The EU standard of tax good governance vis-a-vis non-EU countries including developing countries

The EU standard of tax good governance was introduced to tackle tax fraud and evasion by companies and individuals and as a pre-condition for third (non-EU) countries that receive EU development aid and conclude agreements with the EU.

Irma Johanna Mosquera Valderrama • January 31, 2022

The EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument: A Big Stick for Big targets

Applying economic pressure to coerce another country into a particular course of action has been around for a while, as developing countries can attest.

Freya Baetens and Marco Bronckers • January 25, 2022

Migrant or Asylum Seeker: Is the distinction still relevant?

Regarding the pre-screening phase of the new EU pact on migration and asylum: does this new initiative limit the scope of international protection? Is it truly beneficial for migrants or is it designed to reduce the responsibility of migrant receiving countries?

Shamin Asghari • January 04, 2021

De Poolse rechtsstaat en het Europees aanhoudingsbevel: wie is/zijn er nu aan zet?

In wat misschien wel één van de belangrijkste uitspraken van 2020 is, heeft het Hof van Justitie van de EU andermaal beslist dat de uitvoering van uit Polen afkomstige Europees aanhoudingsbevelen niet structureel kan worden geweigerd.

Elise Filius and Jannemieke Ouwerkerk • December 24, 2020

Religious slaughter in the Union: An end to national discretion?

After a preliminary reference on the Flemish ban on slaughter without stunning, how will the CJEU preserve the balance between animal welfare and religious freedom in the EU?

David Hamburger and Karst Vriesendorp • July 20, 2020

EU corona law: Restrictions on the export of protective equipment

Faced with the Corona crisis, the EU has adopted an authorisation requirement for the export of protective equipment out of the EU, exempting, however, certain States. Is this legally acceptable? And what about restrictions inside the internal market?

Christa Tobler • March 31, 2020

Pilate washes his hands. The CJEU misses an opportunity to rule on pre-trial detention

The very recent ruling of the CJEU in DK (C-653/19 PPU, 28 November 2019) confirms the limited applicability of Directive 2016/343 on the presumption of innocence and fails to deal with overuse of pre-trial detention across the EU.

Adriano Martufi and Christina Peristeridou • December 11, 2019

The European Cybersecurity Centre: A strange animal in the EU’s institutional zoo

In view of the steady proliferation of ‘Union bodies’, one may wonder what are the limits to such agencification. That is exactly the question raised by the proposal for a European Cybersecurity Centre.

Maarten Toelen • November 12, 2019

The curious case of T.C.E.: The protection of Family Unity under EU and ECHR law

Had T.C.E.'s claim for a residence right to stay with his daughter been adjudicated by the CJEU, not the ECtHR, the case would have ended differently. This begs the question, why does EU law treat the unity of multi-national families more favourably?

Tom Boekestein • September 12, 2019

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