This book is the first to comprehensively examine the institutional dynamics that characterize the diplomatic system set up by the European Communities and the

Based on extensive empirical work by a cross-European group of researchers, this book assesses the impact of the creation of the European External Action Servic

The European People's Party, the largest political party in Europe, has roots that run deep in history. Founded in 1976 as a Christian Democratic federation, th

The creation of the European External Action Service (EEAS), the EU’s new diplomatic body, was accompanied by high expectations for improving the way Europe w

This book questions whether the institutions and practices of the emerging EU diplomatic system conform to established standards of the state-centric diplomatic