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EU to create new diplomatic service

EU to create new diplomatic service

By Tony Barber in Brussels

Published: April 30 2008 18:37 | Last updated: April 30 2008 18:37

Whether practical politics or pipe dream, the European Union’s common foreign policy is set to move into sharper focus next year with the creation of a new EU diplomatic service.

Assuming that all 27 member-states ratify the bloc’s Lisbon treaty on institutional reform by January 1, the EU will acquire a so-called External Action Service uniting officials in Brussels with diplomats from national foreign ministries.

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