
Your search for "Catherine Ashton and European External Action Service" produced 141 items.
| 1. EU plans to increase its presence in Syria | February 8, 2012 |
Humanitarian experts could be sent within days, while several EU states have recalled ambassadors. The EU is poised to strengthen its delegation in Syria, despite the growing... |
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| 2. Preparing the EU for the next disaster | January 19, 2012 |
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The EU has laid the ground for a better crisis-response system. It now needs political follow-through. How many systems does the EU have in place that would be activated in a... | |
| 3. EU needs a southern Mediterranean strategy | January 12, 2012 |
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There is much to praise in the EU institutions' response to the Arab uprisings, but directionis still lacking. In the past year, democratic uprisings in the southern... | |
| 4. EEAS lacks clarity on development | January 12, 2012 |
Catherine Ashton and her colleagues need to show more understanding of how essential development is to security. Last week you reported on the storm of criticism facing the... |
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| 5. EEAS needs support and co-ordination | January 12, 2012 |
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The difficulties faced by the EU's diplomatic service in its first year are symptoms of bigger problems. You wrote that Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, is... | |
| 6. The problem-solver | January 5, 2012 |
The EU's Special Representative to the southern Mediterranean has won praise throughout his career. Within his inner circle, Bernardino León is likened to Mr Wolf, an... |
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| 7. 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... | |
| 8. 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... | |
| 9. Ashton names heads of five EU delegations | December 2, 2011 |
Posts filled in Africa and central Asia. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, has today appointed five heads of EU delegations. |
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| 10. Diplomatic dance | December 1, 2011 |
Changing places at the EEAS. A soft reshuffle is under way in the European External Action Service (EEAS) as it approaches the first anniversary of its launch (1 December... |
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| 11. One year on, the EEAS now needs a global vision | November 24, 2011 |
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Some of the outlines of the strategy that the EU's diplomatic service needs. The first 12 months of the European External Action Service (EEAS), which formally came into... | |
| 12. Serbia told to resume Kosovo talks or lose ground in EU bid | November 18, 2011 |
Border crossings have been blocked for months; candidate status to be discussed in December. Serbia must dismantle roadblocks in Kosovo and return to negotiations with the... |
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| 13. Our man in Libya | November 17, 2011 |
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Commission opens delegation in Tripoli. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, was in Tripoli on Saturday (12 November) to open the EU's new delegation there. Plans... | |
| 14. Two years on, the promise is unrealised | November 17, 2011 |
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What have Van Rompuy and Ashton achieved since taking office? This weekend will see the second anniversary of the European Council's decision on 19 November 2009 to appoint... | |
| 15. Fast and slow in the Balkans | October 20, 2011 |
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A speedy appointment in Skopje, less so in Pristina. The appointment of heads of the EU's offices in Skopje (Macedonia) and Pristina (Kosovo) is imminent, with shortlisted... | |
| 16. Diplomatic dilemma | September 15, 2011 |
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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| 17. Preparing for life after Qaddafi | September 1, 2011 |
Internal EU squabbles hold up post-Qaddafi strategy; but diplomats are critical of EU's slow response. As the end-game in the Libyan conflict approaches, senior European... |
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| 18. EU planning for post-Qaddafi Libya | August 23, 2011 |
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Ashton says assets will be unfrozen to help Libyan economy re-build. The EU's foreign policy chief says she will ensure that Libyan assets are unfrozen as soon as the... | |
| 19. Ashton names three diplomatic directors | August 4, 2011 |
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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| 20. Ashton makes 25 EEAS delegation appointments | August 3, 2011 |
United Nations, India and Japan among senior positions filled. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, has appointed a top Austrian diplomat to represent the... |
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