EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR EU HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR COMMON ENERGY FOREIGN POLICY
September 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament has overwhelmingly backed a report calling for the creation of a European Union (EU) 'high official of foreign energy policy' to coordinate common diplomatic manoeuvres with neighbouring countries on energy topics, such as Russia. This senior official would work alongside the EU's existing EU high representative for a common foreign and security policy Javier Solana, said the report by Polish conservative MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski.
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THE EUROPEAN Parliament has overwhelmingly backed a report calling for the creation of a European Union (EU) 'high official of foreign energy policy' to coordinate common diplomatic manoeuvres with neighbouring countries on energy topics, such as Russia. This senior official would work alongside the EU's existing EU high representative for a common foreign and security policy Javier Solana, said the report by Polish conservative MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski.
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