European External Action Service

EENI- School of International Business

Subject (Course): the European External Action Service (EEAS) of the European Union. Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the European External Action Service (European Union): the EU diplomatic corps
2. The objectives of the European External Action Service
3. Introduction to the EU's Foreign and Security Policy
4. The foreign policy of the European Union in the world
5. Foreign delegations and special representatives
6. Special programs managed by the European External Action Service (EEAS)
7. Closer relations with neighbours: the European Neighbourhood Policy

The objectives of the subject “The European External Action Service (EEAS)” are the following:

1. To understand the key role of the European External Action Service as a diplomatic corps of the European Union
2. To know the foreign policy of the European Union in the world
3. To analyse the special programs managed by the European External Action Service

Sample of the subject - The European External Action Service:

Description of the Subject - The European External Action Service (EEAS):

The European External Action Service (SEAE) of the European Union was created in 2011 with the main objective of managing the EU's diplomatic relations with the third countries, in addition to managing the European Union's security and foreign policy.

One of the goals of the European External Action Service is to increase the influence of the European Union around the world.

The European Union's strategic partnerships with the third countries and the European Neighbourhood Policy are also managed by the European External Action Service (EEAS).

Its head office is in Brussels (Belgium, Europe). The Chairman of the European External Action Service (EEAS) is the Vice-President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini.

The European External Action Service is the diplomatic service of the European Union and has a number of delegations (offices) abroad. Five major departments of the European External Action Service cover different areas of the world: Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe and Central Asia, the Greater Middle East and the Americas.

Currently, the European Union has nine Special Representatives in different countries and regions of the world. The EU Special Representatives promote EU policies and interests in regions and countries with problems and are actively involved in efforts to consolidate peace, stability and the rule of law. The nine Special Representatives cover the following countries or regions: Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Central Asia, the Horn of Africa, Human Rights, Kosovo, the Middle East Peace Process, the Sahel and the South Caucasus, and the crisis in Georgia.

Some of the special programs managed by the European External Action Service (EEAS)

1. Black Sea Synergy
2. Eastern Partnership
3. EU Arctic Policy
4. Dialogue facilitated by the EU: relations between Belgrade and Pristina
5. European Economic Area (EEE)
6. European Neighbourhood Policy (PEV)
7. The Middle East peace process
8. The Northern Dimension (joint policy between the EU, Russia, Norway and Iceland)
9. The Sahel Region
10. Strategic Partnership European Union-Africa

All the EU countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Romania, and Sweden) are members of the European External Action Service.

The European External Action Service (EEAS) belongs to the European Economic Area of the Western Civilisation.