European External Action Service

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European Union body diplomatic service foreign policy institution

The European External Action Service is the European Union’s diplomatic service and foreign policy arm, responsible for conducting the EU’s external relations and supporting its security and crisis response efforts worldwide.

Aliases (4)

European External Action Service headquarters ×3
EEAS ×1
European Commission delegations ×1
European diplomacy ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union body → diplomatic service → foreign policy institution →
cooperatesWith	Council of the European Union → European Commission → European Parliament → Member States’ diplomatic services →
country	European Union →
employs	EU officials → contract agents → seconded national experts → temporary agents →
fieldOfWork	conflict prevention → crisis management → development cooperation coordination → diplomacy → foreign policy → human rights promotion → security policy →
hasPart	Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability → Crisis Management and Planning Directorate → EU Delegations → EU Military Staff → EU Special Representatives →
headquartersLocation	Belgium → Brussels →
inception	2011 →
jurisdiction	European Union →
legalBasis	Article 27(3) of the Treaty on European Union → Council Decision 2010/427/EU → Treaty of Lisbon →
mandate	conduct the European Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy → coordinate EU diplomatic missions and delegations → ensure consistency of the European Union’s external action → manage EU civilian and military crisis management missions at political-strategic level → support EU security and crisis response → support conflict prevention and peacebuilding → support the High Representative in conducting the EU’s external relations →
officialLanguage	all official languages of the European Union →
parentOrganization	European Union →
partOf	European Union institutional framework →
replaces	Council Secretariat’s Directorate-General for External Relations → European Commission delegations → European Commission’s Directorate-General for External Relations →
reportsTo	High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy →
shortName	EEAS →
supportsOffice	High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy →
usesLanguage	English → French →
website	https://eeas.europa.eu →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Directorate-General for International Partnerships → Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations → Foreign Affairs Council → Office of European Union and Regional Affairs →	worksWith
European Quarter ("European External Action Service headquarters") → European Quarter of Brussels ("European External Action Service headquarters") →	contains
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands → Political and Security Committee →	cooperatesWith
EU Battlegroups → European Union crisis management operations →	coordinatedBy
Common Security and Defence Policy → Political and Security Committee →	supportedBy
Foreign Affairs (Belgium) →	collaboratesWith
Embassy of the European Union in Washington, D.C. →	employer
Second Baldwin government ("European diplomacy") →	foreignPolicyArea
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy →	hasAuthorityOver
European Union–United States relations →	hasKeyInstitution
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy →	heads
European institutions →	includes
European Peace Facility for military operations →	managedBy
EULEX Kosovo →	operatedBy
EUBAM Libya →	parentOrganization
Crisis Management and Planning Directorate →	partOf
European External Action Service ("European Commission delegations") →	replaces
EUMM Georgia →	reportsTo
Brussels-Schuman railway station →	serves
European External Action Service ("EEAS") →	shortName
EUBAM Rafah →	supervisedBy
Schuman roundabout ("European External Action Service headquarters") →	surroundedBy
EU Member States armed forces →	usedBy