Call to rein in EU envoys’ budget

Article reports that Lady Ashton, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, has been urged by UK Prime Minister David Cameron, September 2010, to rein in the budget for the new European diplomatic corps amid worries the project could clash with the era of austerity dawning across Europe.

The call underlines the challenges of achieving the EU’s ambitions for the new service at a time when its member states are being pressed to cut their budgets.

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/

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