&gt; For instance many EU countries embassies will give aid to the members of other EU states that do not have local representation.<p>That&#x27;s actually part of EU law. As an EU citizen, if you have no national diplomatic or consular representation in the country you&#x27;re in you&#x27;re entitled to help from any other EU member&#x27;s embassy or consulate.<p>So let&#x27;s say you&#x27;re a Slovakian citizen in Sierra Leone, the EU consular protection site will direct you towards the British High Commission in Freetown: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ec.europa.eu&#x2F;consularprotection&#x2F;representations_en?f%5B0%5D=im_field_country_of_origin%3A%5B%2A%20TO%20%2A%5D&amp;f%5B1%5D=im_field_target_country%3A197&amp;iE=1&amp;fr=80&amp;solrsort=ss_ms_country%20asc" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ec.europa.eu&#x2F;consularprotection&#x2F;representations_en?f%...</a>