External relations is currently among the most dynamic areas of EU law, its constitutional foundations profoundly affected by the Reform Treaty. This volume gathers leading analysts to assess core recent developments in the field, including the coherence of the EU's activity, its development policy and its contribution to international law.

Marise Cremona is Professor of European Law at the European University Institute, Florence.

• 1: Marise Cremona: Introduction


• 2: Christophe Hillion: Tous pour un, un pour tous! Coherence in the External Relations of the European Union


• 3: Frank Hoffmeister: The Contribution of EU Practice to International Law


• 4: Lorand Bartels: The Trade and Development Policy of the European Union


• 5: Markus Krajewski: Of Modes and Sectors: External Relations, Internal Debates and the Special Case of (Trade in) Services


• 6: Nathalie Tocci: Comparing the EU's Role in Neighbourhood Conflicts


• 7: Marise Cremona: The European Neighbourhood Policy: More than a Partnership?