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Can Prime Ministers Do Foreign Policy?
Tue, April 28th, 2015
Brussels
In recent decades, prime ministers have emerged as the EU’s central foreign policy actors and the European Council has become the top decisionmaker on EU external affairs. But the council’s approach to foreign policy lacks coherence, continuity, and ambition. Can its president, Donald Tusk, breathe new life into the council and energize Europe’s other foreign policy institutions?
Carnegie Europe visiting scholar Stefan Lehne was joined by Alain Le Roy, secretary-general of the European External Action Service, and Luuk van Middelaar, political commentator and former speechwriter to the European Council president, for a discussion to mark the launch of Lehne’s latest paper, “Are Prime Ministers Taking Over EU Foreign Policy?” Jan Techau, director of Carnegie Europe, moderated.
Stefan Lehne
Stefan Lehne is a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe.
Alain Le Roy
Alain Le Roy is the secretary-general of the European External Action Service.
Luuk van Middelaar
Luuk van Middelaar is a political commentator and former speechwriter to the European Council president.
Jan Techau
Jan Techau is a political commentator and former speechwriter to the European Council president.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe
Stefan Lehne is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe in Brussels, where his research focuses on the post–Lisbon Treaty development of the European Union’s foreign policy, with a specific focus on relations between the EU and member states.
Alain Le Roy
Luuk van Middelaar
Director, Europe Team, Eurasia Group
Techau is director with Eurasia Group's Europe team, covering Germany and European security from Berlin. Previously, he was director of Carnegie Europe.