EU countries weigh 'tearing apart' bloc's diplomatic service, FT reports

France ​and Germany ​are discussing proposals for ​an overhaul of the EU's 15-year-old ‌diplomatic service to ⁠improve ⁠the bloc's ​response to geopolitical crises, the Financial ​Times reported on Thursday.

Paris, Berlin ​and other ⁠capitals are ‌considering ​options that ​include stripping ⁠powers from the EU's chief ​diplomat Kaja Kallas and ​her 1 billion euros-a-year ($1.15 billion) External Action Service (EEAS) and returning ‌them to the European Commission and ​member ​states, ⁠the FT reported, citing five senior officials briefed on ​the discussions.