{"id":7422,"date":"2026-07-19T12:44:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vigenin.eu\/2026\/vigenin-the-lack-of-representation-of-the-new-member-states-in-the-european-institutions-undermines-citizens-trust\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T17:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T14:17:05","slug":"vigenin-the-lack-of-representation-of-the-new-member-states-in-the-european-institutions-undermines-citizens-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vigenin.eu\/en\/2026\/vigenin-the-lack-of-representation-of-the-new-member-states-in-the-european-institutions-undermines-citizens-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"Vigenin: The lack of representation of the new member states in the European institutions undermines citizens&#8217; trust"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7422\" class=\"elementor elementor-7422 elementor-7380\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">&#8220;The continuing underrepresentation <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">of the new member states in the European institutions <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">could undermine citizens\u2019 confidence that the EU is truly <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">understand <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">understand the realities across the entire European Union.\u201d This was stated by the Bulgarian MEP <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">from the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats <\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Kristian Vigenin during the hearing of Thomas Byrne, Ireland\u2019s Minister for European Affairs, before the European Parliament\u2019s Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO). The hearing focused on the priorities of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The priorities of the Irish Presidency<\/h2><p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">In his remarks, Vigenin noted that one of the priorities of the Irish Presidency is addressing the issue of geographical imbalances among staff in the European Union institutions.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">According to him, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">, however, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">the issue goes beyond ensuring fair access to positions for all nationalities<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">: \u201c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">It is also about ensuring that the experience and perspectives of newer and smaller Member States are adequately represented in the European administration.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Vigenin asked what specific measures the Irish Presidency plans to take to improve the geographical balance while preserving the principles of merit-based selection, professional independence, and equal standards for all candidates.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Ireland\u2019s response<\/h2><p class=\"s3\"><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">In response, Ireland\u2019s Minister for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne, acknowledged that certain Member States are underrepresented in some European Union institutions and agencies. He emphasized that Ireland has for years been pursuing a targeted national policy to encourage its citizens to work in European institutions and is already seeing positive results. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">According to him,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> all member states can take similar measures, as it is important for the views of all EU countries to be represented in the European administration.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e021b56 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e021b56\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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