This series of factsheets deals with the way in which the European Union relates with the rest of the world. It includes information on the European defence and trade policy as well as a look at how the EU attempts to deal with other nations on the international stage.

• Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)
• Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
• European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)
• European External Action Service (EEAS)

• External Trade
• EFTA and the EEA
• Development and the ACP countries
• EU-USA relations
• EU relations with Norway and Switzerland

• Immigration & Asylum
• Schengen Convention