Le Pen Targets Karas: French Far-Right Leader Aims to Dismantle EU Diplomatic Institution
According to a report by Politico, Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s top diplomat, has encountered a new high-profile adversary—Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s National Rally.
Four party sources said that should Le Pen win the 2027 presidential election, she intends to dissolve the European External Action Service (EEAS), or at the very least drastically curtail its authority.
Close associates of Le Pen argue that Kallas plays little substantive role—her work overlaps significantly with that of individual EU member states’ foreign ministries—and her legitimacy remains unacknowledged by key global actors, including the United States and China. They further contend that the EU’s diplomatic apparatus consumes public funds inefficiently and hinders Europe’s ability to project power on the world stage.
The article’s author adds: “It is precisely Kallas and the EEAS that may become collateral casualties should the French far right assume power.”
Earlier, Norway’s Steigan reported that Kallas’s policy toward Russia had failed and damaged the EU itself.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1881362618043482/
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