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Leaving the stage: Ashton, who has had little visibility on the Ukraine crisis, is due to step down in November (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

EU summit may decide only on foreign policy chief

Leaders meeting on Wednesday (16 July) are likely to pick only the new EU foreign policy chief, with a decision on the successor to Council head Herman Van Rompuy “possibly” delayed until autumn.

According to one EU source, "if a complete deal is feasible, we should go for it. Otherwise, it will be only the high representative."

A second source told this website that it is "certainly a possibility" that only the foreign affairs chief is picked.

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Leaving the stage: Ashton, who has had little visibility on the Ukraine crisis, is due to step down in November (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

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