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Directorate-General for External Relations
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<p>The Directorate-General for the External Relations (DG RELEX, DG E VIII) was a <a href="/facts/Directorate-General/arq8AWo3">Directorate-General</a> of the <a href="/facts/European_Commission/Cc5JgbEI">European Commission</a>, responsible for the external policy. The DG was merged into the <a href="/facts/European_External_Action_Service/JNI3UXAP">European External Action Service</a> in 2010, then headed by <a href="/facts/High_Representative/Lqb5Joc1">High Representative</a> <a href="/facts/Catherine_Ashton/ucSyGAkC">Catherine Ashton</a>. </p>