Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to EU governance of (Global) emergencies, threats and crises / Inge Govaere and Sara Poli -- Stakes and challenges of EU response to global emergencies : an EU policy perspective / Kristalina Georgieva -- The EU's humanitarian aid policy after Lisbon : implications of a new treaty basis / Peter van Elsuwege and Jan Orbie -- No strings attached? EU's emergency trade preferences for Pakistan / Sieglinde GGstohl -- Fighting terrorism through the common foreign and security policy / Christophe Hillion -- The powers of the council concerning the emergency of international terrorism after the judgment in case C-130/10 Parliament v. Council 94 / Jeno Czuczai -- L'union fait la force : making the most of the solidarity clause (Article 222 TFEU) / Steven Blockmans -- The EU's competence in the field of civil protection (Article 196, paragraph 1, A-C TFEU) / Florika Fink-Hooijer -- Securing consular protection of the EU citizens abroad : what role for the EU? / Madalina Moraru -- Emergencies, crises, and threats in the EU : what role for the European Court of Justice? / Sara Poli -- The Euro crisis and the democratic principle / Giacomo Biagioni -- The European regulatory response to the volcanic ash crisis : between fragmentation and integration / Alberto Alemanno -- The fight against terror and the space of individual freedom : a (classic) word of caution / Michal Bobek -- European Union participation in international financial organizations / Christine Kaddous -- International marine environmental law and the EU : an adequate framework to address environmental emergencies? / Lorenzo Schiano di Pepe -- The role of the EU in promoting International Standards in the area of climate change / Elisa Morgera and Kati Kulovesi -- EU governance of the threat of piracy off the coast of Somalia / Bibi van Ginkel -- The United Nations, the European Union and multilateral action against terrorism / Jan Wouters and Sanderijn Duquet -- China-EU experience and budding cooperation in emergency management / Veronika Orbetsova and Jing Men.

2