On Tuesday 15 July, the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, stressed to the European Parliament’s Committee on Development (DEVE) the importance of the EU equipping itself with tools that match its ambitions on the international stage. As part of the EU’s next long-term budget, Copenhagen will make negotiations on the financing instrument for external action a “key priority”, the Minister assured.
“If we want the EU, and we do, to play a global role, we...