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Energy Policy at the crossroads: How Nord Stream 2 is challenging the Internal Energy Market

tlock — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 09:12:10 +0000

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 …

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Brexit and Environmental Protection in Scotland: The Road Ahead

European Futures — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 08:00:36 +0000

Annalisa Savaresi Brexit’s implications for environmental law and enforcement in the UK are symptomatic of the challenges associated with breaking away from the EU’s regulatory and governance arrangements. While nobody is seriously suggesting that after Brexit the UK will become a lawless land, incapable of upholding the rule of law on environmental matters, the loss …

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Early Brexit Questions: The Paris Agreement and Climate Policy

European Futures — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 08:00:39 +0000

Annalisa Savaresi The early entry into force of the Paris Agreement raises immediate Brexit-related international policy questions for the UK, writes Annalisa Savaresi. She argues that, as the UK considers its future relations with EU climate policy, it is also faced with existential questions concerning its own climate policy and how it is formulated, including …

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Can European Policies Be Dismantled?

European Futures — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 08:00:30 +0000

Viviane Gravey and Andrew Jordan Although European integration is often considered progressive and one-way, demands for limits on or even reversals of power have grown in recent years, write Viviane Gravey and Andrew Jordan. Looking at EU environmental law, they conclude this reversal process of policy dismantling does exist, but it is relatively limited, and …

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State Aid and Steel: How Much Are the Government’s Hands Tied?

European Futures — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 08:00:49 +0000

Francesco de Cecco One of the primary reasons cited by the UK Government for not intervening directly to rescue plants and jobs in the steel sector is EU state aid rules, which prohibit governments from providing certain kinds of support to industry, writes Francesco de Cecco. He argues that, while EU provisions for steel are …

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