The European Union in international fora
Subtitle: lessons for the Union's external representation after Lisbon
By: Julia Lieb/Nicolai von Ondarza/Daniela Schwarzer (eds.).
Edition: 1. Aufl.
Series: Schriftenreihe des Arbeitskreises Europäische Integration e.V -- Bd. 72; Schriftenreihe des Arbeitskreises Europäische Integration e.V -- Bd. 72.
Publisher: Nomos
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Baden-Baden
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9783832960186
Subjects: Energy policy; Climatic changes; Government policy; Commercial policy; Economic policy; Social policy; Foreign relations; International relations; Aussenpolitik; Handelspolitik; Internationales politisches System; Klimaschutz; Politikfeldanalyse; Sozialpolitik; Wirtschaftspolitik; European Union; Treaty on European Union; Treaty on European Union (1992); Vertrag von Lissabon
Other titles: Lessons for the Union's external representation after Lisbon
Description: Due to the hereditary fragmentation of its external representation, the European Union's structures and procedures for international action differ significantly across policy fields. Reforms aimed at improving coherence have primarily concerned traditional areas of foreign policy and security policy. This edited volume examines the EU's external action in a broader spectrum of policy fields, such as energy and climate, trade, economics and finance, as well as labor and social policy. The book contributes to the present discussion on the development of the external action of the EU after the institutional reforms introduced by the Lisbon Treaty. In analyzing structures and procedures of external representation in selected policy fields with diverging degrees of integration, the volume explores the advantages and drawbacks of their specific models of external action. The contributing academics and practitioners reveal a clear challenge for the EU to improve the coherence, efficiency, and legitimacy of a joint representation of interests, in order to become a more relevant actor in the rapidly changing international environment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Julia Lieb ; Nicolai von Ondarza ; Daniela Schwarzer; title: A modern European external Energy Policy: from pixelisation to high definition / Sami Andoura; title: The EU's representation in global cimate governance: lessons from the past, prospects for the future / Simom Schunz; title: The EU role within the changing governance of climate change / Antonio Villafranca ; Antonio Pavanello; title: EU Trade Policy and the Treaty of Lisbon / Stephen Woolcock; title: The EU as a friend of the developing world? Self-portrayal and outside perceptions in the negotiations of EPAs / Clara Weinhardt; title: From polyphony to harmony? The external representation of EMU / Gabriel Glöckler ; Zbigniew Truchlewski; title: A consolidated representation of interests in the context of Europe's relative economic decline - drivers and obstacles / Daniela Schwarzer; title: Challenges to coherence: exploring the European Union's role in the International Labour Organization / Bregt Saenen ; Jan Orbie; title: Employment and social policy: From the internal to the external dimension / Rudi Delarue; title: EU participation in ILO standard-setting / Gisbert Brinkmann