Senior officials working for the foreign policy chief are sounding out capitals for ideas on how to reform the EEAS without drastic changes to its makeup.

Proposal is an attempt to boost Kaja Kallas’s role while recognizing that much of the real power to conduct foreign policy lies with the Commission.

Under the German-Franco plan, Kaja Kallas would have a more hands-on role inside the European Commission, with broader responsibilities. But Ursula von der Leyen would retain the…