This chapter evaluates how the European Parliament contributes to the shaping of the EU's identity in international economic relations. It presents the rationale for ensuring a strong position of the European Parliament in the common commercial policy and evaluates the contribution of the European Parliament toward shaping the EU's trade and investment policies. Furthermore, the chapter considers areas of potential future development of the European Parliament's role in the common commercial policy, by focusing the process of formulating the EU's long term external economic policies and the implementation of the EU's deep and comprehensive economic agreements. Finally, the chapter considers the role of national parliaments in ensuring democratic legitimacy of the EU's international trade and investment policies.
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Front Matter
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Part I The complexities of the EU as a global actor in trade
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Part II On 'good' trade governance: the emerging ambitions and values of a deeper trade agenda
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Part III On 'good' data governance: the emerging ambitions and values in data flows
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Part IV The EU institutional dimension of 'good' trade governance
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Back Matter
