Interaction between international commercial arbitration and EU law before the award is rendered

For decades international arbitration and European Union law (‘EU law’) managed to develop independently.1 It has been largely so, because of the success of the New York Convention and decisions made on the European level not to interfere with the international (commercial) arbitration regime. In recent years, however, the amount of interaction proliferated. This can be observed on different levels, discussed in detail by authors in this book. This contribution identifies and maps areas where EU law needs to be taken into account by the parties, arbitral tribunal or courts before the arbitral award is rendered. It concludes that EU law is equally relevant both (i) at the jurisdictional stage as well as (ii) at the merits phase of the arbitral process.