Stelios Stavridis is ARAID Senior Research Fellow at the Research Unit on International and European Studies, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain.

Daniela Irrera is Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Catania, Italy.

Introduction: the European Parliament as an international actor Daniela Irrera PART 1 1. The European Union as a "normative power" and the normative voice of the European Parliament Laura Feliu & Francesc Serra 2. The role of the European Parliament in EU development policy Sarah Delputte & Joren Verschaeve 3. The EP as an international actor in trade: from power to impact Lore Van den Putte, Ferdi DeVille & Jan Orbie 4. The role of the European Parliament in managing the international economic crisis Panagiota Manoli & Georgios Maris 5. The European Parliament in EU external climate governance Katja Biedenkopf 6. The European Parliament and the External Dimension of the EU Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy Clara Portela 7. The European Parliament in International Election Observation Missions (IEOM): division of labour or decreased influence? Andrea Gawrich PART 2 8. The European Parliament and the Engagement with African Regional Parliaments Stephen Kingah & Andrea Cofelice 9. The EP and regional cooperation: the case of Latin America Clarissa Dri 10. The Transatlantic Connection: Democratizing Euro-American Relations through Parliamentary Liaison Davor Jancic 11. Democratizing Interregionalism: The EU Parliament and its Asia relations Jürgen Rüland & Astrid Carrapatoso 12. Socializing the Eastern Neighborhood? The European Parliament and the EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly Hrant Kostanyan & Bruno Vandecasteele PART 3 13. The European Parliament and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Maria Gianniou 14. The European Parliament and the Cyprus Problem Roderick Pace & André Vella 15. The European Parliament as a diplomatic precedent-setter: the case of parliamentary relations with Kosovo Lorinc Redei Conclusions: The European Parliament as an international actor Stelios Stavridis