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Mission
The European Union Diplomatic Academy (EUDA) shall ensure the provision of education and training in the field of the Union’s external action, in particular the common foreign and security policy (CFSP), in order to develop and promote a common understanding of the Union’s role in the world as well as to disseminate best practices in relation to the conduct of the Union’s diplomacy, while promoting the spirit of a ‘European diplomatic corps’.
Objectives
The EUDA shall have the following objectives: (a) strengthening the Union’s role as an effective foreign policy actor through the provision of academic and practical training on policies, procedures and diplomatic practices in the field of the Union’s external action, in particular the CFSP, to Member States’ diplomats and Union institutions’ staff members working in the field of external relations; and (b) promoting a common European diplomatic culture within the Union in line with the values, principles, objectives and interests of the Union’s external action as laid down in the Treaties.
Activities
1. The EUDA shall organise and conduct education and training activities in a residential format, in line with the mission and objectives set out in Articles 1 and 2, drawing on the expertise of, and cooperating with, education and training institutes and diplomatic academies. 2. The EUDA education and training activities shall include, in particular: (a) modules on relevant policy subjects in the field of the Union’s external action, in particular the CFSP, as well as on the Union’s role as a global actor and multilateral relations; (b) practical training on relevant diplomatic skills, including on negotiation, communication, leadership, decision-making and other processes, political reporting and protocol, by means of an approach to contextual learning in an interactive environment; (c) knowledge transfer and the sharing of experiences by practitioners, academics and researchers in the field of diplomacy and of the Union’s external action; and (d) study visits to Union institutions, Member States’ representations, international and other relevant organisations. 3. A training period within the European External Action Service (EEAS) shall be offered as part of the training programme.
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