Solana waits too long for creation of first multi-national foreign service
July 1st, 2009
By David Haworth
After a decade as the European Union's (EU) foreign policy supremo, Javier Solana is to step down this autumn - sadly for him - he could not wait long enough for the creation of the world's first multinational 'foreign minister' post.
"Enough is enough," the former Spanish foreign minister and for four years head of NATO, says the EU High Representative of Foreign and Security Policy and added that he remains "calm and satisfied.".
His departure is not a surprise after such a long tenure but it comes at an ironical point. ...
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