Excerpts from the EU Strategic Review:

Lisbon Treaty article 21 - fundamental basis for EU external action 

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A much broader scope for eu external action 

In an intergovernmental, CFSP, setting this article provides much of the legitimacy of the role of the HR/VP in her entire scope of cooperation with external relations Commissioners and Member States.

and also for multilatealism 

the environment and other thematic issues

with a requirement of coherence