EU foreign policy: From bystander to actor

EU foreign policy: From bystander to actor

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Steven Everts

Written by Steven Everts, 03 May 2002

If Europe’s leaders want the EU to play a meaningful role in global diplomacy, they must implement a series of fundamental reforms. At a minimum, they should abolish the rotating presidency, create a new Foreign Policy Council and give a right of initiative to the High Representative for foreign policy, currently Javier Solana.