DIMIER, Véronique

Préfets d'Europe : le rôle des délégtions de la Commission dans les pays ACP (1964-2004) - Paris : ENA, 2004

An analysis of the role and status of the European Commission delegations in ACP countries shows that following on the first enlargement, there has been a trend towards the institutionalisation and gradual bureaucratisation of the DGVIII. Thus, the present reforms of the common external missions may appear to be the outcome of this process