Abstract
At the moment, the question of culture is fundamental in the construction of Europe. The European Union is in fact searching for its identity which would be the basis to develop the political integration. Diplomacy has always played an important role in Europe: to represent and inform countries and to negotiate notably the peace in a continent where conflicts lasted for centuries. Does this intense practice of diplomacy lead to the existence of a common European culture in diplomacy? The common European history and most particularly the European conflicts led to the construction of a diplomatic network and a common practice of diplomacy. Though the importance of diplomacy hasn't always been the same in all the European countries, the European Union appears as an outcome of the common culture of diplomacy. On the other hand, we consider the difficulties of the European Union in building a common international representation as a limit to the common European culture in diplomacy.
