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The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations can be distinguished from previous trade negotiations in terms of substance and process. The adoption of the mandate and the ongoing negotiations have taken place in the significantly reformed structure of the European Union (EU)'s Common Commercial Policy after the Lisbon Treaty's entry into force. Efforts at closer economic integration between the world's two biggest trading blocs has developed as the EU's focus shifts from the multilateral trade system toward bilateralism and regionalism, and a new generation of trade agreements emerges. The envisaged TTIP expands the coverage of the agreement to an unprecedented array of commercial relations. Including new issues, such as regulatory cooperation and investment, have impacted the process of negotiations and enhanced its transparency with the involvement of various stakeholders. TTIP as an arrangement may shape the content of the Common Commercial Policy: much of what is achieved could potentially be introduced in other trade negotiations.

Each EU candidate, including Croatia, has to prove to have created an adequate legal environment for the prerequisites of cross border cooperation. It is obviously true that the cross border phenomenon in itself means much more that is realized in the framework of the supranational organization called European Union. The Pécs Law School and the Strossmayer University have found it inevitable to establish common research and student exchange program even before Hungary joined the EU. This cooperation has not ended after 2004, or after the first decade of this century. It has become even more strengthened as we realized that especially in the legal education and research we can widen our horizons, share our theoretical knowledge and empirical experiences about accession and its effect to our legal system, legal theory and practice in all branches of law. These can be considered backgrounds to the co-operation between the law schools of Pécs and Osijek in the framework of Establishing UNIversity Cooperation Osijek – Pécs project (EUNICOP; HUHR/0901/2.2.1/0013). EUNICOP is a one-year long common research and curriculum development project that is cofinanced and supported by the European Union through the Hungary - Croatia IPA Cross-border Co-operation Programme and by the two participating law faculties. The EUNICOP project is operated in various interrelated areas and through various activities. One of these activities was the conference "Cross-border and EU legal issues: Hungary – Croatia", organized by the Faculty of Law, University of Pécs on 16-18 September 2010. The conference, where knowledge gained during the joint research activities was shared, successfully brought together researchers and various fields of law were dealt with.

Cooperation with the Southern-Mediterranean has for long been a high priority in the European Union's external relations. Instruments aimed at supporting economic and social transition of partner countries, trade liberalisation and market access for both parties, and strengthening the internal security of the Union were in focus of multilateral approaches such as the Barcelona Process (1995) and its re-launch within a regional forum, the Union for the Mediterranean (2008), complemented by instruments of the European Neighbourhood Policy extended to countries of the region since 2004. In addition, association agreements signed with individual countries have focused on economic relations so as to foster development, political and social reform, and ultimately, to create sustainable and overall regional integration. Europe is of the highest importance for the economic development of the Mediterranean area. For the EU, the Mediterranean countries have always been economically important since they are large suppliers of natural resources, such as gas and petroleum, to the European market. The Mediterranean countries have also become an essential outlet for European exports. Therefore, the EU aimed at the development of a stable economic situation in the Mediterranean region since this would create attractive export possibilities for the EU. The Mediterranean area has been important for Europe for reasons of security and strategy as well. As a response to the events of the Arab Spring, the EU reframed its policy toward the Southern-Mediterranean region, as indeed its entire neighbourhood, and redesigned its tools of cooperation so as to deliver support for transition to democracy and work closely with the partner governments. These instruments include the `more aid for more democracy¿ conditionality in the reviewed European Neighbourhood Policy; the Dialogue for migration, mobility and security with the Southern Mediterranean countries and the conversion of free trade agreements into deep and comprehensive free trade agreements. The question therefore arises as to how effective such instruments are and can be and what the future of the EU's relations with the Southern-Mediterranean region is. To approach these new developments, the conference co-organised by the Universidad Pablo de Olavide and CLEER on 10-11 May 2012 addressed the multi-layered construction of EU and Southern-Mediterranean relations, unpacking the new and renewed normative frameworks and policy instruments available within the European Neighbourhood Policy, bilateral agreements and regional approaches. Tackling specific issues from the EU's Mediterranean strategy, such as the promotion of fundamental rights, rule of law, security and the future of deep and comprehensive trade agreements, policy-makers and academics from the EU and the Southern Mediterranean region evaluated the cooperation, highlighted the major challenges ahead and put forward recommendations for a stable, mutually beneficial approach. ; Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Departamento de Derecho Público ; Asser Institute ; Centre for the Law of EU External Relations ; Versión del editor

In this book various perspectives on fundamental rights in the fields of public and private international law are innovatively covered. Published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut in The Hague, the collection reflects the breadth and scope of the Institute's research activities in the fields of public international law, EU law, private international law and international and European sports law. It does so by shedding more light on topical issues - such as drone warfare, the fight against terrorism, the international trade environment nexus and forced arbitration - that can be related to the theme of fundamental rights, which runs through all these four areas of research. Points of divergence and areas of common ground are uncovered in contributions from both staff members and distinguished external authors, having long-standing academic relations with the Institute. The Editors of this book are all staff members of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, each of them representing one of the areas of research the Institute covers.

In this book various perspectives on fundamental rights in the fields of public and private international law are innovatively covered. Published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut in The Hague, the collection reflects the breadth and scope of the Institute's research activities in the fields of public international law, EU law, private international law and international and European sports law. It does so by shedding more light on topical issues - such as drone warfare, the fight against terrorism, the international trade environment nexus and forced arbitration - that can be related to the theme of fundamental rights, which runs through all these four areas of research. Points of divergence and areas of common ground are uncovered in contributions from both staff members and distinguished external authors, having long-standing academic relations with the Institute. The Editors of this book are all staff members of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, each of them representing one of the areas of research the Institute covers