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Tue 03 Mar 2010Everything still up for grabs in new EU diplomatic service
EUROPEAN DIARY:An informal meeting of foreign ministers in Cordoba, Spain, at the weekend gave Catherine Ashton a strong mandate for her new position
COBBLESTONES underfoot, cigarette smoke in the cafes, low overhead the insistent drone of a police helicopter. EU foreign ministers gathered for an informal meeting last weekend in Cordoba, Spain. As infighting in Brussels escalates over the union’s new diplomatic corps, they gave foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton a strong mandate for the talks.
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