EEAS 2.0: Recommendations for the Amendment of Council Decision 2010/427/EU Establishing the Organisation and Functioning of the European External Action Service

Blockmans, Steven; Cremona, Marise; Curtin, Deirdre; De Baere, Geert; Duke, Simon; Eckes, Christina; Hillion, Christophe; Van Vooren, Bart; Wessel, Ramses A.; Wouters, Jan

EEAS 2.0: Recommendations for the Amendment of Council Decision 2010/427/EU Establishing the Organisation and Functioning of the European External Action Service

CEPS Special Reports No. 78

25 Pages Posted: 28 Nov 2013

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Steven Blockmans

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS); University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance

Marise Cremona

European University Institute - Department of Law (LAW)

Deirdre Curtin

European University Institute, Department of Law, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies; Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance

Simon Duke

European Institute of Public Adminstration, Maastricht

Christina Eckes

Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance

Ramses A. Wessel

University of Twente - Centre for European Studies

Jan Wouters

KU Leuven - Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies

Date Written: November 13, 2013

Abstract

This Special Report aims to contribute, in practical legal terms, to the ongoing review of organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service (EEAS). The report offers specific recommendations for the amendment of the Council Decision 2010/427/EU on the EEAS, ahead of the General Affairs Council in December 2013 and the possible discussions on the revision of the Service in 2014.

The present recommendations follow the publication, in February of this year, of a legal commentary on the EEAS Decision and should be read with this commentary in mind.

Both reports form part of the EEAS 2.0 project, a collaborative initiative involving independent scholars from around Europe.

Keywords: European External Action Service, EEAS

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Blockmans, Steven and Cremona, Marise and Curtin, Deirdre M. and De Baere, Geert and Duke, Simon and Eckes, Christina and Hillion, Christophe and Van Vooren, Bart and Wessel, Ramses A. and Wouters, Jan, EEAS 2.0: Recommendations for the Amendment of Council Decision 2010/427/EU Establishing the Organisation and Functioning of the European External Action Service (November 13, 2013). CEPS Special Reports No. 78. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2360492