[Memo] B2 Docs – the EEAS (European Diplomatic Service)

(B2) Here are some main documents to read, reread and study on the European Diplomatic Service (EEAS). Some can be downloaded, others can be read on B2.

Assessment / review

• EEAS: The review of the Diplomatic Service (HR questions) (article on the Club +Doc, March 2013)
• Redesigning crisis management structures: first ideas Kermabon report (article on the Club, March 2013)
• The organization and functioning of the European External Action Service: Achievements, challenges and opportunities (European Parliament, studies services, February 2013)
• EEAS: the HR report on “1 year of service (EEAS, January 2012)
• One year of EEAS, the report of the High Representative (article on Brussels2)
• High representative. Hearing in the House of Lords (14 / 6 / 2011)
• HIM-HER-IT : status of declarations in international organizations (24 / 10 / 2011)

Non paper / Letters / Proposals

2012-2013

• Germany + 13 countries: Strengthen the European diplo service. Proposals from 14 countries (*, March 2013)
• La France : French ideas on a new EEAS with more “crisis action” (*, March 2013)
• La France : A consular center within the EEAS (*, March 2013)
• 9 countries: Strengthening the global approach, a non-paper from 9 countries (UK, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Hungary and Croatia), *, March 2013

2010-2011

• 12 countries: the letter of the Twelve, ministers of foreign affairs (Belgium, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland and Sweden, article about the Club, December 2011)
• Luxembourg: speech by J. Asselborn on the role of the EEAS (December 2011)
• Weimar Plus: What does the letter of the Five say? (Poland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain - article on Bruxelles2, September 2011)
• Benelux: The best Spanish hostel ever! … : sharing of information, consular role, etc. (article on Bruxelles2, May 2011)
• Austria: Improving the “voice of Europe” outside the EU? : role of delegations (article on B2, May 2011)

Organization charts

• EU/EEAS: Organisational chart (October 2013)
• EU/EEAS: Organisational chart (March 2013)
• EU/EEAS: color flowchart / B&W (May 2012)
• EU/EEAS: organizational chart (February 2012)
• EU/EEAS: organizational chart (October 2011)

 Communications

• Global approach. Communication joint of the European Commission and the High Representative (11/12/2013).
• Democracy. Communication on Human Rights and Democracy at the heart of the EU's external action. Towards a more effective approach (12 / 12 / 12011)
• Enlargement. There Communication on neighborhood policy (25 / 05 / 2011)
  

Legislation

• Consular: proposal for a directive on consular protection and impact study French version / English version (European Commission, 14/12/2011)

EEAS

• EEAS Staff Regulations No. 1080 (24/11/2010)
• Financial Regulation n°1081 (24/11/2010)
• Decision establishing the EEAS (26 / 07 / 2010)
• Declaration on Political Accountability (28 / 07 / 2010)
• Statement on the staff appointment procedure (20 / 07 / 2010)
• Declaration on the structures of the Psdc (20 / 07 / 2010)
• Statement on the basic organization of the central administration of the EEAS (20 / 07 / 2010)

Preliminary documents for the organization of the EEAS

• Resolution/Report of the European Parliament on the establishment of the EEAS (10 / 07 / 2010)
• Report to the Council on the establishment of the EEAS (Presidency, 23/10/2009)
• Brok report on the establishment of the EEAS (European Parliament, 20/10/2009)

EU Special Representatives

• Sahel: mandate of the EU special representative in the Sahel (March 2013)
• Balkans: mandate of EU special representative to Kosovo (January 2012)
• Africa: mandate of EU Special Representative to the African Union (Sep 2011)
• Mediterranean: mandate of special representative South Mediterranean (June 2011)
• Sudan: mandate of EU Special Representative for Sudan (August 2008)

Diplomatic representation / third country

• Delegations: the diplomatic representation in third countries 2012 (Dec. 2011)
• Delegations: diplomatic representation in second half of 2011

Studies & Reports (think tanks)

2012-2013

• The European External Action Service and National Diplomacies (EPC, Rosa Balfour and Kristi Raik, March 2013)
• EEAS 2.0 A legal commentary on Council Decision 2010/427/EU establishing the organization and functioning of the European External Action ServiceReview (CEPS, SIEPS, EUI, February 2013)
• Equipping the European Union for the 21st century National diplomacies, the European External Action Service and the making of EU foreign policy (European policy center / Finnish institute of international affairs, Rosa Balfour / Kristi Raik, January 2013)
• Personnel Europejskiej Sluzby Dzialañ Zewnetrznych do przegladu (staff representation within the EEAS: a subject for the 2013 review) (PISM, Ryszarda Formuszewicz, Dorota Liszczyk, December 2012)
• The Review of the European External Action Service in 2013 (Carnegie Europe, Stefan Lehne November 2012)
• What Europe's new diplomatic service can do for Britain (note from the Center for European Reform, Stefan Lehne, January 2012)

2010-2011

• Swimming in murky waters, challenges in developing the EU's external representation (Finnish institute of international affairs, Piotr Maciej Kaczyński, September 2011)
• The European External Action Service and the United Nations: a missed opportunity for self-promotion (European policy center, Megan Kenna, May 2011)
• Prejudices, challenges and potentials: an analysis without preconceptions from the European External Action Service (Note from the Robert Schuman Foundation, by Elmar Brok, March 2011)
• The EU's External Action Service: new actor on the scene (European policy center, Graham Avery, January 2011)
• The European External Action Service: towards common diplomacy ? (Note from the Robert Schuman Foundation, Christophe Hillion & Maxime Lefebvre, October 2010)
• Indicators of a successful EEAS (Overseas Development Institute - UK, Mikaela Gavas and Simon Maxwell, October 2010)
• The European External Action Service: the tool of a common foreign policy  (TerraNova, Mathilde Lanathoua, July 2010)