its External Action Service was established by the Lisbon Treaty to develop and deliver the EU’s common foreign and security policy.
