The European Union in International Fora: Lessons for the Union&#039;s External Representation after Lisbon

Julia Lieb M.E.S.; Nicolai von Ondarza M.A.; Dr. Daniela Schwarzer M.A.

doi:10.5771/9783845233024

Summary

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 aiming at improved coherence have primarily concerned traditional areas of foreign and security policy. This edited volume studies the EU’s external action in a broader spectrum of policy fields such as energy and climate, trade, economics and finance as well as labour 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 analysing 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.

With contributions by:

Sami Andoura, Gisbert Brinkmann, Rudi Delarue, Gabriel Glöckler, Julia Lieb, Nicolai von Ondarza, Jan Orbie, Bregt Saenen, Simon Schunz, Daniela Schwarzer, Zbigniew Truchlewski, Antonio Villafranca, Clara Weinhardt and Stephen Woolcock.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2011
Copyright Year: 2011
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8329-6018-6
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-3302-4
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Schriftenreihe des Arbeitskreises Europäische Integration e.V.
Volume: 72
Language: English
Pages: 198
Product Type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 10
List of Abbreviations No access Pages 11 - 14
1. EU external action and the reforms of the Lisbon Treaty No access Pages 15 - 20
2. 1. Energy and climate policy No access
  2. Trade No access
  3. Economics and finance No access
  4. Labour and social policy No access
3. External representation under the Lisbon Treaty – the way ahead No access Pages 29 - 34
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  1. Introduction No access
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    1. The late acknowledgement of energy as a matter of EU external relations No access
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    2. Energy security: the emergence of a European energy strategic thinking No access
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    3. An external policy to serve Europe’s energy interests No access
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    4. The European Security Strategy and its subsequent revision: a missed opportunity No access
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    1. A fragmented block of 27 different national policies No access
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    2. Lack of coherence between EU energy policy and other EU external policies No access
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    3. Key dimension: diversification of energy sources and resources No access
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    4. Energy crisis management: the need for solidarity No access
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    1. A case for European energy diplomacy No access
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    2. Moving towards a ‘European Energy Community’ with external competence No access
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  5. Conclusion – a common answer to common challenges No access
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    1. Putting the Troika in charge (1995-2000) No access
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    2. In search for continuity – a greater role for the Commission and broadened outreach (2001-2003) No access
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    3. Coping with greater complexity – deepened and broadened external representation (2004-2009) No access
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    1. The legal framework provided by the Lisbon Treaty No access
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    2. EU external representation in global climate politics in the year 2010 No access
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    3. The EU’s future representation in global climate governance: three scenarios No access
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  4. Conclusion No access
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    1. Factor facilitating the success stories of Kyoto and Montreal No access
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    2. Weaknesses of the current governance model No access
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  3. Searching for a new governance of climate change No access
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    1. The future role of the G20 and the UN in climate change governance No access
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  5. Lessons for the EU: towards a new strategy No access
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    1. Clarification of EU competence No access
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    2. An enhanced role for the European Parliament No access
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    3. Trade included in external action No access
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    1. Short-term implementation issues No access
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    2. Medium-term issues No access
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    3. Discussion of the long-term impact on the role of the EU in the world? No access
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  4. Conclusions No access
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  1. Introduction No access
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  2. What are Economic Partnership Agreements? No access
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  3. Analytical framework: on examining perceptions No access
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    1. Actor orientation No access
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    2. Negotiation principles No access
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  6. Conclusion No access
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    1. A snapshot of the current situation No access
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    2. The legal framework – allocation of competencies in the EU No access
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    1. The 1990s – a belated start No access
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    2. Incremental change (1999-2007) No access
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    3. Since 2007 – imposing change from outside No access
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    1. Obstacles to a unified external representation of EMU No access
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    2. Arguments in favour of a unified external representation of EMU No access
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    3. Possible templates: should EMU emulate trade policy? No access
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  4. Conclusion No access
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    1. Europe’s relative loss in economic weight No access
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    2. Pressure on public finances No access
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    3. The declining normative leadership of the West No access
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    4. Political consequences of the relative decline No access
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    1. The G7/8 and the G20 No access
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    2. The reforms of the IMF quotas No access
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    3. Further adaptations are to come No access
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    4. An evolving international agenda No access
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    1. Governance reforms promoting more external coherence No access
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    2. Remaining divergences impacting external representation – an example No access
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  5. Future perspectives: One seat, one voice, one position? No access
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  2. The expanding role of the EU in the ILO No access
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    1. Vertical coherence: EU competences and ambitions No access
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    2. Horizontal coherence and the EU market model No access
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    3. Multilateral coherence and the EU’s global normative power No access
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  4. The EU with Lisbon No access
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  1. Introduction No access
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  2. Lessons from past experiences of EU external representation in employment and social policy No access
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  3. Employment and social policy in EU external relations with the Lisbon Treaty No access
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  4. Are the external and internal dimensions coherently interlinked? No access
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  1. The ILO framework for standard-setting in labour and social policy No access
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  2. Social policy in the EU with the Lisbon Treaty No access
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    1. Subsidiarity of the EU and operability of the ILO No access
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    2. Standard-setting of the ILO and EU representation No access
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List of Contributors No access Pages 191 - 198