The emerging international identity of the European Union -- some preliminary observations / Henri de Waele and Jan-Jaap Kuipers -- Identity and difference : the EU and the UN as part of each other / Geert De Baere and Esa Paasivirta -- Arma fero, ergo sum? The European Union, NATO and the quest for 'European identity' / Joris Lark -- EU identity from the perspective of the WTO -- the spillover effects of the union's international market in the international trading arena / Tamara Perišin -- Fraternal twins : the European Union and the Council of Europe / Thomas Streinz -- EU-ILO partnership and the gloabl identity of the union's social model / Rudi Delarue -- The european union and the Hague conference on private international law -- forced marriage or fortunate partnership?/ Jan-Jaap Kuipers -- The EU's international identity : the curious case of the OECD / Joren Verschaeve and Tamara Taká́cs -- The EU and the IMF : the financial crisis as a catalyst for a stronger union representation? / Laura Puccio -- "Name me your friends, and I will tell you who you are" -- the Union and the member states in the global arena / Henri de Waele
Summary
There may exist a substantial gap between the proclaimed international identity of the EU on the one hand, and the prevailing realities in the global arena on the other. The European Union's Emerging International Identity investigates whether such a gap indeed exists, by exploring the Union's position and functioning within the framework of eight other international organizations
