EU capitals consider overhauling the bloc’s diplomatic service. What went wrong?

About this episode

France and Germany are considering a significant reform of the EU's diplomatic service.

France and Germany are reportedly weighing a major overhaul of the EU’s diplomatic service, including proposals to scale back powers from the European External Action Service and return them to member states and EU institutions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• EU diplomacy
• France
• Germany
• European Union
• diplomatic service
• politics

Keywords

• EU
• diplomatic service
• France
• Germany
• European External Action Service
• overhaul
• member states

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: France, Germany, EU, European External Action Service

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