Lisbon Treaty will change the EU Diplomacy

VIENNA - The European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner believes that the Lisbon Treaty will significantly change the European diplomacy.

"We live in a networked, globalized world in which we as Europeans we have to prove to other large countries and continents. We have our own policy to enter the United States, Russia, China, Japan, Brazil, India, South Africa. It can no longer make or one European country alone, "she said in an interview with Vienna daily Standard.

Ferrero-Waldner explained that anything was in charge current High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana will be combined with its function Commissioner for Foreign Policy, in order to reduce bureaucracy.

She said that EU countries should be intensified in future in the team agree on one goal.

She stressed that this means that there will be fewer opportunities for politicians to use the situation to their purposes, it will be necessary to invest early, quickly enter the talks, and participate in stimulating ideas, if you want to participate in this common policy.

Ferrero-Waldner said that the European diplomatic service will be very important, and that it will be significant opportunities for EU countries to be present.

The new EU Foreign Minister will have, as she added, be very creative, and give a huge contribution to the work.

It is a very hard job, which need to be well connected and in constant contact with all the foreign ministers of EU and the world, said former Foreign Minister of Austria, which was nominated for the post of head of UNESCO.