Renouveau & Démocratie

21Oct201022Oct2010

EEAS: Committee on Legal Affairs adopted by a large majority the RAPKAY report

The European Parliament gave its green light to the establishment of the new European diplomatic corps, introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon.

19Oct201024Oct2010

EEAS: Joint Letter to the HR Ashton from R&D Council – FFPE Council – US Council

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In short, we demand:

* Immediate and regular information on all aspects of the EEAS from the nascent service itself.
* Clarity on the practical aspects of staff’s daily lives as of 1 January.
* Clear, provisional arrangements now allowing the EEAS to function and staff to work with service level agreements with Council and the Commission.
* Clarity for staff from the Member States on the provisional arrangements applying to them.

30Jul201005Aug2010

EEAS: texts of the final approval

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EU foreign ministers gave their final approval to the European External Action Service (EEAS), paving the way for the diplomatic corps “to come into being” by December 2010.

08Jul201009Aug2010

EEAS: R&D Council defends staff who will join

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At a time when the future of some Council colleagues is on the line, it is obviously not the moment for division between the unions, but rather for unity so that our voice can carry weight in the crucial debate on the creation of the new European External Action Service (EEAS). R&D Conseil has committed […]

02Jul201002Jul2010

EEAS: “Much Ado About Nothing” a paper by Stefani Weiss

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“Member States, Council and Commission were more concerned to protect their own sinecures than working together in shaping a service with which the EU will become fit for 21st century external policies”