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Wed 03 Mar 2010Ashton sets out vision for EU's new diplomatic service
EU FOREIGN policy chief Catherine Ashton has set out a sweeping vision for the diplomatic service to be set up on her watch, a body that will take over many functions now carried out by the European Commission.
As European governments seek to assert their influence in complex talks under way, many participants believe Baroness Ashton may not be able to forge a deal on the new body until long after she formalises her own proposals next month.
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