Le Pen’s plan to end EU diplomacy

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has proposed dismantling the European Union’s joint diplomatic corps, the European External Action Service, as part of her party’s push to return foreign policy powers to national capitals. The plan would end the EU’s common diplomacy at a moment when Europe is seeking a unified stance on Ukraine, with trilateral talks involving the U.S., Kyiv and Moscow underway in Abu Dhabi. Le Pen’s proposal matters because it challenges the institutional architecture that underpins the bloc’s ability to speak with one voice on security and sanctions. Watch whether member states, particularly those relying on EU diplomatic channels, resist ceding coordination to bilateral arrangements.