Past and present challenges combine to make the EU's foreign policy wing the bloc's most difficult child.
By SEBASTIAN STARCEVIC, JACOPO BARIGAZZI, NICHOLAS VINOCUR and ZOYA SHEFTALOVICHin Brussels
Illustration by Natália Delgado/ POLITICO
The seeds of the EU diplomatic corps’ current challenges were sown two decades ago.
Today, past and current staff describe an institution plagued by internal tensions, ebbing morale, growing criticism over its effectiveness and a turf war between its boss, Kaja Kallas, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
