Ashton to leave EU foreign policy job next year

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Series Details 18.03.13
Publication Date 18/03/2013
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Speaking at a debate in Brussels on Saturday 16 March 2013 organised by the German Marshall Fund, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has said she will step down next year, adding that she is tired of all the travel.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://euobserver.com/institutional/119464
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ESO: Background Information: Van Rompuy to retire from EU politics next year http://www.europeansources.info/record/van-rompuy-to-retire-from-eu-politics-next-year/
ESO: Background Information: External Action Service review: why it's important http://www.europeansources.info/record/external-action-service-review-why-its-important/
EurActiv, 19.03.13: EU foreign policy chief Ashton to step down in 2014 http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/ashton-quit-2014-news-518606
BBC News, 18.03.13: Key EU figures Van Rompuy and Ashton to quit in 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21835697

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