Università Roma Tre

THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE LISBON TREATY ON THE 1ST OF DECEMBER 2009 MARKS A FOUNDAMENTAL STEP IN THE LONG PATH TOWARDS MORE INTEGRATED EXTERNAL POLITICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU). TITLE V OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION AND PART V OF THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION BOTH DEFINE THE EXTERNAL ACTION OF THE UNION AS THE COMPLEX OF FOREIGN, SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY, DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, HUMANITARIAN AID, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, ENLARGEMENT AND NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO EQUIP THE EU WITH A MORE COHERENT AND VISIBLE EXTERNAL ACTION, WHICH WOULD ALLOW IT TO BECOME A FULLY-FLEDGED INTERNATIONAL ACTOR. THE ELIMINATION OF THE PILLAR-STRUCTURE AND THE RECOGNITION OF THE LEGAL PERSONALITY OF THE EU, TOGETHER WITH THE CREATION OF A STABLE PRESIDENCY OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND THE POSITION OF DOUBLE-HATTED HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND SECURITY POLICY, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE AND THE INCREASED POWERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ARE ALL INNOVATIONS THAT GO IN THIS DIRECTION. HOWEVER, THE DECISION-MAKING PROCEDURES AND INSTRUMENTS THAT REGULATES THE EU'S FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY REMAIN DIFFERENT FROM THOSE THAT CHARACTERIZE OTHER EXTERNAL POLITICS AND THE UNITY OF INTENT AMONG MEMBER STATES IS STILL INSUFFICIENT, THUS HAMPERING THE COOPERATION WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTORS, FROM THE UNITED NATIONS TO REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, TRADITIONAL AND EMERGING STATE ACTORS AND NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE THEORETICAL, HISTORICAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THE EU'S INTEGRATION PROCESS IN THE FIELDS OF FOREIGN, SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY, AS WELL AS OTHER MAIN EXTERNAL POLICIES OF THE EU, WITH THE AIM OF ANALYZING AND EVALUATING BOTH THE COHESION AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMMON ACTION OF THE UNION IN ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD AND ON A GLOBAL SCALE.