EU foreign ministry under scrutiny

"The Finnish government on Friday raised the question of what Finland should expect from the new EU ministry for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy . ... Roughly speaking, Finland wants to provide 100 of the 2,500 officials to be appointed to the EU body. This is a lot of bureaucracy. ... And it remains unclear what the advantages of the new EU foreign ministry will be. ... It is often impossible to achieve a consensus between EU states on complex global issues. ... And in terms of international cooperation the EU is dwarfed by the United Nations. The same is true of the UN Security Council. ... These are not simple matters, but somehow the EU must find a position for itself among international organisations - otherwise it will remain a midget when it comes to the important subject of foreign policy."

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