> *French officials have suggested an overhaul of the EU’s diplomatic service that could include boosting the role for foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas in a bid to improve the bloc’s response to crises, an internal paper showed on Thursday.*
> *The paper reflects a view among EU officials and diplomats that the bloc was too slow and disjointed as it tried to react to the war in Gaza and other emergencies, amid divisions between its institutions, leaders and 27 member governments.*
> *Under the third option, Kallas would gain more power inside the Commission – becoming its “first executive vice president” and the boss of commissioners and departments responsible for a wide range of policies such as external relations, trade and economic development.*
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Well, maybe Washington should’ve considered that before deciding on a trumpist foreign policy
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> **France floats revamp of EU diplomacy with ‘reinforced’ role for Kallas, paper shows**
> https://www.reuters.com/world/france-floats-revamp-eu-diplomacy-with-reinforced-role-kallas-paper-shows-2026-06-11/
> *French officials have suggested an overhaul of the EU’s diplomatic service that could include boosting the role for foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas in a bid to improve the bloc’s response to crises, an internal paper showed on Thursday.*
> *The paper reflects a view among EU officials and diplomats that the bloc was too slow and disjointed as it tried to react to the war in Gaza and other emergencies, amid divisions between its institutions, leaders and 27 member governments.*
> *Under the third option, Kallas would gain more power inside the Commission – becoming its “first executive vice president” and the boss of commissioners and departments responsible for a wide range of policies such as external relations, trade and economic development.*