Full Description
In European External Action Service, Mauro Gatti provides a legal analysis of the EU's 'foreign ministry'. The European External Action Service (EEAS) was created to coordinate the supranational and intergovernmental areas of EU external relations, but it is unclear whether and how it may attain this objective. Through an analysis of law and practice, Gatti demonstrates that the EEAS is capable of effectively promoting coherence in EU external relations. Although working independently from EU institutions and Member States, the EEAS can coordinate their activities at an administrative level. The EEAS is thus ideally placed to bring together EU external action instruments, including diplomatic efforts, development cooperation, and security policies.
Contents
ABBREVIATIONS
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART I - THE CONUNDRUM OF EXTERNAL ACTION COHERENCE: IS THE EEAS A SOLUTION?
Coherence and Consistency: Enigmatic Leitmotifs of the External Action
CHAPTER 1 - THE PRINCIPLE OF EXTERNAL ACTION COHERENCE
Section 1 - The Systemic Consistency/Coherence of Legal Orders
Section 2 - Notion of External Action Coherence
Section 3 - Legal Effects of External Action Coherence
CHAPTER 2 - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF COHERENCE: ON THE NEED FOR A COORDINATOR
Section 1 - Challenges for the Implementation of External Action Coherence
Section 2 - Coordination of Decision-Making: A Solution for Coherence in EU Foreign Affairs
Section 3 - Political Organs as Inadequate Coordinators of EU Foreign Affairs
Section 4 - An Administration for Coordination: Enter EEAS
PART II - STATUS OF THE EEAS: A FUNCTIONALLY AUTONOMOUS BODY
Functional Autonomy: An Elusive Concept
CHAPTER 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE AUTONOMY OF THE EEAS
Section 1 - EEAS's Ability to Adopt Internal Administrative Decisions
Section 2 - EEAS's Capacity to Act Externally in Administrative Matters
CHAPTER 4 - OPERATIONAL AUTONOMY OF THE EEAS
Section 1 - On the Different Approaches to Operational Autonomy
Section 2 - Extent of the EEAS's Operational Autonomy
PART III - ACTIVITIES OF THE EEAS: COORDINATING FOREIGN AFFAIRS
CHAPTER 5 - COOPERATION WITH OTHER AUTHORITIES
Section 1 - General Considerations on the EEAS' Duty of Cooperation
Section 2 - Consultation between the EEAS and Other Authorities
Section 3 - Exchange of Information
Section 4 - Support for the Diplomatic and Consular Missions of the Member States
CHAPTER 6 - INTEGRATION WITH OTHER AUTHORITIES
Section 1 - Integration of the EEAS in the Administration of Other Authorities
Section 2 - Integration of Other Administrations in the EEAS
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
INDEX
