Of all existing regional organisations, the EU is the most present one in the UN system. Not only at the level of financial contributions but also at the level of ideas. Through its “example” of regional governance, its role in international cooperation, the EU promotes itself as a champion of multilateralism and a leading actor in the multilateral institutions.

This project aims to develop a critical analysis of EU actions and interactions with the UN. On the one hand there will be a theoretical focus: what paradigms of International Relations can contribute to understanding the EU-UN relations? On the other hand the practice of EU-UN relations will be explored as well. Special attention will go to the relationship between the EU and other regional organisations within the context of the UN. This project is part of the GARNET activities and is run in collaboration with the Free University of Brussels (ULB).

Contact person: Luk Van Langenhove