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

Spotify’s allegations – genuine anti-competitive concerns or a devious bite of the Apple?

After having had enough of Apple’s abusive conduct through their dominant position on the iOS operating system, Spotify has filed a complaint with the European Commission.

Tommi Lahtinen and Victor Pierre • April 16, 2019

Europe at a crossroads – European Commission reflects on the future of the euro

In its recent reflection paper on the euro the EU Commission advocates a more integrated economic and monetary union. The proposed ideas require further legal as well as public reflection to determine the potential future of the euro and the whole EU.

Frederik Behre • July 04, 2017

“The bad” and “the good” of the ePrivacy regulation proposal

Earlier this January the European Commission published a proposal for a new ePrivacy regulation. The text first still needs to survive the legislative procedure, but some of the positive and the negative points can already be assessed.

Helena U. Vrabec • January 19, 2017

The Future of EU Asylum Law

With the ink of the latest recasts barely dry, the Commission is already pushing for new reforms of EU asylum law. The goal: a unified European asylum policy.

Mark Klaassen • April 22, 2016

Pride and precedence

Is the national court bound by the Commission’s preliminary view that a measure constitutes State aid? The ECJ has ruled that national courts must refrain from taking decisions which conflict with a decision of the Commission, even if it was provisional.

Alke Metselaar • November 26, 2013

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