The European Union as an Actor in International Trade and Investment
Among many other things, the Treaty of Lisbon has reformed the Common Commercial Policy (CCP). As is well known, the CCP is most probably the key element of EU’s external dimension, for it represents the external projection of what can be considered the very essence of the Union: namely, the Internal Market. It therefore comes as no surprise that any, explicit or implicit, desired or fortuitous, evolution of the CCP and of its scope end up reviving the attention of the scientific community. That is exactly what has happened in relation to the amendments to the CCP introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon. This revived interest on the CCP is all the more justified if one considers that the Reform Treaty, as it is perhaps natural, has brought along some major innovations, not least the conferral upon the EU of a brand new competence concerning foreign direct investment. To name but a few hot topics, it is not clear what is the residual role, if any, of the Member States in respect of the WTO; what will be the impact of future EU Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) on the multilateral trade system; what is the precise extent of the new EU competence concerning foreign investment; what kind of dispute settlement resolution will be included in EU FTAs; and so forth. The conference aim has precisely the ambition to assess in a comprehensive manner some of these issues, and add to the flourishing debate on the legal implications of the new CCP and Common Investment Policy. The conference also aims at providing a Norwegian insight, with a view to explore the potential implications of EU FTAs on the EEA system.
The European Union as an actor in International Trade and Investment
Oslo, 31 October 2014
Opening Statement: Professor Giuditta Cordero Moss, University of Oslo Introduction: Professor Mads Andenas, University of Oslo
Session I: 9 – 10:30
Chair: Dr. Tamara Takacs (University of Leiden)
The EU as a Global Actor: Institutional Aspects Relating to Trade and Investment, Professor Ramses Wessel (University of Twente)
Union agreements vs. mixed agreements in the CCP, Professor Christoph Hillion (University of Leiden)
How Exclusive is EU Exclusive Competence on the CCP, Professor Mads Andenas (University of Oslo)
Coffee break
Session II: 11 – 12:30
Chair: Professor Beate Sjåfjell (University of Oslo)
The EU as an Environmental Global Model through Trade Instruments, Dr. Wybe Douma (Senior Researcher, Asser Institute)
Promoting Non-Trade Interest in Recent EU Trade and Investment Negotiations and Agreements, Dr. Tamara Takacs (Senior Researcher, Asser Institute)
Governments under Cross-Fire? Renewable Energy and International Tribunals, Dr.
Daniel Behn (University of Oslo) and Professor Ole Kristian Fauchald (University of Oslo)
Lunch break
Session III: 13:30 – 15
Chair: Professor Mads Andenas (University of Oslo)
Structural issues of EU trade and investment policy, Professor Lothar Ehring (DG Trade)
The EU and the Energy Charter Treaty, Professor Matthew Happold (University of Luxembourg)
Debt Restructuring and Investment Agreements in light of the Eurozone Crisis, Giuseppe Bianco (PhD Fellow, University of Oslo - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
Could TTIP Tip The Regulatory Balance in the EU?, Siri Silvereke (PhD Candidate, University of Luxembourg)
Coffee break
Session IV: 15:30 – 16
Chair: Professor Matthew Happold (University of Luxembourg)
The Attribution of Responsibility in Cases of Breaches of EU Investment Treaties, Professor Paolo Palchetti (University of Macerata)
Investment protection and ISDS under CETA, Dr. Luca Pantaleo (University of Luxembourg)
The Impact of EU trade and investment agreements on EEA, Dr. Tarjei Bekkedal (University of Oslo)
