Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Diplomatic Rank and European External Action Service" produced 29 items.
| 1. A year on, and still failing | January 5, 2012 |
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The European External Action Service has had a difficult first 12 months, and hopes have faded that Catherine Ashton will settle into her role as EU foreign policy chief. The... | |
| 2. Ashton on defensive over EU's diplomatic service | January 5, 2012 |
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EU's foreign policy chief responds to criticism from foreign ministers of 12 member states. Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has been forced to... | |
| 3. Diplomatic dilemma | September 15, 2011 |
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EEAS appointment raises eyebrows. The round of appointments made over the summer to the EU's diplomatic service featured an element of ‘catching up' for the member... |
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| 4. French nationals dominate senior EEAS appointments | September 1, 2011 |
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Appointments include a new EU special representative (EUSR) for the south Caucasus and Georgia and three directors in the EEAS's Brussels headquarters. French diplomats... | |
| 5. Ashton names three diplomatic directors | August 4, 2011 |
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Appointments fill gaps in senior management of EU's diplomatic service. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, today (4 August) appointed three national diplomats... |
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| 6. Split emerges over remit of the EU's diplomatic service | May 26, 2011 |
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UK warns against ‘competence creep', while smaller countries want to expand delegations' role. Conflicting visions for the European External Action Service (EEAS) lie... |
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| 7. Westerwelle backs Ashton | May 10, 2011 |
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Germany's foreign minister rebuffs Belgian critique of the EU's foreign policy chief. Guido Westerwelle, Germany's foreign minister, has expressed strong support for... |
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| 8. Ashton appoints EEAS officials | March 28, 2011 |
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Diplomats from Belgium, France and Germany given senior roles in European External Action Service. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, has made three... |
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| 9. Attaching flags to senior managers | January 20, 2011 |
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Germans hold the most important jobs; Commission to report on mix of nationalities. The creation of the European External Action Service set in train a series of changes... |
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| 10. The battle for influence in the EU's diplomatic service | January 20, 2011 |
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UK is best represented at senior level and only three posts have been given to women. With 26 of the 31 most senior positions now filled in the headquarters of the European... |
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| 11. Ashton appoints EEAS Africa director | January 6, 2011 |
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British diplomat's appointment completes regional management of EEAS. Nicholas Westcott, the UK's ambassador to Ghana, has been appointed managing director for Africa in the... | |
| 12. Ashton publishes names of EEAS managers | December 22, 2010 |
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Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has published an organisation chart for the diplomatic service that is to be launched on 1 January. | |
| 13. Robert Cooper appointed EEAS councellor | December 2, 2010 |
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Former British diplomat and director-general in the Council of Ministers joins the EU's diplomatic corps. | |
| 14. Ashton names deputy heads of EEAS | October 29, 2010 |
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A German and a Pole to serve as deputy secretaries-general of the EU's new diplomatic service. Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has appointed... |
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| 15. Once bitten, twice shy? | October 14, 2010 |
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A tough decision for former Slovak foreign minister. Miroslav Lajcák, Slovakia's former foreign minister, is a man in a hurry who has found himself out of a job. |
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| 16. Ministers agree to scrap four EUSR posts | July 29, 2010 |
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EU member states have reached a preliminary agreement to scrap four of the EU's special representatives on foreign policy. Foreign ministers agreed to extend the life of... |
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| 17. A Eurocratic law: too many chiefs | July 29, 2010 |
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How many senior management posts is too many? Ingebord Grässle, a German centre-right MEP, is frequently interesting and entertaining, even though she is not always as... |
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| 18. Ashton to make appointments to EU delegations | July 22, 2010 |
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Foreign policy chief begins recruitment to the EEAS's senior management. Ministers from the EU member states will formally approve the creation of the European External... |
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| 19. No longer quite so special | June 10, 2010 |
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Uncertain future for EU's special representatives as cuts and mergers of posts are considered. The changes to the European Union's foreign policy set-up brought about by the... |
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| 20. Life on the diplomatic frontline | April 29, 2010 |
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EEAS staffing rules still to be decided but concern about future disciplinary procedures. The European Union has 136 embassies abroad, including seven representations... |
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