EP political groups will oppose an EAS based on intergovernmentalism

Yesterday, the leaders of the three largest political groups in the European Parliament, Joseph Daul MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group, Martin Schulz MEP, Chairman of the S&D Group, and Guy Verhofstadt MEP, Chairman of the ALDE Group, held talks on the state of play of the European External Action Service and agreed to oppose any attempts to intergovernmentalise it.