Senior positions at DG NEAR were not filled for years, including the director responsible for Ukraine during Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022 and the director responsible for Israel and Palestine during the October 2023 attacks
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- Omissions
- Two independent sources or one primary source confirming the specific vacancies at DG NEAR for Ukraine and Israel/Palestine director positions could not be found within the search constraints.
- The claim refers to internal European Commission staffing matters that may not be publicly documented or may require access to internal HR records or specific oversight reports.
- Sources
- SecondaryEuropean Parliament Verbatim Report of ProceedingsSession transcript from 28 April 2026 recording Daniel Freund's claim about DG NEAR senior positions being vacant, including director for Ukraine during full-scale invasion and director for Israel and Palestine during 7 October attacks