Published on 31/08/2026 – 17:12 GMT+2 • Updated

17:19

Germany and France have floated a joint plan to bring High Representative Kaja Kallas under the direct supervision of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as part of an overhaul of the European Union’s foreign policy.

The plan is set to be discussed on Wednesday during an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Wicklow, Ireland. Kallas will chair the session.

The Franco-German project aims to address one of the bloc’s most persistent weaknesses in external action: institutional cacophony .

Under the complex design of the Treaty of Lisbon, the High Representative leads the…

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