Research & Comparative studies

February 2022

Plans de relance et fonds structurels: comment renforcer le lien?

Introduction Le plan de relance de l’économie européenne en réaction à la crise de la COVID-19 (aussi appelé «Next Generation EU» dont le principal instrument est la Facilité pour la…

Marco Lopriore

Paper

October 2021

Making European Policies Work – Evolving Challenges and New Approaches in EU Law Enforcement

Abstract The EU is continuing to explore new approaches in the legal enforcement tools that it uses to ensure compliance with EU policies. The EU now combines mechanisms of public…

Martina Anzini, Petra Jeney, Juan Diego Ramírez-Cárdenas Díaz

Paper

October 2021

Making European Policies Work – Multilevel Administration and Policy Integration

Abstract Better implementation of EU policies depends not only on the capacity and commitment of individual Member States, but also on the adequacy of the overall arrangements for ‘multilevel administration’…

Edward Best

Briefing

September 2021

Sandboxes for Responsible Artificial Intelligence

Introduction Keeping up with the pace of technological developments and innovation is a challenge for lawmakers in Europe. As a result, new approaches are being explored in order to address the perception that law-making lags behind…

Florina Pop, Lukas Adomavičius

Briefing

September 2021

The Artificial Intelligence Act Proposal and its Implications for Member States

Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a family of technologies that can optimise existing processes or enable brand-new activities, for example by improving predictive models or by personalising the delivery of…

Martina Anzini

Briefing

July 2021

The EU Conditionality Regulation – Variations on Procrastination

The topic of this briefing will be discussed during our upcoming yearly edition of ‘Recent Trends in the Case Law of the Court of Justice of the EU‘. Introduction In…

Petra Jeney

Paper

June 2021

The European Parliament and the Right of Initiative: Change Practice, Not Powers

Summary Should the European Parliament have more power to propose EU laws? As the Conference on the Future of Europe was launched on 9 May 2021, the President of the…

Edward Best

Briefing

June 2021

Getting Fit for Public Procurement: The Push for Professionalism

Introduction Public procurement is a key policy area for the proper functioning of the internal market, accounting for 14 % of EU GDP. It is also an instrument that can…

Gracia Vara Arribas

Briefing

June 2021

Health Crises and the Growth of EU Agencies: The Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Health crises have often triggered the creation of EU agencies. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), for instance, was created in 2004 in the wake of a…

Christoph Klika

Briefing

May 2021

Enforcing EU chemicals policy: the multi-level pursuit of zero tolerance

In October 2020, the European Commission published a ‘Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability’. The Communication is subtitled ‘Towards a Toxic-Free Environment’, pointing to the vital importance of this sector in contributing…

Christoph Klika