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Tuesday, February 09 2010 19:31 GMT+2
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Europe’s face to the world
With the Lisbon Treaty, the role of Europe's face to the world has shifted to a foreign policy supremo, who will have a say over the European Union's annual $10.5 billion foreign aid budget and a new 5,000-strong EU diplomatic corps.
EU’s defacto foreign minister will have the diplomatic clout of the current foreign policy and security chief, plus the financial clout of External Relations Commissioner. He or she will also have a big staff.
The supremo’s official title will be “High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.” But it will still be a powerful position. The high representative, speaking on behalf of the EU's 27 member states, is likely to have a louder voice than the foreign minister of any individual state.
On the other hand, the high representative can only implement policies that member states have agreed to unanimously. As in the cases of the Iraq war or the recognition of Kosovo’s independence, the high representative could occasionally be left on the sidelines.
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