国际英语新闻：EU foreign policy chief unveils new diplomatic service

In the UN Security Council, of the five veto-wielding permanent members, two are EU countries (France and Britain), which gives the bloc more weight than its population or GDP would suggest.

The high representative said she should submit the EEAS proposal on the creation of the EEAS by April 2010.

However, the speech delivered by Jerzy Buzek, President of European Parliament, darkens perspective of the proposal.

When addressing the summit on the same day, Buzek said the EEAS proposal was "unacceptable" because the political accountability of the service to the parliament is not addressed in the proposal.

"We are in a situation of co-decision, since the parliament has to give its approval on financing and staffing," said the president.

In terms of staff, Buzek "strongly" hoped that a genuine geographic balance would be maintained, again demanding that special representatives and ambassadors to sensitive or senior posts, for example, Washington, Moscow and Beijing, go in front of Foreign Affair Committee of the parliament prior to taking up their posts.