HR/VP

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HR/VP is the commonly used abbreviation for the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, who leads the EU’s external action and security policy.

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instanceOf European Union institutional office
abbreviationFor High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
surface form: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice‑President of the European Commission
alsoKnownAs High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
surface form: EU High Representative

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
surface form: High Representative / Vice‑President

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
surface form: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice‑President of the European Commission
appointedBy European Council
appointmentRequires consent of the European Parliament
belongsToOrganization European Union
chairs Foreign Affairs Council
coordinatesWith Member States’ foreign ministers
President of the European Commission
President of the European Council
createdBy Treaty of Lisbon
currentHolder Josep Borrell
surface form: Josep Borrell Fontelles
currentHolderStartDate 2019-12-01
effectiveFrom 2009-12-01
firstHolder Catherine Ashton
fullForm High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
surface form: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice‑President of the European Commission
hasAuthorityOver strategic direction of the European External Action Service
heads European External Action Service
leads Common Security and Defence Policy
surface form: European Union’s Common Security and Defence Policy

European Union’s common foreign and security policy
legalBasis Treaty on European Union
legalBasisArticle Article 18 of the Treaty on European Union
memberOfBody Council of the European Union
European Commission
European Council
surface form: European Council (when foreign affairs are discussed)

Foreign Affairs Council
oversees EU Delegations
surface form: European Union delegations in third countries and international organizations
partOf institutional framework of the European Union
policyArea defence policy (within CSDP)
external relations
foreign policy
security policy
precededByOffice High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
surface form: High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy
rank Vice‑President of the European Commission
reportsTo European Council
President of the European Commission
represents European Union in international fora on foreign and security policy
responsibleFor conducting the European Union’s common foreign and security policy
ensuring consistency of the European Union’s external action
representing the European Union on foreign and security policy matters
seat Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
termLength five years
worksWith European External Action Service
EU Special Representatives
surface form: European Union Special Representatives

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