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EU and Asian leaders met in Brussels for a summit last year (Photo: Belgian presidency)

Integrated EU foreign policy is 'decades away', says EEAS official

An integrated European foreign policy is still decades away, despite the rising challenges posed by China and other states, a senior figure in the EU's external action service (EEAS) has said.

One reason for this is Europe's desire to retain its heterogeneous make-up, EEAS chief operating officer David O'Sullivan told a conference on the 'Asian Century' in Brussels on Tuesday (21 June), organised by the Friends of Europe think-tank.

"We are not going to see a dramatic shift to a...

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EU and Asian leaders met in Brussels for a summit last year (Photo: Belgian presidency)

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