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According to the Treaty of Lisbon and the functions established by the European External Action Service (EEAS), which of the following statements accurately describes the political governance structure and operational relationship of the EEAS with the Member States? The EEAS operates under the political direction of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, who is also Vice-President of the European Commission, and functions in close coordination with the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense of the Member States. The EEAS functions as an independent body under the direct authority of the European Council, without political supervision from the European Commission and with a hierarchical relationship over national defense ministries. The EEAS is exclusively directed by the High Representative, who does not form part of the European Commission, and its mandate is limited to commercial policy without including the Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP). The EEAS is a decentralized agency of the European Commission that acts as an advisory body without operational coordination capacity with the ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Member States.
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