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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10341

22 March 2011
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
Ashton's role is complicating EU foreign policy

Confusion of roles. The dramatic events in Libya and elsewhere indicate that the role played by Catherine Ashton in the EU's institutional setup creates both a legal and political problem. The changes introduced by the Lisbon Treaty have improved the way the EU functions democratically overall but there is one exception. The accumulation of functions contained in this strange position -: Vice-President of the European Commission, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT