The conference entitled "The EU as a global actor: Strategic autonomy, resilience and multilateralism", jointly organised by the EEAS and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, brought together over sixty junior diplomats from the EU Member States and EU institutions, experts in foreign policy and the MS Training Directors.

The Module IV was opened by Mrs Caroline Ferrari, Deputy Secretary General of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Mrs Ulrike Hauer, Head of Career, Learning and Development Division at the EEAS.

The presentations and workshops focused e.g. on contemporary issues in international relations, security topics such as the EU Strategic Compass, digital future for Europe and, the Training Directors and the EEAS representatives exchanged their views on the new developments in training programmes for diplomats. At the closing awarding ceremony, the young diplomats received certificates of the EDP completion.

The European Diplomatic Programme, established back in 1999, represents a learning environment in which the participants can experiment, develop their core diplomatic skills, have open discussions and build up a pan-European network from which they can benefit the rest of their careers. The programme fosters understanding between MS and the institutions and, focusing on EU external policy, contributes to true “European diplomacy”.