Back الدائرة الأوروبية للشؤون الخارجية Arabic Serviciu Européu d'Aición Esterior AST Европейска служба за външна дейност Bulgarian Servei Europeu d'Acció Exterior Catalan Evropská služba pro vnější činnost Czech Den europæiske udenrigstjeneste Danish Europäischer Auswärtiger Dienst German Ευρωπαϊκή Υπηρεσία Εξωτερικής Δράσης Greek Eŭropa Servo por Ekstera Agado EO Servicio Europeo de Acción Exterior Spanish
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Emblem of the EEAS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency overview | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formed | 1 December 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceding agencies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Autonomous institution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Headquarters | Triangle building 1046 Brussels, Belgium 50°50′33″N 4°23′8″E / 50.84250°N 4.38556°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employees | 4,169 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Annual budget | €678.5 million (2018)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency executives |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Child agencies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Key documents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | eeas.europa.eu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  EEAS (Triangle building) European External Action Service (Brussels) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The European External Action Service (EEAS) is the diplomatic service in charge of executing all international relations of the European Union. The EEAS is led by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR/VP), who is also President of the Foreign Affairs Council and vice-president of the European Commission, and carries out the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), including the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).[3][4]
The EEAS does not propose or implement policy in its own name, but prepares acts to be adopted by the High Representative, the European Commission or the Council.[5] The EEAS is also in charge of EU diplomatic missions (delegations)[6] and intelligence and crisis management structures.[7][8][9]
The EEAS, as well as the office of the HR, was initiated following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009. It was formally established on 1 December 2010.[10] The EEAS was formed by merger of the external relations departments of the European Commission and of the Council, which were joined by staff seconded from national diplomatic services of the Member States.[4] Although it supports both the commission and the council, the EEAS is independent from them and has its own staff, as well as a separate section in the EU budget.[11]
The EEAS and the European Defence Agency (EDA) together form the Secretariat of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), the structural integration pursued by 25 of the 27 national armed forces of the EU since 2017.[12]
- ^ "EEAS Human Resources Report 2018" (PDF). July 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "EEAS Annual Activity Report 2018" (PDF). July 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
23Octwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Gatti, Mauro (2016). European External Action Service: Promoting Coherence Through Autonomy and Coordination. Leiden: Brill. p. 94. ISBN 9789004323612. OCLC 951833456.
- ^ Gatti, Mauro (2016). European External Action Service: Promoting Coherence Through Autonomy and Coordination. Leiden: Brill. p. 148. ISBN 9789004323612. OCLC 951833456.
- ^ Art. 5 of COUNCIL DECISION establishing the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service (PDF), Council of the European Union, 20 July 2010
- ^ "The Crisis Management and Planning Directorate (CMPD)".
- ^ "The Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC)". EEAS - European External Action Service, European Commission.
- ^ "The European Union Military Staff (EUMS)". EEAS - European External Action Service, European Commission.
- ^ Rettman, Andrew (2 December 2010). "Ashton names EU foreign-service priorities at low-key launch event", EU Observer.
- ^ Gatti, Mauro (2016). European External Action Service: Promoting Coherence Through Autonomy and Coordination. Leiden: Brill. pp. 109–117. ISBN 9789004323612. OCLC 951833456.
- ^ Marrone, Alessandro. "Permanent Structured Cooperation: An Institutional Pathway for European Defence".