自2012年9月至2013年底，欧盟继续深化其经济与货币联盟建设，加强欧元区监管的立法和银行业联盟初步立法正按照欧盟蓝图在逐步落实当中；在内部市场建设方面，欧盟推出第二期的单一市场行动计划，进一步以市场促经济发展，以市场提升竞争力；在内务与司法合作方面，《布鲁塞尔条例I》的全面修订使原来广受批评的管辖权规则得到纠正，全面修订难民接纳立法统一了各成员国提供国际保护的接纳标准和程序，通过新立法提高了受害者权利保护的趋同与相互承认；欧盟大规模修订对外贸易立法，减少普惠制受惠范围和强化贸易防御工具，表明欧盟贸易保护主义日趋明显。在国际协定方面，欧盟自由贸易区战略的实施，特别是“跨大西洋贸易与投资伙伴关系协定”和中欧双边投资协定谈判的启动，引发了全球关注。
During the period from September 2012 to December 2013，the EU adopted or initiated a number of important acts. The most significant secondary legislations aimed at reforming the structure of the EMU include the Two-Pack and the Single Supervisory Mechanism，in order respectively to enhance the supervision of the Euro zone and to establish the banking union. In the field of internal market，the EU launched the Single Market Act II to improve the market’s capacity to promote economic growth and competitiveness. In terms of the Area of Freedom，Security and Justice，the famous Brussels Regulation II on civil and commercial jurisdiction and several other acts relating to international protection have been amended extensively. The EU also reformed the Generalized Scheme of Preferences and trade defence instruments，which will exert significant influences on China’s exports to the EU. Furthermore，the TTIP negotiations，a part of the EU’s new FTA strategy，not only soars up the prolification of regional trade agreements around the world，but also makes potential impacts on the international trade regime and global economic pattern. After the EU and USA officially launched the TTIP negotiations，the EU and China initiated a bilateral investment treaty negotiation.
