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Within the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), which of the following statements best describes the political leadership structure and coordination function of the European Union Delegation in a third country, according to the Treaty of Lisbon and the operational principles of the European External Action Service (EEAS)? The Head of the Delegation is appointed exclusively by the European Council and acts as an independent representative, reporting directly to the rotating Presidency of the Council to ensure political neutrality of the representation before third countries. The European Union Delegation in a third country operates under the political guidance of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR/VP), who is also Vice-President of the European Commission; the Delegation coordinates the Union's external action, ensuring coherence between CFSP and other EU policies, and works closely with the member states' foreign ministries. The Head of the Delegation acts under the political authority of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR/VP), who also presides over the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Delegation is responsible for coordinating the Union's external action with security and defense missions. The European External Action Service (EEAS) and its delegations are exclusively subordinate to the European Commission in terms of executing the Neighborhood Policy, while the High Representative only supervises defense and security missions without authority over trade or development policies.
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