80In addition, it should be noted that it is apparent from Article 17a(2) of the Staff Regulations that an official must neither publish nor cause to be published, whether alone or with others, any matter dealing with the work of the European Union without the appointing authority’s permission. However, that permission may not be refused unless the planned publication is liable ‘seriously to prejudice the legitimate interests of the Union’.
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