The General Affairs Council of 22 January held a major policy debate on the coherence of European Union external action. During the debate the Secretary General of the Council/High Representative for CFSP Javier Solana presented, as the Council had requested of him, a very critical paper on the conception and implementation of the "common strategies" adopted so far by the EU towards a certain number of third countries or regions.
The paper in question, intended to remain confidential, was...