Información General

• Autores: Gerardo Galeote Quecedo, Belén Becerril Atienza
• Editores: Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Ediciones
• Año de publicación: 2001
• Colecciones: Documento de Trabajo. Serie Polo Europeo Jean Monnet, 3
• País: España
• Idioma: inglés
• ISBN: 84-95219-85-9
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Resumen

• Since the 1950s the Community’s external activity has expanded continuously.

  For many years that activity was focused on the economic field and in particular on commercial policy and development aid, but thanks to Community dynamics and to the establishment of the European Union with its Common Foreign and Security Policy, it has been gradually moving from being strictly economic in nature to increasingly involve the political and diplomatic spheres.

  In the first part of this article we will analyse the way that this vast amount of external activity is currently run, focusing in particular on the players responsible for its internal management and external representation. We will try to highlight the shortcomings of the system, especially the inadequate training of officials (1), the deficiencies in the operation of Commission delegations (2) and the lack of coordination with the external services of the Member States (3).

  The second part of this article will be devoted to an analysis of the resolution on establishing a common diplomacy adopted by the European Parliament on 5 September 2000 (A5-0210/2000), which aims to put an end to the shortcomings of the system, perfecting and rationalising the way in which external powers are exercised. We will cover the specific proposals put forward in the resolution on creating a real Community diplomatic service (1), regularising the functioning of the delegations (2) and coordinating the work of the delegations with that of the embassies of the Member States (3). The question is, can fundamental external powers be exercised without having a diplomatic service? Do we not need to finally move towards a genuine common European diplomacy?

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