EUISS conference 20-21 June, Brussels - Implementing the EU Global Strategy - Main contents
| date | June 20, 2017 |
|---|---|
| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | EUISS  |
| attending | F. (Federica) Mogherini i et al. |
| organisation | European External Action Service (EEAS) i |
20/06/2017
Brussels
EUISS
High Representative Federica Mogherini will give a keynote address on the progress achieved since the EU Global Strategy was released last June at this year's EUISS annual conference. The HR/VP is due to release a report to the June European Council, which will a state of play on what has been achieved to turn the different priorities - EU security and defence, building resilience in and around Europe, and joining up our efforts and instruments in dealing with conflicts and crises - into concrete actions. The Conference, taking place on 20-21 June in Brussels will bring together key policy makers and an opportunity to take stock of the ever-changing strategic environment in which the EU operates - both regionally and globally. Find more on the EU Global strategy priorities here.
The External Action Service (EEAS) of the European Union is officially an autonomous body within the EU. It is in part the successor to the directorate general for external affairs of the European Commission, elements of Council's secretariat and supplemented by personnel from the member states. Its main task it to support the EU in making and implementing foreign and development policies. At the request of member states the EEAS acts as a diplomatic service.
The EEAS also co-ordinates EU activities such as the missions to Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan. The European intelligence services is part of the EEAS as well.