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31 Mar 2010
With the Lisbon Treaty finally ratified, EU attention has now shifted towards the arduous task of implementing the treaty reforms. Central amongst these is a complete overhaul of the existing structures of EU foreign policy-making, providing the EU with a new "double-hatted" foreign policy chief—in the person of Catherine Ashton—and creating the European External Action Service (EEAS). Conceived as the EU’s own diplomatic corps, the EEAS has been lauded as a “once in a generation opportunity” that will endow Europe with a greater voice and more influence in international affairs.
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Author | Timo Behr, Aaretti Siitonen, Johanna Nykänen |
Series | FIIA (UPI) Briefing Papers |
Issue | 57 |
Publisher | Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) |
Copyright | © 2010 Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) |