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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, ...
Ponadkrajowe procedury decyzyjne
Przystępując do UE, państwa członkowskie Unii Europejskiej zgodziły się przekazać instytucjom UE niektóre ze swoich uprawnień w określonych dziedzinach polityki. Instytucje UE podejmują zatem ponadkrajowe wiążące decyzje w ramach własnych procedur ustawodawczych i wykonawczych, procedur budżetowych, procedur mianowania i procedur quasi-konstytucyjnych.
Źródła i zakres prawa Unii Europejskiej
Unia Europejska posiada osobowość prawną i jako taka ma własny system prawny, odmienny od międzynarodowego porządku prawnego. Ponadto prawo UE ma bezpośredni lub pośredni wpływ na prawo jej państw członkowskich i staje się częścią systemu prawnego każdego z państw członkowskich. Unia Europejska sama w sobie jest źródłem prawa. Porządek prawny zazwyczaj dzieli się na prawo pierwotne (Traktaty i ogólne zasady prawa), prawo wtórne (oparte na Traktatach) oraz przepisy uzupełniające.
Działania zewnętrzne UE: uchodźcy i migranci
Niespotykany dotychczas, masowy napływ do UE osób ubiegających się o azyl i migrantów we wszystkich grupach wiekowych rozpoczął się w 2014 r., osiągnął szczytowa skalę w 2015 r., a następnie utrzymywał się w 2016 r. i 2017 r. Podstawowe znaczenie mają skoordynowane i skuteczne działania ochronne, które należy podejmować z uwzględnieniem zarówno wymiaru płci, jak i potrzeb dzieci. Na pierwszej sesji plenarnej w kwietniu br. Parlament Europejski ma głosować nad projektem rezolucji pt. „Rozwiązania ...