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A way to instil esprit de corps in the unique hybrid that is the European External Action Service. The European External Action Service (EEAS) is commonly described as the...

A glance at of the list of nominees and winners would show historians that Europeans were battered by many storms. When future scholars come to write the history of the...

The Lisbon treaty was supposed to change the way the EU does business. But the impact of the changes has already been softened. The Lisbon treaty that came into effect on...

The EU's new diplomatic service must not seize powers that have always been in the hands of the Commission and EU governments. The Lisbon treaty will be a game-changer for...

Task of drafting detailed proposals will be left to the EU's new foreign policy chief. The leaders of the EU's 27 member states have endorsed the outlines of the European...

Official at the European Commission worry about the consequences of the European External Action Service. The future status of thousands of European Commission officials...

The Lisbon treaty will change the way the EU conducts its foreign policy, both on the top level and on the ground. The Treaty of Lisbon will reshape the European Union's...

Commissioners fears too much Council influence, but all member states back unified representation. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the European commissioner for external relations,...

Parties fighting over possible election date amid concerns that Czechs may lose a European commissioner. If we are to believe Mirek Topolánek, the former Czech premier, an...

EU foreign policy chief says he will not seek to have his mandate extended beyond October. Javier Solana, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has told ABC, a Spanish...

Further work delayed by Irish referendum; major decision to be taken during the French presidency. The Slovenian government, the current holder of the EU presidency, has...

If and when the Treaty of Lisbon comes into effect, there will be a high representative of the Union for foreign affairs and security policy, who will belong both to the...

A group of senior EU politicians led by Italian Justice Minister Giuliano Amato has called for the constitution to be replaced by a shorter simplified treaty which still...

There is not much left of the lofty ambition of former French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing to give the EU a constitution equal to the text drafted by the...

The Czech government is backing Poland's bid to revise the allocation of votes in the Council of Ministers agreed as part of the EU constitution. Prague also wants the...

German diplomats are not normally known for their cheerfulness. But their colleagues have commented on a profound sense of optimism since the first round of discussions on...

Margot Wallström, European commissioner for communication, has warned Germany's presidency of the EU against ignoring citizens for the sake of getting a quick agreement...

For the last decade at least, UK Liberal Democrat MEP Andrew Duff has been one of the European Parliament's sharpest commentators on EU affairs and a skilful participant in...

Things in Brussels are rarely as they seem. One year after the French and Dutch referenda killed the EU constitution, commentators seem to agree that the Union remains in a...

Senior EU diplomats this week poured cold water on the chances of establishing a European diplomatic service in the near future following the rejection of the constitutional...