摘要
Under the impact of the sovereign debt crisis, the European Union pays less attention to its foreign policy and the Common Foreign Policy tends to be "renationalized"; the EU is again embracing "geo-economics" with an enhanced tendency of highlighting economic ties and trade in its external relations; EU countries have greatly cut their defence expenditures, making it more difficult to implement the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) in future. The author holds that the prospects of economic growth in the Eurozone countries, European integration under the pressure of structural changes in international relations, and competition and collaboration in a multiple structure of foreign policy establishments are combined to shape the EU’s foreign policy in the coming years.
Under the impact of the sovereign debt crisis, the EU＇s foreign policy is both reactive and assertive. It has displayed some new features and tendencies. As in the case of foreign policies of individual sovereign states, the EU＇s foreign policy is deeply impacted by the Union＇s internal affairs and integration process, but at the same time it entails intrinsic dynamics and vitality. This essay is divided into three parts. The first part describes the impact of the debt crisis on the EU＇s foreign policy. The second part is a review of the evolution of the EU＇s foreign policy during the crisis. And the final part analyzes various factors that may have an impact on its future development.
