According to the Treaty of Lisbon and the functions established for the European External Action Service (EEAS), which is the most accurate statement about the relationship of political leadership and the coordination of the Union's foreign policy? option_A: The EEAS is an independent body that reports directly to the European Parliament to ensure transparency in the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), operating with total autonomy from the European Commission and the Council. option_B: The EEAS is directly subordinate to the President of the European Council, who has exclusive authority to oversee the Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) and EU missions, without the guidance of the High Representative. option_C: The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR/VP) exercises the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU to lead diplomatic negotiations, while the EEAS acts as an advisory body without direct executive power. option_D: The EEAS works 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, and whose main function is to provide coherence and coordination to the Union's international action. explanation: 1) The correct answer is accurate because according to official sources, the EEAS works under the political guidance of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR/VP). Additionally, the HR/VP holds a dual role: as Vice-President of the European Commission. The EEAS's mission statement and the sources from the EEAS describe its main function as 'seeking to provide coherence and coordination to the Union's international action'. 2) Option A uses the confusion of roles trap. Although the HR/VP is a central figure, they do not preside over the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU (which corresponds to the member states) nor act solely as an advisory body; the EEAS has an executive and direct management role in the foreign policy. 3) Option C presents an inversion of hierarchy. The HR/VP leads the CSDP and missions, not the President of the European Council (who focuses on the general political orientations of the EU, not the daily management of the external action or the coordination of the EEAS). 4) Option B is a false independence. The EEAS is not independent of the HR/VP or the Commission; in fact, its institutional design aims precisely to link the Commission, the Council, and the external delegations under the direction of the HR/VP. 3) Quick tip: Remember the key formula: 'HR/VP = Political Guidance + Vice-President of the Commission' and 'EEAS = Coherence and Coordination'. Do not confuse the HR/VP with the rotating presidency of the Council, nor assume that the EEAS is independent of the High Representative.