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Introduction: Towards a Return Regulation On 11 March 2025, the European Commission published a proposal for a Return Regulation (PRR) intended...

In recent years, the phenomenon of powerful corporations and governments starting lawsuits to target journalists and human rights defenders has...

Inaugural Issue Submission Deadline: 30 September 2025 We are pleased to announce the launch of the European Defence & Security...

As part of its 60 Years Series, the T.M.C. Asser Institute, The Hague, will host Adapting Private International Law in...

From 10 to 12 October, the International Nuremberg Principles Academy is organising the Nuremberg Forum 2025. The international, interdisciplinary conference...

Call For SubmissionsEuropean Law Blogger Prize 2025The Editorial Board of the European Law Blog is pleased to announce the second...

Call For SubmissionsEuropean Law Blogger Prize 2025The Editorial Board of the European Law Blog is pleased to announce the second...

Introduction On 30 April 2025, a rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) of the European Parliament published a...

 A large part of European conservatives seems poised to hollow out the project that was supposed to be the legacy...

On 25 June 2025, the Commission unveiled its much-awaited proposal for an EU Space Act, the first attempt to regulate...

In August 2024, the Regulation on Nature Restoration entered into force as part of the EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy and...

The T.M.C. Asser Instituut is inviting submissions of abstracts for its panel titled “Emerging voices in private international law”, part...

It is uncontroversial that the climate impact of new oil and gas extraction projects must be assessed before states can...

Following some pushback, the European Commission postponed the release of the EU’s 2040 emission reduction target and appears to consider...

Regulation 883/2004 on the harmonisation of social security systems in the EU was drafted, at least in part, to mitigate...

IntroductionIn April 2025, German authorities issued deportation orders to four foreign nationals residing in Berlin, including 3 EU citizens and...

Culture is for the Member States, not for the European Union (EU). This position is one which marked the competence...

Hasselt University’s Faculty of Law is pleased to announce the sixth edition of the Young Legal Researchers Conference, which will...

On 31 January 2023, the Council presidency initiated negotiations with the European Parliament on the revised Generalised Scheme of Preference...

When applying for EU membership on behalf of his country in 2022, Ukraine's President requested a "new special procedure" commonly...

1.     IntroductionThe admissibility of actions for annulment lodged by the private applicants remains, to this day, one of the most...

Hydrogen is rapidly emerging as a critical energy source in the fight against climate change, as it produces no greenhouse...

I. IntroductionOn 6 February 2025, Advocate General (AG) Spielmann issued his Opinion on the ongoing appeal in EDPS v. SRB...

IntroductionThe European Union and the United Kingdom are currently engaged in a ‘reset’ of relations. An international summit between the...

Workshop themeThe rules-based international order appears to be crumbling, marked by fragmentation in both trade and defense. The US-China trade...

The Young Belgian Association for European Union Law (Young BEDER) invites early-career EU law scholars and practitioners to submit abstracts...

JuWissBlog and Jean Monnet Saar offer young researchers an open platform for scholarly exchange in Public and European Law. In...

EStAL was launched in 2002 as the first pan-European journal dedicated to State aid law. The journal is known for...

The Responsibility to Protect in Theory and Practice Series is a series of biennial international interdisciplinary conferences established by the...

The European Yearbook of Constitutional Law is pleased to announce a call for submissions for its eighth volume (2026) on...

The 20th IFIP Summer School on Privacy and Identity Management will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, organized by DTU. It...

Artificial intelligence tools are making waves across the legal sector. ChatGPT in particular is all the hype, with debates still...

By Dániel G. Szabó and Beáta BakóA legislative amendment tabled by Fidesz MPs on 21 March would allow for withdrawing...

In C-203/22, Dun & Bradstreet Austria, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered an important decision on algorithmic...

IntroductionOn 13 March 2025, the First Chamber of the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) delivered its judgement in Deldits (C-247/23)....

The EU has long championed food safety as a pillar of consumer protection. From its origins in market harmonisation to...

On 19 December 2022, the European Commission launched infringement proceedings against Hungary (Case C‑769/22), alleging, among other things, a direct...

The late Polish-born Pope John Paul II famously remarked that Europe should ‘breathe with two lungs’ – its Eastern and...

Join the PLSC Europe 2025 conference at Leiden University, focused on privacy and data governance research. Submit your abstract by...

The EU finds itself in a dangerous and unpredictable world. For several years now, the EU has faced several external...

The Draghi report is explicit in identifying regulation as an obstacle to European Union’s innovation potential, highlighting the poor commercialisation...

CLEER and the T.M.C. Asser Institute present their 10th Summer School in EU External Relations Law, from 23 to 25 June 2025 at...

The Commission’s mission to downgrade wolf protection Killing wolves must be made easier. That is the gist of a proposal, filed...

The Ensemble of the Energy Trilemma – or: Europe’s Energy Vulnerability ExposedEver since European integration began, energy and natural resource...

EU public procurement law is on the move. Following the announcement in the Political Guidelines of the second Von der...

IntroductionThe last year has seen the publication of the Letta and Draghi Reports and a flurry of EU Deals all...

By Jessica Commins and Kristina IrionIntroductionWhen we hear digital technologies described as ‘virtual’ or ‘cloud’, it conjures up a feeling...

With the development into ‘a mainstream theory’, constitutional pluralism constitutes a way of accommodating the divergent claims to the legitimate...

Case note Stichting Clara Wichmann v. Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.This blog was originally published in Dutch at Nederland Rechtsstaat. The 18th...

The EU’s institutional landscape is based on Article 13 TEU and the institutional balance between the EU’s actors is determined...

IntroductionOn 11 February 2025, the Commission announced the withdrawal of the 2017 Proposal to reform the Comitology Regulation. The reasons...

Climate and environmental goals, while intrinsically linked, are sometimes at odds. Today, efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are...

The current debate over public bathrooms in Europe focuses on who gets to access them, missing the more pressing issue...

In recent years, a worrying trend has been observed in member States’ migration policy: the latter are increasingly invoking national...

On February 13, AG Ćapeta delivered her Opinion on case C-417/23, Slagelse Almennyttige Boligselskab, Afdeling Schackenborgvænge. The case concerns the...

In a single paragraph, at page four of the recent ‘Competitiveness Compass’, the European Commission briefly presents the ‘28th legal...

I.           HALLUCINATING TRUTHSThink of Open AI’s ChatGPT inferring an individual’s birth-date or bibliography incorrectly, Google’s Bard erroneously reporting a member...

The Bouskoura case (C-387/24 PPU), lodged on 4 June 2024 and ultimately addressed by the ECJ on 4 October 2024,...

On 4 October 2024, the Court of Justice delivered its judgment in Case C-134/23 Elliniko Symvoulio, concerning the Greek designation...

The enormous VAT bill that Italian tax authorities have presented to Meta, based on the estimated value of the data...

By Gionata Bouché and Etienne ValkThe data retention debate is becoming ever-more complex, or so it is written. Since the...

Are you interested in writing short contributions of no more than 1,250 words on recent case law regarding EU law...

The Salzburg Center of European Union Studies (SCEUS) will host a two-day workshop on May 15-16, 2025, offering PhD candidates...

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted Opinion 28/2024 on 17 December  2024 on the basis of Article 64(2) of...

On 3 December 2024 , the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) released draft Guidelines 02/2024 on Article 48 GDPR clarifying...

IntroductionThe ruling in Kneschke vs. LAION by the German Hamburg Regional Court (Court) represents the first landmark case clarifying the...

The European Union (EU) – and its legal order – occupies a unique position in international law. In this context,...

Dear Readers, The Editorial Board of the European Law Blog is delighted to announce the winner of the first-ever European Law...

Monday, 14th October 2024, 11:00-12:00 (BST): Front Polisario II Workshop Organisers: Dr Jed Odermatt, City St George’s, University of London...

The interaction between EU law and international law is an intriguing subject. The receptiveness of domestic legal orders vis-à-vis the...

Rekindling the ultra-vires debate?Most lawyers in the field of European Union law seem to have reached an (unspoken) consensus that...

The European Data Protection Board Guidelines on pseudonymisation were adopted on January 16, 2025, and are open for consultation until...

IntroductionOn the 29th of January this year, the General Court dismissed the Irish Data Protection Commission’s (DPC) action seeking to...

Transparency is an explicit normative choice made in the Lisbon Treaty and the Charter of Fundamental Rights. They place an...

EAPIL Winter School in European Private International Law: MULTISTATE TORTSUniversity of Insubria, Department of Law, Economics and Cultures 10th- 15th...

The ICON-S Benelux Chapter is organising its second conference on 22 and 23 May 2025. The conference will take place...

Call for AbstractsWorkshop: Exploring the Autonomy of Cities: Philosophical, Legal, and Policy DimensionsOrganized by: Nathanaël Colin-Jaeger (AUP), Nefeli Lefkopoulou (Sciences Po Paris), Marc Goetzmann (Université de Tours). Cities...

The European Law Unbound Society (ELU-S) exists for its members. The goal is to build an open community of scholars...

The European Commission has recently published an initiative that aims to regulate virtual worlds and Web 4.0 which is structured...

The state of media pluralism around the world stands at one of its most transformative points in modern history. The...

After years of anticipation, the final text of the Artificial Intelligence Act (‘the Act’) was approved by the Council on...

Disclosure: the author was a member of the Applicant’s counsel teamIntroductionThis post concerns a question which ought to be of...

This blogpost is dedicated to legal questions arising from the ongoing ‘coalition crisis’ in Austria, following Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler’s...

The industry has tricked us; Scientists and regulators have failed us. AI is developing not individually (as humans become individuals)...

We are excited to announce the launch of our revamped European Law Blog. The new website is designed to better...

1.        IntroductionIn a recent Grand Chamber judgment, handed down on 29 July 2024, the ECJ made an important clarification of...

IntroductionThe opening of the Paris Olympics on 26 July 2024 coincided with a potentially significant development in one of France’s...

We are looking for high-quality contributions exploring how best to regulate and govern the use of AI, that are used...

Against the background of the widespread failure of states to address the climate crisis, litigation is increasingly seen as a...

In today’s world of air travel, the balance between passenger rights and airline obligations is beyond debate: grounded in solid...

The situation is Western Sahara has already been addressed by numerous authors (here, here and here) and formed the subject...

Published on Oct 07, 2024 The event aims to foster interdisciplinary discussions by bringing together practitioners, scholars, and experts to...

In 2023, return procedures carried out jointly by Frontex (the European Border and Coast Guard Agency) and EU Member States...

On 3 September 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘the Court’) handed down its highly anticipated judgment...

10 September 2024 was a big day for competition lawyers: the Court of Justice delivered two long awaited judgments in...

It seems to be a never-ending series with countless episodes: the puzzle of the EU’s accession to the European Convention...

Event announcementThe Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (RENFORCE)’s building block on EU values in International Trade is...

Published on Oct 01, 2024 The philosophy of Trade, Law and Development (TL&D) has been to generate and sustain a...

The European Union (EU) – and its legal order – occupies a unique position in international law. In this context,...

Call For Submissions – European Law Blogger Prize 2024The Editorial Board of the European Law Blog is pleased to announce...

13 December 2024Amsterdam (the Netherlands) Roeterseilandcampus - building AThis workshop brings together academics and practitioners to identify and creatively think...

The scientific open access journal "ERDAL", European Review of Digital Administration & Law, is pleased to announce its upcoming special...

19 July 2024/ By Editorial Board Call For Submissions – European Law Blogger Prize 2024 The Editorial Board of the...

16 July 2024/ By Vagelis Papakonstantinou Blogpost 37/2024 The industry has tricked us; Scientists and regulators have failed us. AI...

15 July 2024/ By Sophie Dukarm Blogpost 36/2024 This blogpost is dedicated to legal questions arising from the ongoing ‘coalition...

10 July 2024/ By Malcolm Birdling Blogpost 35/2024 Disclosure: the author was a member of the Applicant’s counsel team  ...

5 July 2024/ By Jessie Levano Blogpost 34/2024 After years of anticipation, the final text of the Artificial Intelligence Act...

1 July 2024/ By Henry Barrett Blogpost 33/2024 The state of media pluralism around the world stands at one of...

28 June 2024/ By Annelieke Mooij and Jip Tushuizen By Annelieke Mooij and Jip Tushuizen Blogpost 32/2024 The European Commission...

25 June 2024/ By Vasiliki Apatzidou Blogpost 31/2024 At the heart of the negotiations for the New Pact on Migration...

5 June 2024/ By Alessandro Marcia Blogpost 30/2024 The history of EU institutions is marked by a long list of...

30 May 2024/ By Randy Priem Blogpost 29/2024 Regulation 2024/791 (“MiFIR Review”) was published in the Official Journal of the...

24 May 2024/ By Mohamed Moussa Blogpost 28/2024 The European Parliament’s recent proposal to remove the unanimity requirement from Article...

21 May 2024/ By Jesse Peters and Tessa Trapp Blogpost 27/2024 Transparency and environmental policy are two key issues in...

17 May 2024/ By Michael Chatzipanagiotis Blogpost 26/2024 1. Introduction Air carriers often use clauses which prohibit the assignment of...

9 May 2024/ By Elspeth Guild Blogpost 25/2024 On 18 April 2024 the European Commission issued a recommendation for a...

7 May 2024/ By David Nagode Blogpost 24/2024 The coming of spring promises many changes, including a newly elected European...

4 April 2024/ By Jesse Peters Blogpost 23/2024 For six months, Israel has been waging a brutal offensive on Gaza,...

3 April 2024/ By Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon and Bárbara da Rosa Lazarotto By Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon and Barbara Lazarotto Blogpost 22/2024 The...

26 March 2024/ By Fiene Kohn Blogpost 21/2024 In February, the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) rejected a motion regarding...

25 March 2024/ By Alexandre Lodie Blogpost 20/2024 On 7 March 2024, the ECJ released two very important decisions on...

12 March 2024/ By Joris Janssen Blogpost 19/2024 The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive at risk In December 2023, following...

4 March 2024/ By Sophia Hassel Blogpost 18/2024 Since C-300/21 Österreichische Post, the first ECJ decision on non-material damages under...

29 February 2024/ By Marjut Salokannel Blogpost 17/2024 In accordance with the European data strategy the European Commission gave its...

27 February 2024/ By Clara Muller Blogpost 16/2024 On the 9th of November 2023, the Court of Justice issued a...

26 February 2024/ By Amy Weatherburn Blogpost 15/2024 On 21 December 2023, a political agreement was reached between the Council...

22 February 2024/ By Lia Gobiet Blogpost 14/2024 Nearly 4 million people fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion started in...

19 February 2024/ By Alexandra Molitorisová and Kai Purnhagen By Alexandra Molitorisová and Kai P. Purnhagen Blogpost 13/2024 Between 26-28...

14 February 2024/ By Lynn Hillary and Bas Schotel Blogpost 12/2024 In September 2023, the General Court of the Court...

12 February 2024/ By Elspeth Guild Blogpost 11/2024 Nowhere in this judgment of 5 December 2023 does the term ‘artificial...

6 February 2024/ By Stephanie Rossello Blogpost 10/2024 INTRODUCTION For those looking for more guidance by the Court of Justice...

5 February 2024/ By Miriam Schuler Blogpost 9/2024 On 12 December 2023, Hungary passed a bill for the defence of...

1 February 2024/ By David Fåhraeus Blogpost 8/2024 AG Kokott recently gave her Opinion on the ongoing saga between the...

30 January 2024/ By Antonia-Evangelia Christopoulou Blogpost 7/2024 In December 2023, the European Commission published its first review of the...

29 January 2024/ By Gesa Kübek and Jonas Bornemann Blogpost 6/2024 Is gender-based violence against women a ground for granting...

25 January 2024/ By Maria Magierska Blogpost 5/2024 On 7 December 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued two...

23 January 2024/ By Maria Grazia Porcedda Blogpost 4/2024 When the Bulgarian National Revenue Agency (Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite or...

Blogpost 3/2024 While pesticides are argued to be paramount to food security, their pollution poses serious threats to biodiversity, human...

16 January 2024/ By Ingo Venzke and Laurens Ankersmit By Ingo Venzke & Laurens Ankersmit Blogpost 2/2024 Introduction It is hard...

15 January 2024/ By Nicholas Franssen Blogpost 1/2024 Disclaimer: The views in this blog are strictly personal and do not...

22 December 2023/ By Editorial Board As we reach the end of 2023, we would like to present the European...

21 December 2023/ By Lisette Mustert Blogpost 58/2023 On 6 September of this year, the General Court declared the European...

19 December 2023/ By Danaja Fabcic Povse Blogpost 57/2023 To what extent were covid-19 measures such as closed borders, quarantines,...

15 December 2023/ By David Nagode Blogpot 56/2023 ‘Eco-friendly’ and ‘climate-neutral’ have become beloved phrases when it comes to marketing...

14 December 2023/ By Gareth Davies Blogpost 55/2023 In OP v Commune d’Ans, the Court of Justice determined that a...

13 December 2023/ By Mykola Bilousov and Katharine Woolrych Blogpost 54/2023 After millions of people fled to the EU following...

12 December 2023/ By Charlie Bennett Blogpost 53/2023 An asset with a ‘dual-use’ nature is relatively simple in theory –...

11 December 2023/ By Vasiliki Kosta Blogpost 52/2023 The illiberal challenge to academic freedom emanating from national governments, and notably...

5 December 2023/ By Sara Notario Blogpost 51/2023 In 2008, the European Union (‘EU’) established its largest civilian mission under...

Blogpost 50/2023 This blogpost only reflects the views of their authors and not the organisations they represent. Introduction In his...

30 November 2023/ By Pieter Van Cleynenbreugel and Pietro Mattioli Blogpost 49/2023 This post relies on research being conducted in...

27 November 2023/ By Roos Klomberg Blogpost 48/2023 Safeguarding fundamental rights as an executing authority in surrender procedures concerning a...

24 October 2023/ By Laurens Ankersmit Blogpost 42/2023 In Case C‑873/19 Deutsche Umwelthilfe, the Grand Chamber of the Court of...

2 November 2023/ By Leon Züllig Blogpost 43/2023 Fortunately, for most of us, the Covid-19 pandemic seems like a distant...

3 November 2023/ By Fabian Barth / Blogpost 44/2023 It is well-established in the Court’s case-law that the interpretation of...

7 November 2023/ By Alexandre Lodie Blogpost 45/2023 In case T‑557/20 Single Resolution Board v. EDPS, the General Court had...

17 November 2023/ By Kenneth Propp Blogpost 46/2023 Note that the author of this post was the co-organizer of the...

20 November 2023/ By David Nagode Blogpost 47/2023 ‘An “emulsified high fat offal tube” on account of it not containing...