BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The rise to power of anti-EU populists in some member states is making it harder for the European Union to agree common statements on fast-moving foreign crises, diplomats say, raising a threat to the bloc's prized "soft power" status.
By the end of a foreign ministers meeting on Monday, EU states had failed to agree no less than three foreign policy statements -- on Venezuela, Arab ties and Russian violations of a missile treaty -- despite days of negotiations.
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