European External Action Service : : promoting coherence through autonomy and coordination / / by Mauro Gatti.

• Superior document: Studies in EU External Relations, Volume 11
• VerfasserIn: Gatti, Mauro, 1984-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill Nijhoff,, 2016.; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in EU external relations ; Volume 11.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (370 p.)
• Notes: Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Università di Bologna and Université de Strasbourg, 2013) issued under title: The European External Action Service and the Implementation of the 'Union Method' in European Foreign Policy.

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.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Introduction to Part 1: Coherence and Consistency, Enigmatic Leitmotifs of the External Action -- The Principle of External Action Coherence -- Implementation of the Principle of Coherence: On the Need for a Coordinator -- Introduction to Part 2: Functional Autonomy, an Elusive Concept -- Administrative Autonomy of the EEAS -- Operational Autonomy of the EEAS -- Cooperation with Other Authorities -- Integration with Other Authorities -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.