Written by Guillaume Ragonnaud. The EU automotive sector has a century-old tradition of producing vehicles with internal combustion engines. It enjoys a global reputation for mechanical engineering excellence, quality, design and creativity. Today, the sector is at a crossroads: the green transition, digitalisation and global competition (in particular China’s emergence as a leading global auto […]
It seems to be a never-ending series with countless episodes: the puzzle of the EU’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) remains on the EU’s agenda. It continues to be there not least because of the constitutional imperative under Article 6 TEU, which was inserted in the Treaty of Lisbon in 2007. […]
There has been speculation about the prospect of Armenia breaking with Russia and developing a closer relationship with the EU. Taras Kuzio argues that despite positive statements about European integration from Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Armenia remains closely tied to Russia. Over the last few years, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has repeatedly floated the […]
The EU body of law counts more than 100,000 pieces of legislation and some argue that the legislative activity of the EU has been declining. However, are these laws being followed and do they bring the expected results? To answer these questions, it is important to investigate relevant implementation processes. Enforcement is a process of […]
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of London Photo credit: mikemacmarketing, image via vpnsrus Full disclosure first: After exactly ten and a half years, I stopped posting on X (formerly Twitter) on August 10, 2024. I could not accept the owner’s view that those encouraging race riots in Britain online should not be punished, his […]
Print this article POST 14 OF THE SERIES OF THE ODYSSEUS BLOG ON THE PACT ON MIGRATION & ASYLUM By Lieneke Slingenberg, Professor of Migrants and the Rule of Law, at the Amsterdam Centre for Migration and Refugee Law of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Almost eight years since the Commission issued the proposal, the recast […]
Introduction In a groundbreaking move, Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands have announced their intention to take Afghanistan to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over gender discrimination, following the Taliban’s brutal repression of women and girls. This would be the first time the ICJ has been used by a state to challenge another under […]
The Wightman case is a landmark decision of the Court of Justice that deserves careful attention. The speed at which developments are taking place in Brexitworld are probably clouding our eyes for the time being, but in the following months a more thorough analysis of the judgment will probably emerge and provide further insight into […]
On 17 January, the Council of the European Union (EU) and the European Parliament (EP) reached a provisional agreement on a new legislative package that aims to strengthen EU rules on money laundering (AML) and terrorist financing activities (CFT). The Commission presented its AML/CFT legislative package on 20 July 2021, aiming to establish a new […]
Five Questions to Lilian Tsourdi Germany is once again controlling all of its national borders, triggering fears that this could put the European project at risk. In Germany, the measures are being discussed as a necessary response to the knife attack in Solingen, where three people were killed by an asylum seeker. At the same […]