... evolution of EU’s narrative on the climate crisis in the first place and, just in a second moment, to focus on its concrete internal and external action. ...
This article provides a historical reconstruction of the normative dimension (principles, norms, values) of EU-ASEAN relations, with particular reference to the EU’s inclination and attempts to make them ...
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A ‘second youth’ for the EU Speakers’ Conference? A critical appraisal of its ‘quasi-constitutional’ role
(Cristina Fasone/Essay)
(Cristina Fasone/Essay)
... by trying to exercise a rule-making function over the many inter-parliamentary venues of the EU’s system of government. The fulfilment of such a function has certainly not been made any easier as a consequence ...
... Several papers compare the organizational and functional design of territorial second chambers. Finally, closer examination is given to the EU’s Committee of Regions and the second chambers in Austria, ...
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From the Unitary Patent Package to a Federal EU Patent Law
(Juliana Almeida and Guilherme Oliveira e Costa/Essay)
(Juliana Almeida and Guilherme Oliveira e Costa/Essay)
... of this new system. Nevertheless, the involvement of the majority of the Member-States in the Unitary Patent Package, through participating in an international agreement and in using the EU’s enhanced ...
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The implementation of EU law by national administrations: Executive federalism and the principle of sincere cooperation
(Rui Tavares Lanceiro/Essay)
(Rui Tavares Lanceiro/Essay)
This paper explores the similarities between the EU’s system of administrative implementation of its legislative acts, and the German and American systems of administrative implementation of their respective ...
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Administration or Federation? Constitutional Self-Image and the World Political Order in Which the EU Finds Itself
(Ming-Sung Kuo/Essay)
(Ming-Sung Kuo/Essay)
... implications of the EU’s constitutional self-image to the world political order. First, as the CJEU adopts an identity-centred strong constitutionalist position on the Union’s external relations, it implicitly ...
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The Interpretive Function of the CJEU and the Interrelationship of EU and National Levels of Consumer Protection
(Geraint Howells and Gert Straetmans/Essay)
(Geraint Howells and Gert Straetmans/Essay)
... may be suboptimal, even in the presence of comprehensive and correct information. The CJEU’s approach contributes to more convergence in consumer protection throughout the EU. Yet, in terms of legitimacy, ...
The robustness of the EU’s constitutional framework – and its ability to accommodate democratic politics – is challenged as never before. The growing disconnect between formally democratic procedures and ...
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Reflections on the ‘Administrative, Not Constitutional’ Character of EU Law in Times of Crisis
(Peter L. Lindseth/Essay)
(Peter L. Lindseth/Essay)
... The EU’s normative power, like all power of an ultimately administrative character, finds its legitimacy primarily in legal, technocratic and functional claims. This is not to deny that European integration ...
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The failure of intergovernmentalism in tackling the EU crisis and the European Parliament’s initiative
(Roberto Castaldi/Editorial)
(Roberto Castaldi/Editorial)
... But intergovernmentalism has failed: since 2008 the crisis keeps getting worse. Intergovernmentalism is leading towards the EU’s disintegration. Among many voices to save the EU, it is interesting that ...
This paper provides a general overview of the EU’s own resources system, and of the debate on its possible reform within the current legal framework. Two alternative reforms are discussed, along with ...
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Some considerations on the relationship between economic and social cohesion and implementation of the cohesion policy
(Małgorzata Dziembała/Essay)
(Małgorzata Dziembała/Essay)
The processes of deepening economic integration and regional development contribute to the intensification of inter-regional disparities. The EU’s efforts to achieve cohesion are intended to contribute ...
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The “Arab Spring” and the EU’s “Democracy Promotion” in Egypt: A Missed Appointment?
(Tommaso Virgili/Essay)
(Tommaso Virgili/Essay)
The aim of this article is to review the European partnership with Egypt under the European Neighbourhood Policy, in order to assess the effectiveness of the EU policy in the promotion of democratization ...
What should the European Union do to challenge the Eurozone crisis? Examining the recent debate, one can identify the following options to overcome the EU’s institutional crisis: 1. reform of the EU ...
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Operation Atalanta and the Protection of EU Citizens: Civis Europaeus Unheeded?
(Joris Larik/Essay)
(Joris Larik/Essay)
This paper critically assesses the EU’s anti-piracy operation Atalanta in the light of the protection of Union citizens. The main question is to which extent a Union citizen threatened by pirates off ...
... and pre-return detention and to the general objectives of the EU’s immigration policy. The ruling will have far-reaching consequences not only on the Italian criminal and expulsions system, but also ...
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The Indian and Chinese policies towards Africa: a veritable challenge to EU-led interregionalism?
(Emanuele Pollio/Essay)
(Emanuele Pollio/Essay)
This paper aims to analyze comparatively EU’s, China’s and India’s diverging designs for the governance of Africa. The paper addresses one fundamental research question: to what extent do the Chinese ...
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EU’s Projection of Security Peace Missions as a Tool either for Fusion or Fragmentation
(Gianni Bonvicini/Essay)
(Gianni Bonvicini/Essay)
If one looks at the rapid growth of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) since the Blair-Chirac meeting of Saint-Malo in 1998 and in particular at the launch of several crisis management missions ...