Full Description
The challenges of globalisation call for a strong role of the European Union as an international actor. Despite its economic importance, the EU has not been able to assert a corresponding influence on the course of international politics. The artificial distinction between external economic relations, as a subject of the supranational first pillar, and foreign policy, as a subject of the intergovernmental second pillar undermines consistent policy-making and significantly weakens the EU's performance on the international scene. This book illustrates the inextricable link between political and economic aspects of external relations and the constitutional dimension of this area. Provided with a thorough analysis of competence and representation issues the reader will gain a more profound understanding of the complex area of EU external relations.
Contents
Introductory and Concluding Remarks External Economic Relations and Foreign Policy in the European Union (Griller/Weidel) Division of Competence between the European Union, the European Communities and the Member States Regulation or Common Position? The Impact of the Pillar Construction on the European Union's External Policy (Weidel) External Trade: Is There a Path Through the Maze of Competences? (Griller/Gamharter) Exclusive External Competence of the European Community (Lukaschek/Weidel) The Representation of the EU and the Member States in International Organisations - General Aspects (Dutzler) Case Studies The Need for Multilateral Rules as a Consequence of Globalization and Liberalization (Immenga) Policy Lessons from Transatlantic Trade Disputes (Vranes) The US Extraterritorial Sanctions of 1996 and the EU Reaction (von Lutterotti) The European Blocking Statute as an Attempt to Coordinate Simultaneous Action under the Three Pillars of the EU (von Lutterotti) Economic Sanctions and the European Union's Legal Framework (Lukaschek) Human Rights Clauses in EU-Association Agreements (Hilpold) Cooperation with Developing and Other Third Countries: Elements of a Community Foreign Policy (Martenczuk) The Community Export Control System for Dual Use Goods - A Story of Reconquering Lost Grounds? (Weidel) EMU and the Representation of the Community in International Organisations (Dutzler)
