DG RELEX

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DG RELEX was the European Commission department responsible for managing the European Union’s external relations and foreign policy before its functions were merged into the European External Action Service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Directorate-General of the European Commission
European Union institution department
abbreviation DG RELEX
archivesHeldBy Historical Archives of the European Union
changeCause creation of the European External Action Service
entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon
country European Union
dissolvedInto European Commission Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
European External Action Service
employed European civil servants
existedUntil 2010
fullName Directorate-General for External Relations
governedBy European Commission rules of procedure
hasPredecessor DG IA (Directorate-General for External Relations and Trade)
headquartersLocation Belgium
Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
jurisdiction European Union
legalBasis Treaty establishing the European Community
linked to: Treaty of Rome

Treaty on European Union
partOf European Commission
policyArea development and cooperation (in coordination with DG DEV and EuropeAid)
external relations
foreign policy
reorganizedInto European External Action Service
Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
responsibleFor European Union external relations
European Union foreign policy (Commission competences)
linked to: EU external action

coordination of EU external policies across Commission services
coordination with the Council and the High Representative on external relations
political dialogue with third countries
preparation of Commission contributions to EU foreign policy
programming of external assistance instruments (shared with other DGs)
relations with international organizations
relations with non-EU countries
strategic planning of EU external action
support to the European Commission in Common Foreign and Security Policy matters
scope global
supervisedBy European Commissioner for External Relations
European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy
typeOfOrganization public administration body
usedLanguage English
French
other official languages of the European Union
website http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/ (historical)
workedWith Council of the European Union
High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy
Member States’ foreign ministries

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