http://www.denederlandsegrondwet.nl/9353000/1/j9vvihlf299q0sr/viblgz58txat Nieuws bij Europese Dienst voor Extern Optreden (EDEO) nl 2013-05-21T06:17:12+00:00 PDC daily 1 1970-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.denederlandsegrondwet.nl/9353000/1/j9vvihlf299q0sr/vj9aoydowuxk?ctx=viblgz58txat&s0e=vhdubxdwqrzw EUROPEAN UNION 2013-05-01T22:00:00+00:00 http://www.denederlandsegrondwet.nl/9353000/1/j9vvihlf299q0sr/vj98c7m1ufyh?ctx=viblgz58txat&s0e=vhdubxdwqrzw BRUSSELS - The EU diplomatic service has confirmed that British company Page Protective Services (PPS) will guard its people in Gaza and the West Bank despite the firm's poor track record. 2013-04-30T07:22:01+00:00 http://www.denederlandsegrondwet.nl/9353000/1/j9vvihlf299q0sr/vj91iylt7kzb?ctx=viblgz58txat&s0e=vhdubxdwqrzw The European External Action Service (EEAS) needs proper political leadership by its head, simpler structures, better coordination and more long-term strategic planning and it must be more accountable to Parliament, said foreign affairs MEPs on Tuesday in their review of the EU's new diplomatic corps two years after it was set up. 2013-04-23T22:00:00+00:00 http://www.denederlandsegrondwet.nl/9353000/1/j9vvihlf299q0sr/vj91c9em5wxa?ctx=viblgz58txat&s0e=vhdubxdwqrzw 2013-04-23T07:26:00+00:00 http://www.denederlandsegrondwet.nl/9353000/1/j9vvihlf299q0sr/vj8vmqlvs5wq?ctx=viblgz58txat&s0e=vhdubxdwqrzw BRUSSELS - Catherine Ashton's EU foreign service recently gave its biggest security contract to a company with a dubious track record. Then they took it away again, posing questions on the professionalism of her staff. 2013-04-17T14:47:01+00:00 http://www.denederlandsegrondwet.nl/9353000/1/j9vvihlf299q0sr/vj8ieiiubazz?ctx=viblgz58txat&s0e=vhdubxdwqrzw Polish PM Tusk and foreign minister Sikorski are "clear favourites" to become the next European Commission head or EU foreign affairs chief, according to a note by Hugh Brady, an analyst at the London-based think tank, CER. Other candidates for EU top posts include Nato's Rasmussen and IMF head Lagarde. 2013-04-04T09:04:09+00:00 http://www.denederlandsegrondwet.nl/9353000/1/j9vvihlf299q0sr/vj88egdx43xm?ctx=viblgz58txat&s0e=vhdubxdwqrzw European Commission 2013-03-21T23:00:00+00:00 http://www.denederlandsegrondwet.nl/9353000/1/j9vvihlf299q0sr/vj83dpurotvz?ctx=viblgz58txat&s0e=vhdubxdwqrzw BRUSSELS - France has called for the EU foreign service to hire a new cadre of security experts and to create consular departments in its overseas embassies. 2013-03-20T08:25:51+00:00 http://www.denederlandsegrondwet.nl/9353000/1/j9vvihlf299q0sr/vj81iyxhuay9?ctx=viblgz58txat&s0e=vhdubxdwqrzw BRUSSEL (ANP) - De PVV in het Europees Parlement heeft grote moeite met de uitgaven van de buitenlanddienst van de Europese Unie. De partij zegt ,,onaangenaam verrast'' te zijn over allerlei buitensporige bedragen. 2013-03-18T12:14:00+00:00 http://www.denederlandsegrondwet.nl/9353000/1/j9vvihlf299q0sr/vj81dpcjt3y9?ctx=viblgz58txat&s0e=vhdubxdwqrzw BRUSSELS - Germany has proposed giving the EU's foreign service sweeping new powers over neighbourhood policy and development aid. 2013-03-18T08:18:55+00:00