08/05/2024 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 8 May, the European External Action Service announced the first edition of the EU-Gulf Cooperation Council ‘Young Leaders in Regional Diplomacy’ programme, which will run from 12 to 17 May in Brussels and Bruges. The programme will bring together 14 young diplomats from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and GCC member states, with the goal of learning more about the principles and workings of the EU and its diplomatic service. “During their visit, the GCC diplomats will exchange with senior EU officials, representatives from prominent European think tanks, the GCC diplomatic missions to the EU, and finally they will meet with young European diplomats at the European Diplomatic Academy, at the College of Europe in Bruges”, said the EEAS. (CG)