Rebecca Zahn, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Strathclyde In a forthcoming article in a Special Issue on ‘Future-Mapping the Directions of EU Law’ (Journal of International and Comparative Law December 2020), I consider the future of the European Social Model by revisiting the classic account of post-World War Two European social integration. In …
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The EU’s New Leadership: Imperative to Overcome Europe’s Uncertain Politics
Anthony Salamone Since the European Parliament elections in May, attention in Brussels has focused on determining the leadership of the EU institutions for the new institutional cycle (2019-2024). On 2 July, following three days of summitry, EU leaders announced their selections for four EU top posts – the Presidents of the European Commission, European Council, …
Energy Policy at the crossroads: How Nord Stream 2 is challenging the Internal Energy Market
Francesca Batzella Nord Stream 2 is possibly one of the most debated and controversial topics in energy policy and it has been so since feasibility studies for this project started in 2011. According to the European Commission, ‘the Nord Stream 2 project does not contribute to the Energy Union objectives of giving access to new …
Blog Relaunch: Focusing on the Future
Chad Damro, Elke Heins and Tobias Lock The European Union (EU) faces a time of unprecedented challenges, including but not limited to, the rise of populism, Brexit, relations with neighbours and crises in euro governance, refugees and rule of law. To engage with and strengthen analyses of European futures at this crucial crossroads in its …
Brexit and rights of third-country nationals under EU internal market freedoms
Richard Steppe and Wouter Devroe LERU Brexit Seminar Introduction After a Brexit, can companies established in Germany provide services to a recipient in France through a branch in the United Kingdom? This query, which has generally been addressed several times by the Court of Justice of the EU (the “CJEU” or “Court”), is topical …
The legal nature of the withdrawal agreement
Katharina Behrend LERU Brexit Seminar The negotiations between the EU and the United Kingdom (UK) about the UK’s withdrawal from the EU in March 2019 are underway. For both sides Brexit has proven to be much more difficult so far than expected. This can be observed with regard to its political but also its …
Solving the autonomy conundrum: Can the UK avoid a hard border in Northern Ireland without subjecting itself to EU judges?
Armin Cuyvers LERU Brexit Seminar Solving Northern Ireland, the main obstacle to an orderly Brexit, is primarily a political challenge. EU law, however, imposes some legal limits that make this political challenge even harder. One of the less-known but potentially deal-breaking limits is the autonomy of EU law. Briefly put, autonomy can force …
The EU and Scottish independence after Brexit
Núria González Campañá LERU Brexit Seminar Secession is a live issue in today’s Western Europe. In the last years, we have witnessed the failure of two pro-independence attempts in Scotland and Catalonia. In the near future, we might see their re-emergence or the rise of other pro-secession movements in other European regions. © …