EU Commission considers supercharged department for foreign relations
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The European Commission is considering merging several units into one powerful foreign affairs department, three EU officials told Politico.
Von der Leyen seeking to tighten grip on EU foreign policy – Politico
A reported overhaul could strip powers from Kaja Kallas’ diplomatic service The European Commission is considering creating a new foreign affairs department in a move that would strip powers from the EU’s diplomatic service headed by Kaja Kallas, according to Politico. The reported plans are the latest sign of European Commission President Ursula von der...
Ursula von der Leyen is looking for a new coup d’ authority over the foreign policy of the European Union. According to Politico, the President of the Commission is considering the creation of a foreign affairs department of her own, a kind of ‘superdepartment’ that would absorb competences from the current European External Action Service (EEAS), the diplomatic arm led by High Representative Kaja Kallas. The manoeuvre, which is still in the eva…
“The European Union’s foreign policy is a mess.” Former EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has issued his sharpest public criticism yet of the European Commission’s growing role in diplomacy and defense, saying the commission is exceeding the powers given to it by the founding treaties and creating confusion about who speaks for Europe on the international stage.
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