The Lisbon treaty, which enters into force on 1 December 2009, mandates the creation of a European External Action Service to promote and coordinate the EU's foreign policy. But a power struggle is beginning to emerge among the institutions regarding how much control each of them will have over this new diplomatic corps. Former chairman of the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee Elmar Brok tells EPP TV why he thinks MEPs must have a strong supervisory role.
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