03 November 2014: From Ukraine to Syria - What new foreign policy priorities for the new EC

On 1st November, Federica Mogherini, the new High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, will take office. She will have to contend not only with a world in which Europe’s weight is greatly diminished but with a reluctance at the heart of the EU to face reality. With crises surrounding Europe, what should the new European Commission and EEAS focus their attention on? Nick Whitney, Senior Policy Fellow at ECFR, Spyros Economides, Associate Professor in International Relations and European Politics at LSE, and Quentin Peel, Senior Fellow at Chatham House, discuss how the EU institutions should re-engage member states on working towards a credible common foreign policy.