What is the current state of the Brexit negotiations in the field of air transport? Several key differences can be discerned, making a no-deal scenario likely.
This briefing discusses the Petruhhin ruling, and why Advocate General Hogan invites the Court of Justice of the European Union to reconsider its ruling as practice shows the dicta being untenable.
What are the roles of agencies in shaping EU policies? This briefing pays special attention to support provided by several agencies in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.
This Briefing looks at the Parliamentary Dimension of the Council Presidency and discusses the importance of Interparliamentary Cooperation in EU governance.
The EU is urging EU Member States to use the new REACT-EU initiative to support regional and local economies. But how can EU Member States use it best to deliver effective programmes and projects? It requires from Member States modification of current…
Almost a decade after the Lisbon Treaty introduced the division, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agreed on non-binding criteria to delineate between delegated and implementing acts.
After an explanation on the guidance on public procurement during the COVID-19 crisis, this briefing addresses possible implications of the crisis for procurement.
Les rapports entre le droit de la Charî'a et le droit de l'Union européenne occupent décidément de plus en plus les juridictions européennes. Dans une situation purement interne où le droit national renvoie au règlement « Rome III » (règlement n° 1259/2010…
It has taken almost ten years for the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU, Court) to apply Article 260(3) TFEU. This allows it to impose a financial sanction on an EU Member State already at the conclusion of the first…
Priorities in procurement audit need to be driven by the risk that value for money will not be secured in public procurement. Auditors need to change these priorities in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
The Conference on the Future of Europe was to be launched on 9 May 2020 to debate the EU’s priorities, institutional matters and democratic processes. Despite its delay due to the COVID-19 crisis, discussion of the EU’s democratic functioning is ongoing. This…
The EU needs to be more effective in returning third-country nationals who do not have the right to stay. Otherwise there can be no credible EU migration policy. The Commission’s proposal for a stricter regime...
The election of Donald Trump and the growing assertiveness of China have raised a double challenge to the EU’s Common Commercial Policy (CCP). Since the WTO failed to deliver on strengthening a global rules-based system through the Doha round, the EU and…
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently under negotiation between the EU and the US continues to divide public opinion on both sides of the Atlantic. As the public became aware of the multiple dimensions of this proposed agreement, one feature…
The EU enlargement engine seems to have run out of political steam. Support within the member states for future enlargement is at all-time low, while some of the candidate countries have also seemed to put the enlargement process on the backburner. However,…
Negotiating in the Council of the European Union poses some challenges that are common to most international negotiations but there are other dimensions that are a lot more specific. In order to understand better the specific nature of negotiations on a European…
The purpose of this brief is to examine whether HR/VP Ashtons's Proposal for a Council decision establishing the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service (EEAS) of March 2010 is in legal accordance with the stipulations of the Lisbon Treaty…