Le Pen wants to eliminate the EU diplomatic service and leave Kaja Kallas "jobless" – Politico

Should Marine Le Pen win the 2027 French presidential election, she intends to push for the dissolution or a radical downsizing of the European External Action Service, currently headed by Kaja Kallas.

The "Rassemblement National" party views the body as a costly, bureaucratic superstructure that duplicates the functions of national foreign ministries and hinders EU member states from pursuing an independent foreign policy.

Jordan Bardella’s advisor, Charles-Henri Gallois, stated that the practical utility of Kallas’s work is extremely limited and that her diplomatic authority is recognized neither in Washington nor in Beijing.

However, the implementation of such plans would require decisions at the EU level, rather than just from the French government.

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