Resumen de Der europäische auswärtige dienst und seine potentiale in bezug auf die gemeinsame innenund justizpolitik
Elmar Brok, Christiane Ahumada Contreras
After the establishment of the post of the High Representative of the Common Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the European Commission (HR/VP) and an External Action Service (EEAS), the EU’s external relations should become more coherent, more efficient, and more democratic. This article is dedicated to the question of how the HR/VP and the EEAS can be used as instruments for the realisation of an “area of freedom, security and justice.” The article shows the linkage between Foreign Affairs on the one hand and Justice and Home Policy on the other, and it explores different possibilities and options as to how the HR/VP and the EEAS could benefit Justice and Home Policy. The aim is to address all relevant actors in order to pursue a clearer policy on all levels, using and combining all instruments of the EU to broadcast European interests and values throughout the world and thereby enhance security and welfare for all EU citizens.
