In an interview with Maayan Arad, Dimitrios Stroikos discusses the future of space exploration and how conflicts between states are now playing out in space. Space is unimaginably vast. When we talk about space exploration and human activity, what are we trying to achieve and what are the prospects for venturing further in the future?…
Stephen Weatherill, Somerville College and Faculty of Law, Oxford University Photo credit: Addesolen, via Wikimedia Commons Introduction ‘Is this the end of football’s transfer system?’ So shrieked the media in December 1995 when the Court of Justice decided the Bosman case (C-415/93). And the same question has now hit the headlines after…
Print this article POST 20 OF THE SERIES OF THE ODYSSEUS BLOG ON THE PACT ON MIGRATION & ASYLUM By Iris Goldner Lang, Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law, Head of Department of European Public Law and Vice Dean at the Faculty of Law – University of Zagreb. The term “Instrumentalisation” (of people) can be…
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It was not all that long ago that the idea of linking refugee protection to the impacts of climate change seemed not only embryonic, but futuristic. Yet, over the course of the past decade, an important body of case law and guidance has developed that shows clearly how, in the right factual scenario, people could…
Insights From Commissioner-designate hearings on the Future of EU Policy: Trade, Sanctions, Digital, and Enlargement The confirmation of the new European Commissioners by the European Parliament (EP) has been postponed due to disagreements between the two largest political groups, the S&D and EPP. Despite the delay, all Commissioner-designates have presented their views and priorities on…
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Public Resistance and External Pressure as Substitutes for Effective Judicial Oversight The parliamentary election in Georgia on 26 October 2024 resulted in the ruling Georgian Dream party being declared the winner by the Central Elections Commission (CEC), with nearly 54% of the vote. However, independent observers identified a large-scale, multi-faceted election-rigging scheme in favor of…
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Rubén Díez García (Professor in the Department of Applied Sociology at the Complutense University of Madrid) The Berlin Wall, built in 1961, was more than just a physical barrier: it was a symbol that separated two worlds and competing political ideologies. This ideological division also fuelled conflict within liberal democracies themselves. On the eastern side,…
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (“DMCC”) Act is finally now law in the UK. The King signed his assent today (although his views on conflicts of interest in the ad tech stack are still unknown). The legislation was passed in the “wash-up” process on the final day of this Parliament and the country is…
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The European Commission has finally disclosed its intention to challenge the Apple judgement delivered by the General Court on the 15th of July. Although it has been a difficult choice, considering the highly political implications of the matter, the Commission’s resolve is strategically sound as it offers the Court of Justice the possibility to correct the…
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Guest post by Laura Bakola (PhD candidate at Leiden University) In September the CJEU issued a judgment on price indications and the obligation of the trader to announce a price reduction on the basis of the ‘prior price’ of the product. The case comes after the amendment introduced by Directive 2019/2161, as regards the better…
