The European Union's emerging international identity

The European Union officially acquired international legal personality with the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. Since then, the constitutional foundations of EU external relations have received an ever-greater amount of scholarly attention. So far however, the body of knowledge has remained limited with regard to how the Union is actually being perceived on the global scene. Moreover, its dealings with other international organizations constitute a similar, still underexplored topic. The European Union's Emerging International Identity breaks new ground by addressing both these themes in combination. The resulting volume offers an innovative inquiry into the EU’s image and status, based on a select number of studies of its position and functioning within the framework of eight international organizations.

Acknowledgments List of Contributors Abbreviations Chapter 1 The Emerging International Identity of the European Union – Some Preliminary Observations Henri de Waele and Jan-Jaap Kuipers Chapter 2 Identity and Difference: The EU and the UN as Part of Each Other Geert De Baere and Esa Paasivirta Chapter 3 Arma fero, ergo sum? The European Union, NATO and the Quest for ‘European Identity’ Joris Larik Chapter 4 EU Identity from the Perspective of the WTO – The Spillover Effects of the Union’s Internal Market in the International Trading Arena Tamara Perišin Chapter 5 Fraternal Twins: The European Union and the Council of Europe Thomas Streinz Chapter 6 The EU-ILO Partnership and the Global Identity of the Union’s Social Model Rudi Delarue Chapter 7 The European Union and the Hague Conference on Private International Law – Forced Marriage or Fortunate Partnership? Jan-Jaap Kuipers Chapter 8 The EU’s International Identity – The Curious Case of the OECD Joren Verschaeve and Tamara Takács Chapter 9 The EU and the IMF: The Financial Crisis as a Catalyst for a Stronger Union Representation? Laura Puccio Chapter 10 ‘Name Me Your Friends, and I Will Tell You Who You Are’ – The EU and its Member States in the Global Arena Henri de Waele Index