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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10102
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/foreign affairs

Ashton expected to present diplomatic service proposal on 25 March - Council debate on Monday

Brussels, 19/03/2010 (Agence Europe) - Catherine Ashton is expected to present her proposal for the new European External Action Service (EEAS) at the COREPER meeting on 25 March, well-informed sources have revealed. Member states, the Commission and Parliament still differ on a number of points with regard to the new diplomatic service, “but, in general, things are progressing nicely and we should be able to stick to the set timescale” of an agreement by the end of April, the sources...

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