Giorgia Sangiuolo, Lawyer, Ph.D. Candidate, King’s College London

Opinion 2/15 on the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union (EU) and Singapore (EUSFTA) constitutes another significant chapter in the relationship between the EU and its Member States, and is destined to shape the EU’s role on the international plane for years to come. The European Court of Justice was called once again to arbiter on the dynamics of the renegotiation of powers between the EU and its Member States, as it had done in cases surrounding fundamental rights[1] and internal competencies.[2]  This time, the ‘battleground’ regarded EU’s external relations. Continue reading →