Germany deports dozens of convicted criminals to Afghanistan
Qatar arranged the deportation flight for the German government in order to avoid direct negotiations with the Taliban regime, new report said.
Charter
Join the 10th European Sustainable Cities Conference in Aalborg2024 [Promoted content]
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Ukraine to Belarus: Pull back from the border or risk โtragic mistakesโ
Kyiv delivers blunt warning to Minsk.
Zelenskyy urges Modi to back Ukraineโs โjust peaceโ push after Putin hug
Indian PM comes to Kyiv to demonstrate he stands for peace, while signing pharma and agri deals.
A paradise for corruption: Britain tries to clean up its dirtiest secret
The British Virgin Islands mix fun in the sun with dark money. Will the UK’s new Labour government act?
โIt Brought Armed People to My Houseโ: Tim Walz on Being Targeted By Donald Trump
The new vice presidential candidate opened up in a previously unpublished interview.
Meloni and von der Leyenโs messy split
Italian PM and European Commission president had been close but that’s all changed.
Gaza war casts a shadow over the Olympics
After calls to ban Israel from the Games, Israeli athletes have been met with protests, death threats and abuse.
Bringing a claim of compensation for harm suffered as a result of alleged psychological harassment by the Head of Mission and his Deputy before the EU Courts: Montanari v Eucap Sahel Niger (Case T-371/22)
Antje Kunst*
* Antje Kunst is an
international lawyer and barrister of a UK based Chambers, specialised in EU
and international public law, human rights and litigation. She is admitted to
the Bar of England and Wales, and th…
Trio of Russian athletes competing in Paris 2024 despite supporting war in Ukraine
Ukraine had lobbied to exclude Russian war supporters.
Finlandโs deportation law puts EUโs migration norms to the test
Human rights organizations sound the alarm over the controversial measure.
Mass hacking and fundamental rights: a missed opportunity for the CJEU?
Hugo Partouche, Attorney-at-law
(avocat) at the Paris Bar, and Chloรฉ Berthรฉlรฉmy, Senior Policy Advisor,
EDRi
Photo credit: hacker-silhoutte,
via Wikimedia
commons
*A first version of this article
was published in French by Actualitรฉ …
โGood IED !โ – The CJEU Grand Chamber โIlvaโ judgment : a Kirchberg view of conciliating environmental law and human rights
Jacques Bellezit, University of Strasbourg
(France)
Photo credit: mafe de baggis, via Wikimedia Commons
If one wants to trace back the history of European construction, it
would necessarily have to mention the European…
American allies fear Biden is finished and canโt beat Trump
โWeโre not sure that, even if he wins, he can survive four years more,โ said one official from a European NATO country.
EU Court ruling casts shadows on Europeโs largest steelmaking plant
The EU Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that operations at Italyโs Ilva plant in Taranto โ Europeโs largest steelmaking complex โ must be suspended if they continue to โpresents serious and significant dangers to the environment and human healthโ, as t…
Advancing Gender Equality: The EU`s Landmark Directive 2024/1385 on Violence Against Women
Dr. Ceren Kasฤฑm, Postdoctoral
Research and Teaching Fellow, University of Hildesheim, Germany
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INTRODUCTION
The first-ever binding European
Union (EU) legal instrument to…
Recent asylum case law of the CJEU: Distinction, Integration or Extension from ‘Mainstream’ EU law?
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of
London
Photo credit: Luxofluxo, via Wikimedia Commons
Introduction
While attention has been focussed
on the overhaul of EU law on asylum โ which I have analysed in an upcoming
article…
London could become the European capital of state-owned asset seizure
Madridโs appeal looks like it will determine just how vulnerable other EU countries are to their valuable assets being targeted in the U.K.
Ukraine war briefing: Russia is โnot ready for a just peaceโ, Zelenskiy tells summit
Ukraine president says talks with Moscow could start tomorrow โif they leave our legal territoriesโ; more than 80 countries and organisations back Ukraineโs territorial integrity. What we know on day 845See all our Ukraine war coverageMore than 80 coun…
Russiaโs ghost loomed over Ukraine peace summit
More than 80 out of 101 participants supported the final statement backing Ukraine’s territorial integrity, but some key countries balked.
A Further Step to Gender-Sensitive EU Asylum Law: The Case of โWesternised Womenโ
Tรผrkan Ertuna Lagrand, Assistant Professor, and Salvo Nicolosi, Senior Assistant
Professor, University of Utrecht
Photo credit: Mystslav Chernov, via Wikimedia
Commons
Gender-based asylum
claims have been gaining momentum in EU law. O…
EU Media Freedom Act: the convolutions of the new legislation
Samira Asmaa Allioui,
research and tutorial fellow at the Centre d’รฉtudes internationales et
europรฉennes de l’Universitรฉ de Strasbourg
Photo credit: Bin im Garten, via Wikimedia
Commons
Journalists are under pressure in
differ…
White House says Biden will not attend Ukraine peace summit
U.S. president’s absence “would only be met by an applause by Putin,” Ukraine’s president said.
Ukraine can strike Russian targets with Dutch F-16s
The Dutch position contrasts with Belgian policy, under which donated F-16s cannot be used by Kyiv to hit targets inside Russia.
Legal landmine: the risky proposition of extending the application of the EU Temporary Protection Directive beyond March 2025
Dr Meltem
Ineli-Ciger, Associate
Professor, Suleyman Demirel University Faculty of Law; Migration Policy
Centre Associate, European University Institute
Photo credit: Falin, on Wikimedia
Commons
What should follow
once t…
Kyivโs dilemma: Gaza overshadows Ukraine for non-NATO countries
Kyiv already struggled to convince countries not in NATO to back its cause. The war in the Middle East has made that even harder.
Norwayโs PM: Why we recognized the state of Palestine
Only a two-state solution can provide security, prosperity and hope for the people of both Israel and Palestine.
Twelve European countries sign up to zero debris space treaty
.The European Space Agency (ESA) on Wednesday (22 May) received ten countries’ signatures for its Zero Debris Charter, dealing with ‘space junk’ orbiting Earth, amid mounting concerns over increasingly overcrowded outer space.
Hope is like the sun: Court of Justice ruling extends right to family reunification for refugee minors
Chiara De Capitani (PhD)
is a linguist agent at the European Commission and member of Amnesty
International Belgique francophoneโs Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
(OSIG) coordination. The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this paper
are …
Restoring the Borderless Schengen Area: Mission Impossible? Summary of a new report
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of LondonPhoto credit: BlueMars, via Wikimedia CommonsMy European Policy Analysis report on the amendments to the
Schengen Borders Code, published
today by the Swedish Institute of European Policy …
Severe asthma: A call for global policy action
People living with severe asthma have been overlooked and underserved for too long. Timely, equitable and high-quality care for this condition needs to be an integral part of every health system.
Britain offloads its refugee crisis to Ireland. Dublin is aghast.
To Irish eyes, post-Brexit Britain’s toughening message to asylum seekers looks like “To Rwanda โ or to Ireland.”
Red Cross decides against suspending Russian branch despite links to Kremlin war machine
RRC appears to defy neutrality principle, as Ukrainian officials criticise โweak responseโ and accuse Red Cross of being advocate for Russian aggressionThe International Red Cross movement has decided not to suspend membership of the Russian Red Cross …
The new EU asylum laws, part 8: the โcrisisโ Regulation โ and conclusions
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway, University of LondonPhoto credit: Sam Zidovetski, via Wikimedia Commons(Last amended June 18 2024: amendments marked by asterisks)
Just before Christmas, the
European Parliament and the Council (the EU body…
The new EU asylum laws, part 6: the new Dublin rules on responsibility for asylum-seekers
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway, University of London
Photo credit: Ggia, via Wikimedia Commons(last updated 10 June 2024: changed text marked by an asterisk)Just before Christmas, the
European Parliament and the Council (the EU body consi…
The new Screening Regulation โ part 5 of the analysis of new EU asylum laws
Professor Steve
Peers, Royal Holloway University of London
Photo credit: Rock Cohen, via Wikimedia
Commons(Amended on 14 May and 10 and 18 June 2024 – changed sentences marked with an asterisk)
Just before Christmas, the European
Parliament and…
MEPs vote to leave treaty used by investors to sue over climate policies
Coordinated withdrawal agreed after several member states and UK have quit energy charter treatyEuropean lawmakers have voted to escape a treaty that lets investors sue governments in private courts for pursuing policies that stop the planet from heati…
Press release – MEPs consent to the EU withdrawing from the Energy Charter Treaty
Parliamentโs approval is needed for the EU to exit from the Energy Charter Treaty.Committee on International TradeCommittee on Industry, Research and Energy Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP
MEPs want to include abortion in EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
The European Parliament voted in favour of enshrining the right to abortion in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU on Thursday, but its chances of succeeding are slim as it would require green light from all member states.
Press release – Women must have full control of their sexual and reproductive health and rights
MEPs urge the Council to add sexual and reproductive healthcare and the right to a safe and legal abortion to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.Committee on Womenโs Rights and Gender Equality Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP
EU political parties promise to steer clear of deepfakes ahead of election
The voluntary EU code of conduct includes a promise to not produce, use or disseminate “any form of deceptive content.”
Breton puts his weight behind EUโs forthcoming Solar Charter
The EUโs Single Market Commissioner Thierry Breton has expressed his support for the European solar charter, a new document designed to boost support for domestic solar manufacturers.
European Parliament committees vote to withdraw EU from the Energy Charter Treaty
The ECT was created in 1994 as a way to foster cooperation between countries on energy matters as well as generate and protect investment in energy ventures in post-Soviet countries.
Latvian foreign minister quits amid flight spending scandal
The resignation of Kriลกjฤnis Kariลลก boosts EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis’ chances of staying on as Latvia’s EU commissioner.
Commission presents parliament with energy charter treaty exit plan
The EUโs executive body has moved to simultaneously withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty while allowing individual member states to vote on its modernisation, according to the plan proposed to European lawmakers on Thursday.
Russian, Belarusian athletes barred from Paris Olympics opening ceremony
IOC says those affected by the ban will be able to “experience” the ceremony without participating in it.
G7 issues stern warning to Iran over possible missile shipments to Russia
The statement follows reports that Iran has sent ballistic missiles to Russia โ a charge Tehran denies.
One year on from Silicon Valley Bank collapse
SNEAK PEEK โ Silicon Valley Bank collapsed a year ago: whatโs changed? โ Ministers gather for U.K. Global Fraud Summit. โ Labour assembles crack team to advise on National Wealth Fund. Happy Monday! Welcome to another week of financial services news and views. To kick off the week we have an amazingly insightful review into [โฆ]
Climate case against ING: what does it mean for monetary policy?
Annelieke Mooij, Assistant Professor,
Tilburg University
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Commons
The Dutch climate
organization โmilieudefensieโ had threatened to start a case
against the Dutch ING bank. The 14th of February 2024 the…
Macron to push EU to make abortion a fundamental right โ video
In an emotional ceremony marking the enshrining of the right to an abortion in the French constitution, Emmanuel Macron said the historic change was the sealing of a long battle for ‘the right to love, to choose, to live freely’. The amendment was mark…
The Dillon Judgment, Disapplication of Statutes and Article 2 of the Northern Ireland Protocol/Windsor Framework
Anurag Deb, PhD
researcher, Queens University Belfast, and Colin Murray, Professor of
Law, Newcastle Law School
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Extensive provisions of an Act of
Parliament have been disapplied by a dome…
Sexism and the City
SNEAK PEEK โ Sexism rife in the City: MPs call for more legislation. โ Think tanks give U.K. economy poor score post-budget. โ Global banks face new rules to prevent capital โwindow-dressing.โ Good morning and happy Friday to our readers. Today, itโs International Womenโs Day, and the Treasury Committee has things to sayโฆ DRIVING THE [โฆ]
โItโs not like the moviesโ: Why delivering aid to Gaza by sea gets complicated quickly
Delivering supplies through a maritime corridor can be difficult and dangerous.
Israel: A never again moment โ again
Unequivocal condemnation without a qualifying โbutโ is the only moral response to the barbaric crimes perpetrated on Oct. 7.
Russia loses appeal against Olympics body over suspension
Court dismisses Moscow’s complaint about the ban, which is linked to the Kremlin’s occupation of parts of Ukraine.
UK quits treaty that lets fossil fuel firms sue governments over climate policies
Britain joins France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands in withdrawing from charter it says โpenalisesโ shift to net zeroThe UK is pulling out of a treaty that lets fossil fuel firms sue governments over their climate policies.The UK will quit the con…
Proposed SEP Regulation is a boost for EU innovation
New rules on standard-essential patents for technology will revamp the licensing ecosystem for innovators, while supporting the fundamental right to intellectual property.
British banks want Big Tech to pay up when people are scammed online
British banks are fed up with footing the bill for a tidal wave of fraud that originates online. They want tech platforms to cough up.
UK to quit energy treaty that โpenalizesโ net zero
Critics say the Energy Charter Treaty allows fossil fuel companies to sue governments over green policies.
[Opinion] The AI Act โ a breach of EU fundamental rights charter?
“I hope MEPs will not approve the AI Act in its current text,” warns a senior EU civil servant, writing anonymously. The normalisation of arbitrary ‘algorithmic’ intrusions on our inner life provides a legacy of disregard for human dignity.
Europeโs climate and security goals need an EU Solar Charter [Promoted content]
Europe is relying on the solar boom to meet energy security goals. But right now, European solar manufacturers are going bankrupt. The sector is calling for immediate and structural support.
Europe must seize Russiaโs state assets now
For all the talk of EUโs strategic autonomy, it would be ironic if even on an issue like this, nothing happened until the US made a move.
Democrats rip Biden for launching Houthi strikes without congressional approval
Some Republicans, meanwhile, couched their praise of the strikes in broader criticism of the administrationโs foreign policy actions.
Avoiding litigation about patents โ whatโs not to like?
Transparency at the heart of Commissionโs proposed patents regulation is a sensible and decent plan to build upon, says former judge of the General Court of the EU.
Britainโs got some of Europeโs toughest surveillance laws. Now it wants more
Despite the protestations of industry and campaigners, ministers are whisking a new bill through parliament.
The New EU Asylum Laws, part 2: the Reception Conditions Directive
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway University of London
Photo credit: Rebecca
Harms, via Wikimedia Commons *sentences with an asterisk have been corrected or updated since the original publication of this post. Most recent update 14 May 2024.&nb…
The New EU Asylum Laws, part 1: the Qualification Regulation
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway University of London*
Photo credit: Ggia, via Wikimedia
Commons
*sentences with an asterisk have been corrected or updated since the original publication of this post. Most recently updated 14 May 2024.&n…
26 countries sign โEuropean Wind Charterโ to shield EU industry
All EU countries except Hungary have signed a joint declaration to protect Europe’s wind industry from โunfair trade practicesโ coming from Chinese manufacturers.
To save the climate, change the game for petrostates
Future negotiations should focus more on reshaping incentives for oil and gas producing countries, and less on fulminating at their villainy.
Germany stands with Ukraine in its existential struggle
No country wants peace more than Ukraine. But a simple cease-fire today would be tantamount to legitimizing Russiaโs land grab and pave the way for yet another frozen conflict.
Rishi Sunak loves Big Tech. Why does he keep scaring them away?
A surveillance reform speeding through parliament is just the latest UK government proposal that has tech companies worried.
Climate summit makes โhistoric progressโ โ but the world still canโt quit oil
The contradictions in nationsโ attitudes toward fossil fuels were at the forefront of the talks in Dubai.
Estonia and Finland: Stay the course with Ukraine and ensure freedom prevails
We will help defend Ukraine. We will not be threatened, and we will not compromise on the liberty and security of either the Ukrainian people or our own.
US vetoes Israel ceasefire resolution at the UN
The resolution was a top priority for UN Secretary General Antรณnio Guterres, who urged members to demand an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.
Borrell backs UN call for humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
Antรณnio Guterres invokes a seldom-used clause to prevent ‘catastrophe’ in Palestinian territories.
Climate action or distraction? Sweeping COP pledges wonโt touch fossil fuel use
World leaders departed the COP28 climate summit with a flood of declarations that raised concerns of greenwashing.
Judicial control over alleged breaches of fundamental rights in the implementation of Eulex Kosovo and Advocate Generalโs ฤapeta’s Opinion in Joined Cases C-29/22 P and C-44/22 P
Antje
Kunst*
Photo
credit: Sharon Hahn Darlin, via Wikimedia Commons
Advocate
General (โAGโ) ฤapeta delivered her Opinion in
Joined Cases Cโ29/22 P and Cโ44/22, KS and KD, on 23 November 2023.
She proposed that individuals may bring an act…
Angesomโs application for judicial review: the Fundamental Rights Charter makes a (shaky) comeback in Northern Ireland
Anurag Deb, researcher,
Queenโs University Belfast
Photo credit: Dom0803, via
Wikipedia
commons
Aman Angesom, an Eritrean
national who does not speak English, arrived in Northern Ireland in June 2021
and applied for asylum. Initially …
Europolโs Joint and Several Liability Regime: Revolutionizing EU Fundamental Rights Responsibility?
Dr Joyce de Coninck, University
of Ghent
Photo credit: Oseveno
Introduction
The Europol Regulation introduces
a system of joint and several EU liability for unlawful data processing in
violation of Article 7 and 8 of the Chart…