In a region that has seen its share of tensions and competing interests, the EU monitoring mission in Georgia helps to create and maintain a more stable European neighbourhood. We meet the Head of Mission, Bettina Patricia Boughani who explains the mission’s role. The European External Action Service (EEAS) is the European Union’s diplomatic service. Since 2011, the EEAS carries out the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy to promote peace, prosperity, security, and the interests of