The Italian Constitutional Court balancing mining activity interests

A recent ECJ ruling has referred to environmental protection in relation to procedures for seabed exploitation. Opportunities for the Italian Constitutional Court?

Giorgio Cataldo • June 30, 2022

Turbulence in the air and space industry: EU sanctions against Russia

Airspace closures and export restrictions are reshaping relations between the EU and Russia. Consequences are not limited to the aerospace industry of each party: is there a new ‘iron curtain’ in the sky?

Mario Barbano • April 29, 2022

'They can destroy our houses. But they cannot destroy our values'

The response of the Council of Europe to the Russian invasion in Ukraine.

Rick Lawson • March 17, 2022

AI in the EU and Access to Justice – A Panel Discussion

Automation may endanger fundamental values in the EU. In a panel discussion on 28 January 2022, experts discussed how the use of AI by the EU administration affects individuals’ access to justice.

Sophie van der Kroon and Melanie Fink • March 03, 2022

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

Covid: The touchstone of democracy?

With vaccinations hopefully ending the pandemic soon, a reflection on Yuval Harari’s gloomy forecast that COVID-19 benefits authoritarian regimes at the cost of democracy.

Eva Grosfeld and Michael Liu • May 17, 2021

Procedural autonomy across Europe

While a body of research on the growing body of EU civil procedural law has emerged, the perspective has mostly been top-down, one that seeks to systematise EU law, we believe that the perspective of the Member States, a bottom-up approach, has been explored to a limited extent.

Bart Krans and Anna Nylund • August 11, 2020

Corporate income taxation and COVID-19 – time to think about a European tax?

In the aftermath of COVID-19, the exercise of international taxation may become more difficult. With a reinforced need to act in unity at the European level, it’s time to think about a unified European corporate tax.

Frederik Heitmüller • June 05, 2020

Is monetary policy too important to be left to judges?

Last week’s controversial judgment of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court exposed the challenges for judges in ruling on macro-economic matters.

Nathan de Arriba-Sellier • May 18, 2020

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