The EU in the global investment regime: commission entrepreneurship, incremental institutional change and business lethargy

In: Routledge/UACES contemporary European studies 37

Abstract

Introduction -- European integration theory and the EU's new international investment policy -- An introduction to international investment and its regime -- An overview of EU international investment policy-making under the Treaty of Lisbon -- The EU in investment-related negotiations during the Uruguay Round -- The EU in investment-related negotiations on the Energy Charter Treaty -- The EU in negotiations on the Multilateral Agreement on Investment and the Singapore issues -- Investment disciplines in European free trade agreements -- The evolution of the EU's legal competences in international investment policy -- Conclusion