MISSION, VISION AND ROLE OF THE EU IN THE WORLD OF DIPLOMACY: DIGITAL DIPLOMACY

Abstract

Diplomacy as the oldest form of communication between the States and a means of States for conducting foreign policy, which includes all activities in the implementation of foreign policy, as well as the bodies that are in charge of implementing the planned activities, from the moment of the emergence of the Internet and the Internet-revolution in the past few decades up to now has an unstoppable influence on all aspects of an international relations. There was a need to transform the diplomacy of the European Union, as a tool of foreign policy, in accordance with the new circumstances. This paper examines the concept of digital diplomacy vis-à-vis the traditional concept, focusing on the use of digital tools in the field of diplomacy and how EU member states use them in the execution of their foreign policies, as it is an inescapable fact that Cyberspace and security digital tools enable more effective implementation of the diplomatic strategies of the European Union and its member states.