Europejska Służba Działań Zewnętrznych – nowa jakość dyplomacji unijnej?

Abstract

European External Action Service – a New Quality of EU Diplomacy?
The European External Action Service (EEAS) was established based on the Treaty of Lisbon. The objective of the creation of the EEAS was to increase the role of the European Union in the international arena and increase the effectiveness of the Union’s external actions. The aim of the article is to discuss the international position of the Union and its international roles, and then to present the legal foundations of the EEAS. The next part analyzes changes in the functioning of the EEAS undertaken by both high representatives – Catherine Ashton and Federica Mogherini. In conclusion, an attempt was made to answer the question of whether the European Union needs autonomous diplomacy and whether the EEAS can be treated as EU diplomacy.