MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The European External Action Service (EEAS) has repeatedly refused to provide British lawmakers with the requested information on different issues of concern, local media reported Saturday, citing letters of a UK minister to the head of the European Scrutiny Committee in the parliament.
UK Minister of State for Europe David Lidington lodged a number of complaints against the moves of EEAS, when the lawmakers failed to receive the requested documents on the issues of concern in both 2013 and 2014, The Telegraph newspaper reported, citing Lidington's letters to Sir William Cash.
According to Lidington's letters, the problems with EEAS occur "on an almost daily basis."
The newspaper added that the EEAS had not provided the British lawmakers with the information they had requested about the cases of extension of EU sanctions against individuals or about the appointment of the EU representatives to several countries.
The EEAS was created on 2009 under the Treaty of Lisbon and was formally launched on January 1, 2011. It is responsible for the implementation of the EU foreign policy and serves as diplomatic corps for the bloc. The service is currently headed by High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini.
