Since the early days of the European Union (EU), the Common Commercial Policy (‘CCP’) has been considered as the core competence in the area of the external relations of the EU (Arts 21–46 and 205–22 Treaty on the Functioing of the European Union (TFEU)). For many this remains true as of today despite the fact that new areas have been added in this sphere over time. This development leads to increasingly complex overlaps between the CCP and these newer areas (Common Agricultural Policy (‘CAP’), Common Fisheries Policy (‘CFP’), Common Foreign and Security Policy...