Foreign Policy Instruments Service
Encyclopedia
The Foreign Policy Instruments Service is a department of the European Commission
set up in response to the establishment of the European External Action Service
(EEAS). The EEAS merged the Commission's Directorate-General for External Relations
(and various other departments) with its counterparts in the Council of Ministers
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The Foreign Policy Instruments Service is a Commission department managing foreign policy issues within the Commission's mandate; those areas not transferred to the EEAS and which fall outside the mandate of the EuropeAid Development and Cooperation
DG. It works with the EEAS in the same building, the Triangle building in Brussels
. It manages programmes such as the crisis response Instrument for Stability, which is shared between the Commission and EEAS.
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
set up in response to the establishment of the European External Action Service
European External Action Service
The European External Action Service is a European Union department that was established following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009...
(EEAS). The EEAS merged the Commission's Directorate-General for External Relations
Directorate-General for External Relations (European Commission)
The Directorate-General for the External Relations was a Directorate-General of the European Commission, responsible for the external policy...
(and various other departments) with its counterparts in the Council of Ministers
Council of the European Union
The Council of the European Union is the institution in the legislature of the European Union representing the executives of member states, the other legislative body being the European Parliament. The Council is composed of twenty-seven national ministers...
.
The Foreign Policy Instruments Service is a Commission department managing foreign policy issues within the Commission's mandate; those areas not transferred to the EEAS and which fall outside the mandate of the EuropeAid Development and Cooperation
EuropeAid Development and Cooperation
The Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid Directorate General is one of the departments of the European Commission. EuropeAid operates under the authority of the European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs.- Background :...
DG. It works with the EEAS in the same building, the Triangle building in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. It manages programmes such as the crisis response Instrument for Stability, which is shared between the Commission and EEAS.
See also
- European External Action ServiceEuropean External Action ServiceThe European External Action Service is a European Union department that was established following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009...
- EuropeAid Development and CooperationEuropeAid Development and CooperationThe Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid Directorate General is one of the departments of the European Commission. EuropeAid operates under the authority of the European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs.- Background :...
- DG EnlargementDirectorate-General for Enlargement (European Commission)The Directorate-General for Enlargement is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. The DG Enlargement is responsible for the enlargement process of the European Union...
- DG TradeDirectorate-General for Trade (European Commission)The Directorate-General for Trade is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. DG Trade works on securing prosperity, solidarity and security in Europe and around the globe...
- European Commission's Humanitarian OfficeECHO (European Commission)The Humanitarian Aid department of the European Commission , formerly known as the European Community Humanitarian Aid Office, is the European Commission's department for overseas humanitarian aid...