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Under the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) — Regulation (EU) 2023/988 — products marketed in the EU must include an Authorized Representative if the manufacturer is located outside the European Union, starting from the 13th of December, 2024. This representative acts as a contact point for competent authorities in EU member states ...
The seat of the EEAS in the European Quarter of Brussels The Kortenberg building, which houses most EEAS bodies related to the Common Security and Defence Policy. The European External Action Service (EEAS) is the diplomatic service in charge of executing all international relations of the European Union.
The EU Intelligence and Situation Centre (EU INTCEN) is a "civilian intelligence function" [1] of the European Union (EU). Structurally, it is a directorate of the External Action Service (EEAS) and reports directly to the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
The European Union's Delegation in Washington, D.C., represents and promotes the interests and values of the European Union in the United States. This includes presenting and explaining EU policies and actions to the different branches and levels of the U.S. Administration, Congress, and across the country, as well as promoting EU-U.S. cooperation in all fields.
Since 2010, the Ambassador of the European Union, now officially accredited as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, is appointed by the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission, following a proposal by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Distinct from the EU institutions, the agencies of the European Union are specialist bodies set up to advise the Institutions and Member States in areas that affect everyone living in the Union. [2] They are located in member states across the EU, providing services, information, and know-how.
The member states of the European Union are aligned in their foreign policy on many issues. The EU is the world's largest economic union, customs union and donor of humanitarian and development assistance and thus has an extensive network of delegations around the world mainly operating in the framework of External Relations, for which the European Commission is the main decision body.
A long-standing request [36] for a representative that would be in charge of enhancing the effectiveness and visibility of EU's human rights policy, based on the Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy (officially adopted on 25 June 2012), [37] led to the creation of the post of the Special Representative of the ...