Brussels, 27/09/2010 (Agence Europe) - Although the term of office of the current executive director for the European Defence Agency (EDA), Alexander Weis of Germany, expires on 30 September, the date for appointing his successor is still not known. The section under Catherine Ashton, who in her capacity as head of the agency is responsible for appointing the new executive director, says that the high representative intended to hold the candidates' hearings “in the near future”. Ashton's...