The EU and Ukraine took another important step in the accession process by launching negotiations on the so-called ‘external relations’ thematic group (Group 6). This is a key thematic group within the EU’s accession negotiation framework, which sets out the parameters for how candidate countries must align their international, trade and defence policies with those […]
Conclusions adopted by the European Council on October 20 and 21, 2009.
On 20-21 October 2022, the European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine/Russia, critical infrastructure, energy and economy and external relations. This meeting follows the informal European Council held in Prague on 7 October, during which EU leaders discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine and the impact it is having on the energy market and the economy in […]
Administrators in the field of external relations in the European External Action Service
The European Union is looking for specialists with professional experience in the field of external relations. Recruited specialists (grades AD 5 and AD 7) will mainly work in the European External Action Service (EEAS), which is the EU’s diplomatic service, helping the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy carry out the Union’s Common […]



