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The boundaries of the Commission’s discretionary powers when handling petitions and potential infringements of EU law
This study commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the Committee on Petitions (PETI) analyses the legal limits on the discretion of the Commission when deciding to launch, or not to launch, an infringement action, especially in response to a petition. In addition, it assesses how the Commission uses this discretion in practice, and formulates recommendations on improved political collaboration between the European ...
Research for PECH Committee: Workshop on impacts of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on fisheries and aquaculture in the EU - Part I: Legal aspects
This study is the first research paper in a series of three, commissioned for a PECH Committee Workshop. It provides an analysis of the legal aspects of the EU-UK TCA relating to fisheries. The analysis covers, inter alia, the scope of the fisheries provisions, conservation and management, fishing opportunities, arrangements on access to waters, arrangements on governance (including provisions on remedial measures, dispute settlement, institutional arrangements, termination, review and relationship ...
Corruption and human rights in third countries: developments in EU external action since 2017
In 2017, the European Parliament adopted a Resolution on corruption and human rights in third countries (hereinafter ‘EP 2017 Resolution’) which included a set of practical recommendations on corruption and human rights in EU external relations. This briefing analyses the progress made by EU actors in implementing those recommendations. It focuses on development and human rights tools addressed in the EP 2017 Resolution, including EU funded projects and programmes, technical cooperation, EU human ...
Financing EU external action in the new MFF, 2021-2027: Heading 6 'Neighbourhood and the World'
In May 2018, the European Commission published its proposals for the new multiannual financial framework (MFF), the EU's seven-year budget for the 2021-2027 period, followed by proposals for the MFF's individual sectoral programmes. In the proposals, financing external action is covered under Heading 6, 'Neighbourhood and the World', which replaces the current Heading 4, 'Global Europe'. Taking into account the evolving context both internationally and within the EU, as well as the conclusions of ...
Children's rights and the UN SDGs: A priority for EU external action
The United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for sustainable development includes a strong commitment by all states to respect human rights, in line with international law and other relevant international documents, in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This covers the rights of the child as enshrined mainly in the UN Covenant on the Rights of the Child and other relevant human rights treaties. No action to implement the SDGs can be detrimental to the rights of the child. More ...
The ESM and the IMF: comparison of the main features
This document provides a comparison of the main objectives, tools and governance structures of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It contributes to the debate on recent proposal regarding the possible evolution of the ESM into a “European Monetary Fund”, in the wider context of the discussions on how to strengthen the governance of Economic and Monetary Union. The note also presents summaries of three external papers prepared in spring 2017, upon ...
CJEU Opinion on the EU-Singapore Agreement
In 2015, the European Commission requested the opinion of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) on the competence for conclusion of the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA). The CJEU issued its opinion on 16 May 2017, holding that the EUSFTA covers shared competences with respect to: (i) non-direct foreign investment, (ii) investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), and (iii) state-to-state dispute settlement relating to provisions regarding portfolio investment and ISDS. In its current form, ...
Υπερεθνικές διαδικασίες λήψης αποφάσεων
Τα κράτη μέλη της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης συμφώνησαν, ως αποτέλεσμα της συμμετοχής τους στην ΕΕ, να μεταβιβάσουν ορισμένες από τις εξουσίες τους στα θεσμικά όργανα της ΕΕ σε συγκεκριμένους τομείς πολιτικής. Συνεπώς, τα θεσμικά όργανα της ΕΕ λαμβάνουν δεσμευτικές αποφάσεις υπερεθνικού τύπου στις νομοθετικές και εκτελεστικές τους διαδικασίες, τις δημοσιονομικές διαδικασίες, τις διαδικασίες διορισμού και τις οιονεί συνταγματικές διαδικασίες.
Πηγές και πεδίο εφαρμογής του δικαίου της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης
Η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση έχει νομική προσωπικότητα και, κατά συνέπεια, τη δική της έννομη τάξη η οποία διαφέρει από τη διεθνή. Επιπλέον, το δίκαιο της ΕΕ έχει άμεσο ή έμμεσο αντίκτυπο στην νομοθεσία των κρατών μελών της και γίνεται μέρος της έννομης τάξης κάθε κράτους μέλους. Η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση αποτελεί αυτή καθ' εαυτή πηγή δικαίου. Η έννομη τάξη αποτελείται συνήθως από το πρωτογενές δίκαιο (τις Συνθήκες και τις γενικές αρχές του δικαίου), το παράγωγο δίκαιο (με βάση τις Συνθήκες) και το συμπληρωματικό δίκαιο ...
EU external action: Refugees and migrants
An unprecedented mass movement of asylum-seekers and migrants of all ages to the EU started in 2014, reached a peak in 2015 and then continued in 2016 and into 2017. A coordinated and effective protective response is essential, and that needs both a gender and child-sensitive dimension. The European Parliament is expected to vote on a motion for a resolution on 'Addressing refugee and migrant movements: the role of EU External Action' during the April I plenary session.