The EU's foreign policy chief has said member states are not willing to give her what it takes for major reform of the European External Action Service (EEAS).
Speaking to MEPs in Strasbourg on Wednesday (12 June), Catherine Ashton outlined a modest set of ways to do EU foreign relations better.
She said her service should have a clear role in crafting the "strategic orientation" of European Commission projects in development and neighbourhood policy.
She backed the creatio...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.