Federica Mogherini is the new high representative for foreign affairs and security policy of the European Union.
The decision, announced by current EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy, was made Aug. 30 at a special meeting of the European Council in Brussels.
The 41-year-old politician, who has been Italy’s foreign minister since February, will replace Catherine Ashton, a center-left U.K. politician who has been running the EU External Action Service since its launch in 2009.
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Eva Donelli
As a correspondent based in Brussels, Eva Donelli covers EU development policy issues and actors, from the EU institutions to the international NGO community. Eva was previously at the United Nations Regional Information Center for Western Europe and in the European Parliament's press office. As a freelance reporter, she has contributed to Italian and international magazines covering a wide range of issues, including EU affairs, development policy, social protection and nuclear energy. She speaks fluent English, French and Spanish in addition to her native Italian.