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EU treaties
Coverage of EU treaties in the Nexus archive.
- ‘A mess’: EU Commission accused of overstepping on foreign policy
Former EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell criticizes the European Commission for overstepping its role in diplomacy and defense, arguing it creates confusion over who represents the EU internationally. Borrell claims the Commission's growing involvement in foreign policy violates EU treaties, which reserve common foreign and security policy for the European External Action Service.