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The role of the European Council – to 'provide the Union with the necessary impetus for its development' and to define its 'general political directions and priorities' – has evolved rapidly over the past decade. Since June 2014, the European Council Oversight Unit within the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), the European Parliament's in-house research service and think tank, has been monitoring and analysing the European Council's delivery on commitments made in the conclusions of ...

In dieser Studie, die von der Fachabteilung Bürgerrechte und konstitutionelle Angelegenheiten des Europäischen Parlaments auf Ersuchen des JURI-Ausschusses in Auftrag gegeben wurde, wird der normative Status rechtlicher Verpflichtungen von Staaten im Bereich des internationalen Klimarechts untersucht. Es wird festgestellt, dass die Sorgfaltspflichten der Staaten zur Umsetzung ihrer national festgelegten Beiträge (NDC) als Norm des allgemeinen Völkerrechts gelten, aber derzeit nicht als zwingende ...

After one year of deliberation, the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) delivered its first result in the form of 49 proposals, including concrete objectives, and more than 320 potential measures on ways of achieving them. As a follow up to the CoFoE, the European Parliament called on 4 May 2022 for the launch of a Convention under Article 48 TEU; this request has also received the support of some EU leaders, notably the French President, Emmanuel Macron, the Italian Prime Minister, Mario ...

KEY FINDINGS This Policy Recommendation Briefing is based on the study on “Esports - Background Analysis”. • A suitable and functioning strategy requires a shared understanding/definition of what esports is. It is important to differentiate esports from traditional sports. This can have an impact on the system of traditional sports as well. • Esports is constantly and rapidly evolving, making it necessary to address it as soon as possible. Creating a working group regarding a holistic esports ...

This briefing paper describes and evaluates the law and economics of institution(al) protection schemes. Throughout our analysis, we use Europe’s largest such scheme, that of German savings banks, as paradigm. We find strengths and weaknesses: Strong network-internal monitoring and early warning seems to be an important contributor to IPS network success. Similarly, the geographical quasi-cartel encourages banks to build a strong client base, including SME, in all regions. Third, the growth of ...

The present study provides an analysis of the existing Institutional Protection Schemes (IPSs) in the Banking Union within the context of the ongoing review of the bank crisis management and deposit insurance framework. The paper examines how IPSs form an integral part of the European deposit insurance protection architecture, specifically in Germany and Austria, and how IPS operate alongside National Resolution Authorities and National Deposit Insurance Schemes

Im Jahr 2018 nahm die Kommission vor dem Hintergrund des neuen Mehrjährigen Finanzrahmens (MFR) für den Zeitraum 2021–2027 einen Vorschlag für das nächste EU-Programm für Forschung und Innovation „Horizont Europa“ an. Das Programm wird die Union dabei unterstützen, gegenüber künftigen Krisen widerstandsfähiger zu werden, Herausforderungen wie den Klimawandel zu bewältigen und die Digitalisierung zu fördern. Nach einer Einigung in einem frühen Stadium der zweiten Lesung im Dezember 2020 soll das Parlament ...

The ongoing structural transformation and the rapid spread of the technologies of the fourth industrial revolution are challenging current democratic institutions and their established forms of governance and regulation. At the same time, these changes offer vast opportunities to enhance, strengthen and expand the existing democratic framework to reflect a more complex and interdependent world. This process has already begun in many democratic societies but further progress is needed. Examining these ...

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the PETI Committee, deals with so called dual quality products, that is goods (food products, detergents, cosmetics, toiletries and products intended for babies, etc.) marketed on the Single Market under the same brand or trademark but with differences in content, composition or quality in individual EU Member States. The issue of dual quality products is one ...

Die europäische Politik der Forschung und technologischen Entwicklung (FTE) nimmt seit den ersten Gemeinschaftsverträgen im europäischen Recht einen wichtigen Platz ein, und sie wurde Anfang der der 1980er Jahre mit der Einrichtung eines Europäischen Rahmenprogramms für Forschung ausgeweitet. Seit 2014 erfolgt die Forschungsfinanzierung der EU größtenteils im Rahmen von Horizont 2020, dem 8. EU-Rahmenprogramm für Forschung und Innovation für den Zeitraum 2014-2020, mit dem die weltweite Wettbewerbsfähigkeit ...