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Towards an EU Consular Policy?

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The European External Action Service

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EU consular policy has caught the attention of an increasing number of scholars, whose work focuses on the institutional deployment of European diplomacy (Balfour and Raik, 2013; Wesseling and Boniface, 2011; Hobolth, 2011; Raik, 2013; Saliceti, 2011; Touzé, 2011; Wessel and Van Vooren, 2013; Wouters et al., 2013). The expectations surrounding the creation of the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the enforcement of new principles and legal provisions in the Treaty of Lisbon as regards European Union (EU) citizens’ protection and assistance abroad (Article 3 (5) TEU and Article 23 TFEU) as well as European solidarity (Article 222 Title VII TFEU) have contributed decisively to boosting interest in a domain, traditionally considered the parent pauvre of inter-state diplomacy. Today, ‘diplomacy for people’ (Heijmans and Melissen, 2006) has acquired increasing recognition owing in large part to the effects of globalisation, critical international events and resulting EU pressure for joint actions (Melissen and Fernández, 2011). This chapter contributes to existing research on the development of EU consular policy as an increasingly prioritised issue area both for Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and European Union institutions. It examines the most important dimensions of this emerging policy area and reviews the relevant policy instruments in light of broader developments in EU diplomatic practice and representation over the last decade, in particular since implementation of the Lisbon Treaty.

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  1. Ana Mar Fernández Pasarín
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  1. European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

    David Spence (Senior Visiting Fellow) (Senior Visiting Fellow)

  2. Department of Political Science, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Jozef Bátora (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

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Pasarín, A.M.F. (2015). Towards an EU Consular Policy?. In: Spence, D., Bátora, J. (eds) The European External Action Service. The European Union in International Affairs series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137383037_20

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