Charlemagne. Waiting for the big call

Commentary feature. The European Union’s foreign-policy chief Catherine Ashton has had a difficult start. But she is starting to win support

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ESO: Background information: European External Action Service (EEAS) http://www.europeansources.info/record/council-decision-of-26-july-2010-establishing-the-organization-and-functioning-of-the-european-external-action-service-2010-427-eu/

ESO: Background information: EU struggles to project itself as world power http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-struggles-to-project-itself-as-world-power/

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