Report: Three candidates for new Asia director at EEAS

Within the European External Action Service (EEAS), the pool of candidates to succeed Asia Director Gunnar Wiegand is shrinking. The current deputy Wiegand, Paola Pampaloni, the Swedish diplomat Niclas Kvarnström and the Latvian diplomat Baiba Braže are in the running for the position, EU sources confirmed on Thursday. Accordingly, a decision on the appointment is to be made by mid-September.