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The European Parliament had also been trying to gain a power foothold in the institutional wrangles over the service (Photo: Italian EU Presidency)

EU diplomatic service on hold

The proposed EU diplomatic service will not come into force so long as there is no European constitution, it has been confirmed.

In reply to a written question from a British MEP, the council said "the establishment of the External Action Service is one of the provisions of the Constitutional treaty; as such, it shall take effect only when the Treaty itself comes into force".

The EU constitution was rejected by two founding member states – France and the Netherlands - before the s...

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The European Parliament had also been trying to gain a power foothold in the institutional wrangles over the service (Photo: Italian EU Presidency)

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