Creating the European External Action Service
Preconditions for Avoiding a Rude Awakening
Author(s): Julia Lieb, Andreas Maurer
Publisher(s): Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Date of publication: Jun 2008
Volume number: 2008
Issue number: 13
Pages: 8
Series: SWP Comments
Description: The Lisbon Treaty provides for the establishment of a European External Action Service (EEAS), which has tremendous potential for making European foreign policy both more coherent and more effective. However, if the EEAS is to be more than a paper tiger, forceful efforts to pave the way for its establishment must be made in good time. There are two key priorities here: firstly, to make sure that a core EEAS staff will be able to work effectively once the Lisbon Treaty enters into force, which could happen on 1 January 2009; and secondly, to ensure that a pragmatic plan for the EEAS's future establishment and continued development guarantees its long-term success.
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