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June 28, 2018
By Pierre-Emmanuel Pignarre Does the end justify the means? Reflections on the Associação Sindical dos Juízes Portugueses Judgment (C-64/16) In a remarkable ruling of 28 February 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union gave a general definition of the concept of ‘judicial independence’ which is surprising for the legal basis on which it… » read more
Posted by RSIEAblog
June 27, 2018
As I have said 1,000 times, Brexit is a technical issue, not a political one. We see this with the headache of the Irish border. Not re-establishing a physical border is a political goal; failing to do it is a technical obstacle. Already in December 2016, an in-depth conversation with one of the EU negotiators… » read more
Posted by Daniel Gueguen
The bill enacting the UK decision to leave the EU finally became law. After months of debates, yesterday the House of Commons speaker John Bercow told lawmakers: « I have to notify the House in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967 that her Majesty has signified her royal assent to the following acts …… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
L’Accord de partenariat de Cotonou (APC), signé le 23 juin 2000, considéré comme le plus grand et le plus sophistiqué des partenariats Nord-Sud, prendra fin en 2020. L’évolution du contexte mondial ainsi que les évolutions institutionnelles, politiques et socio-économiques au sein de l’Union européenne (UE) et des pays ACP (Afrique, Caraïbes, Pacifique), signataires de l’accord,… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
June 26, 2018
MEPs on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) voted to trigger Article 7 of the Treaty of the European Union (TEU) against Hungary in the light of the country’s ‘illiberal’ descent away from democracy. Article 7 is a mechanism that ensures “all EU countries respect the common values of the EU”:… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
The Macedonia name dispute has been dealt successfully with the Prespa agreement after a 26-year-old deadlock, and debt relief has been secured with the decision of the Eurogroup on June 21 after eight years under tough bailout programs. The big political challenge for the Tsipras government is just beginning: how the benefits of exiting memoranda… » read more
Posted by Dimitris Rapidis
On the 2nd May 2018, the European Commission introduced its first draft of the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework as well as a special provision[1] outside the MFF regulation. Its intention is to assure that beneficiary countries respect “a sound financial management and the Rule of Law” – if a member state breaches these principles, it… » read more
Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
Le 7 février 2018 le Parlement européen a déposé une résolution sur la situation actuelle des droits humains en Turquie (2018/2527(RSP)). Depuis maintenant presque deux ans, le pays est le théâtre de violations perpétuelles des droits de l’Homme et de l’Etat de droit. En effet, cinq jours après le coup d’Etat manqué du 15 juillet… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
Was für ein Weg, den die Eurozone da in den vergangenen Jahren bewältigt hat! Und wie viele hatten bezweifelt, dass sie das je schaffen würde! Acht Jahre ist es her, dass Griechenland pleite ging. Dass sich keine Geldgeber mehr fanden, die dem Land noch einen Euro leihen wollten. Ein leerer Staatskörper, ausgehöhlt durch Klientelpolitik und… » read more
Posted by KARPFENTEICH
Quelques semaines après l’entrée en vigueur du règlement RGPD, dont Jean Hugues Migeon expliquait le fonctionnement en ces pages, la question numérique fait son retour à la commission des affaires juridiques du Parlement européen. Cette fois, cependant, l’heure n’est plus aux louanges. Si le RGPD avait été célébré, ou en tout cas approuvé, par… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
Wieder erlebt die Europäische Union einen dieser Momente, in denen sie in den Abgrund blickt und in dem die EU gar nicht so richtig weiß, ob die Kräfte da draußen, die es auf ihre Zersplitterung, wenn nicht gar Zerstörung abgesehen haben, eigentlich gefährlicher sind als die drohende Aushöhlung von innen. Wenn Paris und Berlin, wenn… » read more
Posted by KARPFENTEICH
New report shows why the planned EU ban on unfair trading practices is urgently needed Millions of women and men who produce our food are trapped in poverty and face brutal working conditions, despite billion-dollar profits in the food industry, reveals a new report published by Oxfam today. The report, ‘Ripe for Change’, also assesses… » read more
Posted by Oxfam's EU Advocacy office in Brussels
Guest blog post by Patrick Oliver, Executive Director Intellectual Property 2 Innovate (IP2Innovate) IP2I member companies have direct experience of being attacked by Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs), also known as patent trolls, and are concerned about their increasing litigation activity in Europe and its harmful effect on Europe’s digital economy. PAEs are financial vehicles that… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
Guest blog post by Maarten de Groot, Campaign Coordinator ECI campaign and Daniela Vancic. The ECI Campaign is highly disappointed that the majority of the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament yesterday decided to ignore our call, supported by more than 70 civil society organisations, to take greater ownership and responsibility for the European… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
Latvia is actively preparing for one of the most important political event of the year. Parliamentary elections will take place in October 6, 2018. Submissions of the lists of candidates for the 13th Saeima elections will take place very soon – from July 18 to August 7, 2018. But the elections campaign as well as… » read more
Posted by News from the Baltic States
