7.1 European Union’s Treaties with Non-European States

The European Union (EU) is an international intergovernmental organization with supranational institutions and competences. Article 47 of the Treaty on EU provides that the EU shall have legal personality. This Article does not define whether the EU can be regarded as a subject of international law and, therefore, has the capacity to enter into treaties (international agreements) with other international organizations and third states. In Costa v. E.…