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The actors

The European Commissioner, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, who is responsible for external relations and the European Neighbourhood Policy in the Commission.

The Secretary-General of the Council of the EU and the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), Javier Solana, who assists the Council and acts on its behalf.

The European Commission that contributes to the formulation of the EU’s external relations policy and manages the EU’s humanitarian and development assistance and its trade relations with third countries.
It has 120 Delegations and Offices around the World.

The Council of the European Union (EU) that comprises Member State governments.

The European Council that brings together the Heads of State or government of EU Member States and the president of the European Commission.

The European Parliament that has directly elected members drawn from the main political parties in the 25 EU Member States.

The President of the European Parliament’s Committee for Foreign Relations, Elmar Brok, who is responsible for coordinating the Parliament’s external relations policy and organises its election observation missions.