Marine Le Pen is coming after Kaja Kallas

PARIS — EU diplomatic chief Kaja Kallas has another enemy who wants her out: Marine Le Pen. The far-right French leader wants to dismantle, or at the very least drastically reduce, the EU’s diplomatic arm if she wins the 2027 presidential election, according to four National Rally officials.

“The reality is that [Kallas’s] usefulness is very limited, and she duplicates the diplomacy of member states,” said Charles-Henri Gallois, adviser to National Rally President Jordan Bardella. “No one recognizes her legitimacy, particularly not the United States, nor China.” The comments reveal growing tensions over the EU’s power as nationalist parties from France to Germany and Poland seek to wrest power back from Brussels, with foreign policy among their top targets.

They also put extra pressure on Kallas and the European External Action Service , which has been locked in a protracted turf war on foreign policy with the European Commission headed by Ursula von der Leyen.