The European External Action Service (EEAS) is the European Union’s diplomatic corps. It supports the EU foreign affairs chief (High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell) in conducting the common foreign and security policy. It has Delegations around the world working on behalf of the people of the European Union and representing the EU as a whole.
The EEAS is functionally autonomous from other EU bodies – but has a legal responsibility to ensure its policies are consistent with other EU policies.
To help ensure this, the High Representative is also a Vice-President of the European Commission, and President of the Foreign Affairs Council. The EEAS diplomatic service also supports High Representative Josep Borrell in these capacities.
EU-China Relations
- EU-China Relations: Factsheet
- Architecture of EU-China Relations
- EU-China Relations: Chronology
- EU Delegation to China
Statements and Press Releases from the EEAS/High Representative and Vice President of the Commission
- EU Statement at UNHRC43: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention (March 10, 2020)
- EU Statement at UNHRC42: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention (September 17, 2019)
- EU Statement at UNHRC41: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention (July 3, 2019)
- 37th EU-China Human Rights Dialogue (April 2, 2019)
- EU Statement at UNHRC40: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention (March 12, 2019)
- EU Statement at UNHRC39: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention (September 18, 2018)
- 36th EU-China Human Rights Dialogue (July 10, 2018)
- EU Statement at UNHRC38: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention (June 27, 2018)
- EU Statement at UNHRC37: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention (March 14, 2018)
- EU Statement at UNHRC36: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention (September 19, 2017)
- Remarks by the High Representative Mogherini following the 7th EU-China Strategic Dialogue (April 19, 2017)
- EU Statement at UNHRC34: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention (March 14, 2017)
- EU Statement at UNHRC33: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention (September 19, 2016)
- EU Statement at UNHRC32: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention (June 22, 2016)
- EU Statement at UNHRC31: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention (March 15, 2016)
- 34th EU-China Human Rights Dialogue (December 2, 2015)
- EU Special Representative for Human Rights visits China (November 11, 2015)
- EU Statement at UNHRC30: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention (September 21, 2015)
- EU Statement on Tenzin Delek Rinpoche (July 15, 2015)
- EU Statement at UNHRC29: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention (June 24, 2015)
- EU Statement at the UNHRC28: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention (March 17, 2015)
- Statement by the EEAS Spokesperson on the sentencing of respected Uighur academic Ilham Tohti (September 23, 2014)
- Statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton regarding the death of Chinese Human Rights defender, Ms Cao Shunli (March 21, 2014)
- Declaration by High Representative Catherine Ashton on behalf of the European Union regarding the treatment of human rights defenders and their relatives in China (February 5, 2014)
- EU Special Representative for Human Rights visits China (September 20, 2013)
- Statement on EU-China relations by Commissioner Füle on behalf of the HR/VP (March 13, 2013)
- Declaration by the High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on behalf of the European Union on Tibetan self-immolations (December 14, 2012)
- European Parliament Plenary Session (Strasbourg) (June 12, 2012)
- Baroness Ashton’s Statement on self-immolations (December 1, 2011)
- EU statement on the visit of the Dalai’s Lama’s envoys to China (September 17, 2004)