External relations

Analytical, comprehensive, independent

External relations

Special envoy shake-up

By Chiade O'Shea | 06 September 2010

One of the changes most visible on the ground abroad, as the European External Action Service (EAS) comes into force, will be a shake-up among the EU’s special representatives (EUSRs). There are currently 11 such envoys, but sources close to High Representative Catherine Ashton say half are likely...

Staff - 06/09/2010

Special envoy shake-up - 06/09/2010

Interview with EAS Special Advisor Poul Christoffersen : "It’s about making our policies better understood" - 06/09/2010

All change for European diplomacy? - 06/09/2010

Top jobs - 06/09/2010

New service taking shape - 06/09/2010

Timeline - 06/09/2010

EU/Switzerland : MEPs want progress on full implementation of internal market - 06/09/2010

EU/China : Beijing urged to improve business environment for EU investors - 03/09/2010

Humanitarian assistance : Window closing on chance to save lives in Pakistan floods - 03/09/2010

EU/US : Lisbon changes will be evident at summit - 02/09/2010

EU/Arctic : MEPs believe EU has a say - 02/09/2010

EU/ACP : Additional EU funding to support economic activity - 02/09/2010

Cooperation key for energy exploitation - 01/09/2010

Rejected Arctic Council membership keeps EU in the cold - 01/09/2010

Concerns mount as EU tries to find its voice - 01/09/2010

EU/Russia : EP condemns Moscow’s crackdown on peaceful demonstration - 01/09/2010

EU under fire for protecting Arctic seals - 01/09/2010

Iceland’s accession to strengthen EU’s position - 01/09/2010

Indigenous peoples marginalised despite promises - 01/09/2010

Region becoming a bone of contention between EU and Russia - 01/09/2010

Transport: Balancing gains and risks - 01/09/2010

Libya seeks EU funds to halt illegal immigration - 31/08/2010

Trade : EU urges China to stop counterfeit goods - 31/08/2010

EU/Pakistan : Georgieva warns MEPs of aid bill - 31/08/2010

EU/China : Ashton to open first strategic dialogue - 31/08/2010

External Action Service : Ambassadors named mid-September - 30/08/2010

Foreign affairs : Ashton’s September of strategic partnerships - 30/08/2010

EU/US : Commission appoints interim SWIFT overseer - 30/08/2010

EU/US : SWIFT: still no supervisor in Washington - 29/07/2010

Interview with João Vale de Almeida, EU ambassador to the United States : «We need to work to make things more results-oriented» - 27/08/2010

EU/EEA: new economic mechanisms - 27/08/2010

Malmstrom critical of US visa waiver fee - 27/08/2010

Humanitarian assistance : Aid should reach vulnerable in Pakistan despite threats: Georgieva - 27/08/2010

UE/Iran : Green light to regime of twenty-seven reinforced sanctions - 27/08/2010

November EU-US summit in Lisbon announced - 27/08/2010

Humanitarian assistance : Militants threaten struggling aid workers in Pakistan - 26/08/2010

UE/Iran : Teheran ready to resume negotiations in September - 27/08/2010

EIB : Lending in August - 30/08/2010

EU cross-border cooperation agreement with Iceland and Norway - 27/08/2010

Foreign Affairs Council : W Balkans, Mideast and Sudan on agenda - 23/07/2010

EU/Iran : Member states adopt reinforced sanctions against Tehran - 27/08/2010

Interview with Christophe Nuttall, director, Hub for Innovative Partnerships, UNDP : Decentralisation from a global perspective - 23/07/2010

Justice : Eurojust records 15% rise in legal cases in 2009 - 22/07/2010

EU/US : Joint projects unveiled at clean energy ministerial - 22/07/2010

EU/Kosovo : UN court rules Kosovo’s independence legal - 27/08/2010

Regions and finance : Regions of the world looking for financial autonomy - 22/07/2010

EU/Switzerland : Bilateralism no more - 20/07/2010

Regions and Globalisation : Assembly of world regions comes to life in Ecuador - 20/07/2010

Ashton attends Kabul conference - 20/07/2010

Download a free issue