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Within the Lisbon Treaty, what is the main function of the European External Action Service (EEAS) and under whose political direction does it operate, according to its institutional mandate? The EEAS is a judicial body tasked with supervising the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy by the Member States, operating under the direction of the European Court of Justice. The EEAS manages exclusively the competition policy and the internal market in coordination with the European Commission, operating under the direction of the European Council. The EEAS works under the political direction of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR/VP), who is also Vice-President of the European Commission, with the aim of ensuring the coherence and coordination of the Union's international action. The EEAS acts as an independent legislative body that drafts the regulations of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, operating under the direct direction of the European Parliament.
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