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Tue 03 Mar 2010Power struggle over EU diplomatic corps
EU GOVERNMENTS are jockeying for position as preparations advance for the establishment of the union’s External Action Service (EAS), as its diplomatic corps will be known, amid disquiet at the level of British influence in the management of the union’s foreign policy.
Although EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will not publish her plans for the new institution until next month, the union’s major players are campaigning to secure prime posts for their officials.
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