>>>Are you translating from Dutch or was that expression in English? In English, especially since I have a US-centric view of the world and don't thing of the EU as a political entity, my first reaction to 'European minister of foreign affairs' is "Minister of Foreign Affairs for a European country"
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>Interesting and thank you. I had always felt that the EU was an extension of what we used to call the "Common Market." Apparantly, I have a great deal to learn (or unlearn).


Join the club. I thought the same thing. What I am hearing in this thread is the EU is in the process (ongoing) of moving well beyond economic issues.