Brussels, 15/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - Member states' permanent representatives, in a restricted Coreper meeting on 15 October, continued their discussions on the new European External Action Service (EEAS), working from a Swedish Presidency working note which provided a summary of the state of preparations. The EEAS, commonly referred to as the “European diplomatic service” is provided for in the Lisbon Treaty and will assist the high representative (HR) for foreign affairs and the...