HR/VP

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HR/VP is the commonly used abbreviation for the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, who leads the EU’s external action and security policy.

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instanceOf European Union institutional office ⓘ
abbreviationFor High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice‑President of the European Commission ⓘ
alsoKnownAs EU High Representative ⓘ
High Representative / Vice‑President ⓘ
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ⓘ
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice‑President of the European Commission ⓘ
appointedBy European Council ⓘ
appointmentRequires consent of the European Parliament ⓘ
belongsToOrganization European Union ⓘ
chairs Foreign Affairs Council ⓘ
coordinatesWith Member States’ foreign ministers ⓘ
President of the European Commission ⓘ
President of the European Council ⓘ
createdBy Treaty of Lisbon ⓘ
currentHolder Josep Borrell Fontelles ⓘ
linked to: Josep Borrell
currentHolderStartDate 2019-12-01 ⓘ
effectiveFrom 2009-12-01 ⓘ
firstHolder Catherine Ashton ⓘ
fullForm High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice‑President of the European Commission ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver strategic direction of the European External Action Service ⓘ
heads European External Action Service ⓘ
leads European Union’s Common Security and Defence Policy ⓘ
European Union’s common foreign and security policy ⓘ
legalBasis Treaty on European Union ⓘ
legalBasisArticle Article 18 of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ
memberOfBody Council of the European Union ⓘ
European Commission ⓘ
European Council (when foreign affairs are discussed) ⓘ
linked to: European Council

Foreign Affairs Council ⓘ
oversees European Union delegations in third countries and international organizations ⓘ
linked to: EU Delegations
partOf institutional framework of the European Union ⓘ
policyArea defence policy (within CSDP) ⓘ
external relations ⓘ
foreign policy ⓘ
security policy ⓘ
precededByOffice High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy ⓘ
rank Vice‑President of the European Commission ⓘ
reportsTo European Council ⓘ
President of the European Commission ⓘ
represents European Union in international fora on foreign and security policy ⓘ
responsibleFor conducting the European Union’s common foreign and security policy ⓘ
ensuring consistency of the European Union’s external action ⓘ
representing the European Union on foreign and security policy matters ⓘ
seat Brussels ⓘ
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
termLength five years ⓘ
worksWith European External Action Service ⓘ
European Union Special Representatives ⓘ

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