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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10201

27 August 2010
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/foreign affairs
First wave of recruitment to EEAS set for early September - Debate over geographical balance

Brussels, 26/08/2010 (Agence Europe) - Administrative preparations for the launch of the European External Action Service (EEAS) are taking shape, with the objective of inaugurating the European diplomatic service on 1 December and having it fully operational for 1 January 2011, according to sources close to Catherine Ashton. At the end of July, further to the Council's adoption of the decision on the creation and functioning of the EEAS (EUROPE 10188), the high representative (HR) of the EU...