Common foreign and security policy (CFSP) | CFSP
Thecommonforeignandsecuritypolicy(CFSP)istheEU’sjointforeignandsecuritypolicy.Itseeksto:preservepeace;reinforceinternationalsecurity;andpromoteinternationalcooperation,democracy,theruleoflawandtherespectforhumanrightsandfundamentalfreedoms.TheEUhasadiplomaticservice,theEuropeanExternalActionService(EEAS),whichwasformallylaunchedin2011.TheEEASactsundertheauthorityoftheEU’sHighRepresentativeoftheUnionforForeignAffairsandSecurityPolicyandVice-PresidentoftheCommission(HR/VP),apositioncurrentlyhe...
The common foreign and security policy (CFSP) is the EU’s joint foreign and security policy.
It seeks to:
preserve peace; reinforce international security; and promote international cooperation, democracy, the rule of law and the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.The EU has a diplomatic service, the European External Action Service (EEAS), which was formally launched in 2011. The EEAS acts under the authority of the EU’s High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission (HR/VP), a position currently held by Josep Borrell Fontelles. It assists the HR/VP in fulfilling their mandate (as representative of the CFSP and as chairperson of the Foreign...