EU struggles to project itself as world power

Analysis feature in which the writer says that despite the coming into force of the Treaty of Lisbon there is little sign the EU has got any better at projecting itself as a power to be reckoned with on the global stage.

Gazeta Wyborcza, 8.10.10: The Lady vanishes (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/355821-lady-vanishes

Project Syndicate, 11.10.10: Europe’s Last Chance http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/merritt12/English

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 bid for more rights at UN suffers surprise defeat http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-bid-for-more-rights-at-un-suffers-surprise-defeat/

ESO: Background information: Europe heads for Japanese irrelevance http://www.europeansources.info/record/europe-heads-for-japanese-irrelevance/

ESO: Background information: Europe: It's not over yet http://www.europeansources.info/record/europe-its-not-over-yet/

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