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In dieser Studie, die von der Fachabteilung Bürgerrechte und konstitutionelle Angelegenheiten des Europäischen Parlaments auf Ersuchen des Ausschusses für bürgerliche Freiheiten, Justiz und Inneres in Auftrag gegeben wurde, werden die beiden von der Kommission im Jahr 2022 vorgeschlagenen Richtlinien über Standards für Gleichbehandlungsstellen untersucht und Empfehlungen dazu abgegeben. Es wird die derzeitige Situation der Gleichbehandlungsstellen untersucht und dabei feststellt, dass ihr Potenzial ...

Im Rahmen dieser Studie, die auf Ersuchen des Petitionsausschusses von der Fachabteilung Bürgerrechte und konstitutionelle Angelegenheiten des Europäischen Parlaments in Auftrag gegeben wurde, wurden zum einen die Fortschritte überprüft, die hinsichtlich der gegenseitigen Anerkennung des Behindertenstatus in der EU erzielt worden sind, und zum anderen die damit verbundenen Herausforderungen untersucht. Für die Bewertung von Behinderungen gelten in den Mitgliedstaaten und in den einzelnen Politikbereichen ...

This briefing was prepared by the Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs upon request of the EP Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware for its mission to Cyprus and Greece, from 1 to 4 November 2022.

Im Rahmen dieser Studie, die von der Fachabteilung Bürgerrechte und konstitutionelle Angelegenheiten des Europäischen Parlaments auf Ersuchen des Ausschusses für konstitutionelle Fragen (AFCO) in Auftrag gegeben wurde, werden die in den Verträgen verankerten Gesetzgebungsverfahren näher betrachtet. Im Mittelpunkt der Studie stehen besondere Gesetzgebungsverfahren, bei denen entweder das Parlament oder der Rat einen Rechtsakt unter Beteiligung (Anhörung oder Zustimmung) des jeweils anderen Organs ...

Since June 2017, several significant developments have occurred in relation to the ratification process of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada. This updates an earlier 'at a glance' note, published in June 2017.

On 28 October 2016, the Council decided to sign the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), and on 15 February 2017 the European Parliament gave its consent to the agreement's conclusion. As CETA is a mixed agreement, the EU Member States are currently in the process of ratifying it in accordance with their constitutional requirements. Only after all have done so, can the Council adopt a decision to conclude CETA, after which the agreement will enter into force.

The founding fathers drafting the US Constitution designed the government so that each branch had a check on the others, in order that no single branch would have absolute power. The Supreme Court's main method of controlling the power of the legislative branch is judicial review. Under this principle, it has the power to examine laws and declare them unconstitutional. While the US Constitution holds that democracy is the appropriate process for change, the Court has now ruled, in Obergefell v. Hodges ...

On 22 January 2015, the European Central Bank (ECB) launched its Expanded Asset Purchase Programme (more commonly known as quantitative easing, or QE) with the aim of reviving the euro area economy. This unconventional monetary policy instrument – under which the European Central Bank will create new money to purchase euro-denominated, investment-grade securities issued by euro area governments and European institutions – has generated lively debate among policy practitioners, academics and the media ...

This study investigates national constitutional limits to further EU integration and explores ways to overcome them. It includes an in-depth examination of the constitutional systems of 12 Member States (Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and the United Kingdom) and a bird’s eye view of all Member States. EU integration can be advanced by avoiding substantive constitutional obstacles in various ways. Overcoming the substantive ...

This study seeks to identify the policy and legal instruments enabling better transparency, democracy and division of powers to be achieved within the EU. After analysing the current relations between the Member States and the EU it proposes alternative solutions in particular on the balance of powers.