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The future of the EU-ACP relations: possible scenarios after the end of the post-Cotonou negotiations
(Matteo Oreglia/Essay)
(Matteo Oreglia/Essay)
Tags: [EU-ACP, post-Cotonou, negotiations, oreglia, matteo, perspectives on federalism, Cotonou Partnership Agreement; ACP-EU relations; post-Cotonou negotiations; development cooperation; trade; regionalism ...
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The future of the EU-ACP relations: possible scenarios after the end of the post-Cotonou negotiations
(Matteo Oreglia/Essay)
(Matteo Oreglia/Essay)
This article provides an analysis of the recent negotiations between the European Union (EU) and the representatives of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) for the signature of a new ...
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Jurisdiction and Pluralism: Judicial Functions and Organization in Federal Systems. The Case of Germany
(Dian Schefold/Essay)
(Dian Schefold/Essay)
This article analyses the model of judicial federalism that has developed in the Federal Republic of Germany. As the constitutional history of Germany reveals, federal regulation of the judiciary has often ...
... order and of the techniques for the protection of fundamental rights. This article focuses on the model of judicial federalism that has developed in the United States. How does this particular configuration ...
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Sustainable Agri-Food Systems, Climate Change and CAP Strategic Plans in the ambitious pathways of the EU after the Green Deal
(Andrea Saba/Essay)
(Andrea Saba/Essay)
... of the EU Commission address the issue of sustainable farming and food system against climate vulnerability while ensuring food security. It evaluates the relationships among the EU sustainable development ...
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Regional responses to COVID-19: A comparative analysis of EU and ASEAN policies to counter the pandemic
(Maria Papageorgiou and Daniella S. Nogueira Melo/Essay)
(Maria Papageorgiou and Daniella S. Nogueira Melo/Essay)
... response and cross-border cooperation. This article aims to examine the initial responses and the development of regional policies of the two most successful examples of regional organisations; EU and ...
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European Integration and Minority Nationalism: a Literature Review and Avenues for Further Research
(Michal Strnad/Essay)
(Michal Strnad/Essay)
... development of the European Union (EU) is characterised by an unprecedented cumulation of crises, generating integration and disintegration tensions in its multi-level governance structure. How do these ...
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Fiscal Federalism Policy in Somalia: Emerging Challenges and Agenda for Reform
(Najibullah Nor Isak and Ali Yassin Sheikh Ali/Essay)
(Najibullah Nor Isak and Ali Yassin Sheikh Ali/Essay)
This paper examines the development of fiscal federalism in Somalia to reveal the challenges this unique country is facing and, based on the findings, propose and agenda for reform. Interviews, direct ...
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Devolution and Peacebuilding in Kenya, fact or illusion? The case of Marsabit County
(Ibrahim Harun/Essay)
(Ibrahim Harun/Essay)
... of minorities, inclusivity and socio-economic development, are all parts of the wider mosaic of peacebuilding. In Kenya, the devolution of political, fiscal and administrative powers to 47 counties is ...
... attributes shared with Switzerland. Both nations have a lot in common. Can Switzerland help the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? Considering also recent developments in the geopolitics of Middle East, the ...
... extent a German subnational constitutional court affects the scope of maneuvering of subnational parliaments and has thus developed a tendency towards judicial activism. I determine the degree of judicial ...
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Environmental subsidiarity in the EU: or halfway to green federalism?
(Tiago de Melo Cartaxo/Essay)
(Tiago de Melo Cartaxo/Essay)
Environmental protection and sustainable development are competences that the EU is entitled to integrate into the definition and implementation of its policies. However, shared competences in these areas ...
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The Contribution of COSAC to Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny in the EU: A Practitioner’s View
(Bruno A. Dias Pinheiro/Essay)
(Bruno A. Dias Pinheiro/Essay)
COSAC has played an active role in fostering and developing interparliamentary cooperation since it has proven to be an effective model that has helped shape a supranational layer of influence for NPs. ...
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Federalism and constitution: States’ participation in constitutional reform as a guarantee of the federalisation process. (A study of Spain’s unique model)
(María Reyes Pérez Alberdi/Essay)
(María Reyes Pérez Alberdi/Essay)
... in constitutional reform. However, we will see how recently, in Spain, the anticipated routes for territorial participation in the constitutional text have proved to be clearly insufficient, and have developed ...
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Inter-parliamentary cooperation as a means for reinforcing joint scrutiny in the EU: upgrading existing mechanisms and creating new ones
(Elena Griglio and Stelios Stavridis/Editorial)
(Elena Griglio and Stelios Stavridis/Editorial)
This special issue develops a contextual analysis of EU inter-parliamentary cooperation in the post Lisbon Treaty framework. Indeed, it is possible to claim that there are several sources and causes for ...
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The Lesson from the Modern American Federalism: A Challenge to Effective Public Policy Performance
(Geiguen Shin/Essay)
(Geiguen Shin/Essay)
... of the power relationship has been observed in a variety of policies during the past quarter-century as has the discussion of whether or not contemporary U.S. federalism has developed in a way that increase ...
... Austria. In this issue, the developments of European bicameral parliaments in (quasi-)federal states are dealt with as well as the political impact of shared rule and alternative models to second chambers. ...
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History of a (Limited) Success: Five Points on the Representativeness of the Committee of the Regions
(Giuseppe Martinico/Essay)
(Giuseppe Martinico/Essay)
... part of the article I look at the recent developments that have given the CoR new powers, for instance in light of Art. 263 TFEU in order to defend its own prerogatives and Art. 8 of Protocol No 2 on the ...
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Unicameralism, Bicameralism, Multicameralism: Evolution and Trends in Europe
(Paolo Passaglia/Essay)
(Paolo Passaglia/Essay)
An analysis of the structure of parliaments in European countries shows that a wide range of options developed across the centuries. However, many of these patterns (among which tetracameralism, tricameralism, ...
... of the development of European Social Dialogue, its implementation stages, and past and current challenges, which can be divided in three phases: past experience, present experience and current challenges ...