# Seconded National Expert

- Link: https://euemployment.eu/glossary/seconded-national-expert-sne/
- Published: 2024-02-24T20:44:44+01:00
- Author: Ben

‘SNE’ stands for [Seconded National Expert](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/no-cost-sne/)(
known as END in French). These are **civil servants of EU Member States that are“
lent” for a time period – usually between 1 and 4 years – to an EU institution.**
The SNEs usually retain their position at the Member State institution and often
are also paid their original salary, which is complemented by a special EU allowance
during their contract duration at an EU institution.

SNEs are employed by EU institutions mainly to satisfy the organization’s needs 
where staff shortages do not allow assigning an [official](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/official/)
or a [contract agent](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/contract-agent/). SNEs are
also employed in case of need of a specific Member State or professional expertise.
The Member States also benefit from sending their staff as SNEs to EU institutions,
as they attain valuable experience and expertise that can later be used by the national
government, particularly, during the European Union Presidencies.

Article about[ SNE salaries including a calculator](https://euemployment.eu/sne-salary-calculator/).