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“Shoot-‘Em-All” Must Respect the Law
The Italian Senate recently approved an overhaul of the country’s 1992 hunting legislation n. 157, a draft bill referred to by the political opposition as “sparatutto”, meaning “shoot-them-all”, which would exponentially expand hunting activities and methods. The draft bill (DDL n. 1552) has now moved to a subcommittee of the Chamber o
https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/shoot-em-all-must-respect-the-law/
New laws to end Viktor Orbán’s LGBTQ+ persecution
Hungary’s gover…
#Europe #EU #childadoption #China #Corruption #CourtofJusticeoftheEuropeanUnion #democraticstandards #discrimination #Europeanlaw #EuropeanUnion #fundamentalfreedoms #gaypeople #genderchange #genderreassignment #homosexuality #Hungary #LGBTQ+persecution #MártaGörög #minorityrights #PéterMagyar #PéterSzijjártó #same-sexcouples #stigmatisation #transgenderpeople #ViktorOrbán #VladimirPutin
https://www.europesays.com/europe/139088/
https://www.europesays.com/people/229158/ New laws to end Viktor Orbán’s LGBTQ+ persecution #ChildAdoption #China #corruption #CourtOfJusticeOfTheEuropeanUnion #DemocraticStandards #Discrimination #EuropeanLaw #FundamentalFreedoms #GayPeople #GenderChange #GenderReassignment #Homosexuality #Hungary #LGBTQ+Persecution #MártaGörög #MinorityRights #PeterMagyar #PeterSzijjarto #SameSexCouples #stigmatisation #TransgenderPeople #ViktorOrbán #VladimirPutin
https://www.europesays.com/people/225232/ Hungary PM Magyar says to scrap Orban-era restriction on gay adoption #AdoptionRequests #EuropeanLaw #EuropeanUnionMemberState #GayAdoption #GayAndLesbianCouples #Hungary #PeterMagyar #ViktorOrbán
https://www.europesays.com/people/225188/ Hungary PM Magyar says to scrap Orban-era restriction on gay adoption #AdoptionRequests #EuropeanLaw #EuropeanUnionMemberState #GayAdoption #GayAndLesbianCouples #Hungary #PeterMagyar #ViktorOrbán
Just published in the Journal of European Public Policy:
"Judicial conflicts on international law: how disagreements on EU and ECHR law align with broader divisions on the Supreme Court of Norway"
– which I have co-authored with the eminent Olof Larsson and Jon Kåre Skiple.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2026.2725075
#echr #EU #norway #InternationalLaw #JudicialPolitics #OpenAccess #supremeCourt #EUlaw #HumanRights #EuropeanLaw
Le Pen’s National Rally, if it wins next presidential election, plans referendum to revise French Constitution
Far-right …
#Europe #EU #asylumlaws #birthrightcitizenship #Conflict #ConstitutionalCouncil #European #Europeanlaw #familyreunification #Farright #FrenchConstitution #Frenchidentity #Frenchpresidentialelection #JordanBardella #MarineLePen #Migration #nationallaw #nationalpreference #nationalrally #Referendum #RN #socialbenefits #supremacy #veil
https://www.europesays.com/europe/131384/
@hrafnagud @eutechnews @pallenberg Do you not trust #EuropeanLaw on privacy? If you don’t you might as well consider relocating to Jupiter as #EU protection, flawed as it may be to you it’s the best you’re going to get on this planet.
Europe’s AI Labels Are Now Mandatory
The European Union’s latest AI transparency rules are officially in effect, bringing new disclosure requirements for chatbots, deepfakes…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanCommission #AI #Europeanlaw #warnings
https://www.europesays.com/europe/108918/
Before anyone that is not from or has lived in #Italy these last decade feels compelled to to criticise the Italian government for making easier to send teenagers to prison, DON’T. You have no idea what is happening in the streets.
#EU #Italy #EuropeanLaw #Magistatura
In Italia il governo vuole processare i minori equiparandoli agli adulti | Euronews https://it.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/24/in-italia-il-governo-meloni-vuole-processare-i-minori-equiparandoli-agli-adulti
https://www.europesays.com/uk/1025618/ The New European Migration Pact Has Entered into Force #AdmissionFramework #AsylumSeekers #Cooperation #EU #Europe #European #EuropeanLaw #EuropeanPactOnMigrationAndAsylum #EuropeanUnion #IllegalImmigrants #implementation #MemberStates #Migration #MigrationPolicy #MutualResponsibility #NewRegulations #RefugeeStatus #ReturnSystem #Security #solidarity
https://www.europesays.com/3060850/ The New European Migration Pact Has Entered into Force #AdmissionFramework #asylum #AsylumSeekers #cooperation #EU #Europe #EuropeanLaw #EuropeanPactOnMigrationAndAsylum #IllegalImmigrants #implementation #MemberStates #migration #MigrationPolicy #MutualResponsibility #NewRegulations #RefugeeStatus #ReturnSystem #security #solidarity
The New European Migration Pact Has Entered into Force
The following is a translation of an article written by Vivien Pesztericz-Kalas, a researcher at the University of…
#Europe #EU #admissionframework #asylum-seekers #Cooperation #Europeanlaw #EuropeanPactonMigrationandAsylum #illegalimmigrants #implementation #memberstates #Migration #migrationpolicy #mutualresponsibility #newregulations #refugeestatus #returnsystem #Security #solidarity
https://www.europesays.com/europe/68590/
Constitutional courts are often the last line of defence for democracy. Dukagjin Abdyli reflects on European legal standards, judicial independence, academic mobility, and on the role of courts in strengthening democratic resilience in the Western Balkans. Read the full interview on the #Trafo blog ⬇️
https://trafo.hypotheses.org/65714
#RuleOfLaw #EuropeanLaw #ConstitutionalCourt #WesternBalkans #hypoverse
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An Unwarranted Free Pass for Extra-EU ISDS?
On 31 July 2025, the German Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht or ‘BVerfG’) delivered a decision that revived interest in the German Federal Court of Justice’s (Bundesgerichtshof or ‘BGH’) ruling of 12 October 2023 on the compatibility of investor-State dispute settlement (‘ISDS
#CourtOfJusticeOfTheEuropeanUnion #EuropeanLaw #Germany
https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/an-unwarranted-free-pass-for-extra-eu-isds/
Examples of Asserting National Interests II: The Hague Summit
The following is an adapted version of an article written by the Minister for Regional Development and Publ…
#Netherlands #Nederland #NL #Europe #Europa #EU #TheHague #ambition #cooperation #EEC #eu #EURATOM #europe #EuropeanCommunity #EuropeanCouncil #Europeanlaw #Europeanpolitics #history #Integration #MemberStates #nationalinterests #nations #TheHagueSummit #theNetherlands #TurningPoint
https://www.europesays.com/netherlands/7024/
Examples of Asserting National Interests II: The Hague Summit https://www.byteseu.com/1915113/ #ambition #Cooperation #EEC #eu #EURATOM #Europe #EuropeanCommunity #EuropeanCouncil #EuropeanLaw #EuropeanPolitics #history #integration #MemberStates #NationalInterests #nations #Netherlands #TheHague #TheHagueSummit #TheNetherlands #TurningPoint
https://www.europesays.com/dk/49573/ Belle Beems contributes to meeting of the Digital Markets Act High-Level Group in Brussels #Belgium #Brussels #CompetitionLaw #EuropeanLaw
https://www.europesays.com/be/8588/ Belle Beems contributes to meeting of the Digital Markets Act High-Level Group in Brussels #Brussels #CompetitionLaw #EuropeanLaw
We're looking forward to two DiSCourse Seminars with guest speakers from the Netherlands and Finland:
📅 Mon, 23 March, 15:00
💡The Right to a Human Explanation of Algorithmic Decision-Making
👩 Melanie Fink, Leiden University
🔗 https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/disc/events/discourse-fink/
📅 Fri, 27 March, 12:00
💡 Narrative Detection in Political Talk. Bringing together Computational Recognition and Narrative Theory
👩 Mari Hatavara, Tampere University
🔗 https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/disc/events/discourse-hatavara/
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Courageous or Naïve about the Reparations Loan for Ukraine?
The widely discussed (see here and here) legal basis for EU’s executive economic measures enshrined in Article 122(1) TFEU is commonly referred to as an “emergency clause”. Once again, this legal basis was eyed for a novel purpose, and one which seems to be the most delicate yet: a reparatio
https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/courageous-or-naive-about-the-reparations-loan-for-ukraine/
https://www.europesays.com/2750130/ Has the European Union become a self-perpetuating regulatory apparatus? #competition #CompetitiveReality #criticism #Economy #EconomyOfEU #EconomyOfEuropeanUnion #EconomyOfTheEU #EconomyOfTheEuropeanUnion #EU #EUEconomy #Europe #EuropeanLaw #EuropeanUnion #institutions #regulation #RegulatoryApparatus #RuleOfLaw #xpert.digital
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Moving Beyond “Berlin Plus”
As Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine in 2022, Europe was reminded that peace on this continent could no longer be taken for granted. Russian production figures for main battle tanks have roughly tripled over the last three years. This reality highlights the essential role of a robust EU–NATO partnership in addressing the escalating military
The Cloud and AI Development Act 'should embed a sovereignty provision that curtails the current “sovereignty-washing” practiced by US hyperscalers in partnership with European firms. Here, sovereignty means fostering genuine competence and capacity inside the Union, rather than relying on complex legal tricks that depend on foreign-controlled technology.'
https://www.techpolicy.press/europe-cant-defend-democracy-on-us-servers/ by Alexandra Geese, MEP (The Greens)
#EuroStack #security #independence #EU #EuropeanLaw #socialMedia #decoupling #nonAligned #EuropeAlternatives #EuropeanAlternatives #nonUS #digitalSovereignty #techSovereignty #dataSovereignty #sovereignty #privacy #dataProtection #dataCenters #energy #dataCentres #BuyEurope #BuyEuropean #Cloud #EUPol #EuropeanPolitics
https://www.europesays.com/uk/394842/ European court rules in favor of the latest US and EU data transfer framework #Data/Privacy #DataTransfer #EU #Europe #European #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanLaw #EuropeanUnion #GeneralCourt #PersonalData #PhilippeLatombe
Austrian court rules "Pay or Okay" model illegal for DerStandard newspaper: The Austrian Federal Administrative Court has confirmed that the "Pay or Okay" consent model violates European data protection laws, delivering a significant ruling against leading newspaper DerStandard.at on August 18, 2025. https://ppc.land/austrian-court-rules-pay-or-okay-model-illegal-for-derstandard-newspaper/ #AustrianCourt #DataProtection #PrivacyLaws #EuropeanLaw #MediaEthics
European Commission Fines Meta and Apple $550 Million for DMA Violations
#apple #digitalmarkets #Europeanlaw #fine #Meta
https://blazetrends.com/european-commission-fines-meta-and-apple-550-million-for-dma-violations/?fsp_sid=19773
Cannabis to give German future coalition a headache https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/cannabis-to-give-german-future-coalition-a-headache/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #cannabis #CannabisAct #CannabisLegislation #CDU #europeanlaw
🗳️ #Democracy in turmoil: #Wars, #refugee crises, surging #RightWingPopulism, and Donald #Trump sworn in again as US #President. We asked #HofUniversity’s Prof. Dr. Peter Schäfer (#EuropeanLaw) whether these developments truly endanger democracy—or if it will ultimately prevail worldwide. Read the interview: https://t1p.de/yvuhd #Politics #HumanRights
The European Court of Human Rights has overruled French courts that had decided that a woman refusing to have sex with her husband is at fault in a divorce.
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Die europäische Verteidigungspolitik am Scheideweg
#Defense #EuropeanLaw #EuropeanUnion
https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/die-europaische-verteidigungspolitik-am-scheideweg/
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International and European Law before the Meta Oversight Board
#EuropeanLaw #Governance #SocialMedia
https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/international-and-european-law-before-the-meta-oversight-board/
Quick reminder: Join us tomorrow, 11 July at 10:00 AM CET on YouTube for a Reboot Special on Corporate Citizenship at a time of existential crisis.
A programme note and information about our line-up of discussants is available at https://www.democracyschool.com/news/reboot-special-1
#CorporateCitizenship #ClimateChange #Environment #EuropeanLaw | see https://www.youtube.com/@reboot2030
Quick reminder: Join us tomorrow, 11 July at 10:00 AM CET on YouTube for a Reboot Special on Corporate Citizenship at a time of existential crisis.
A programme note and information about our line-up of discussants is available at https://www.democracyschool.com/news/reboot-special-1
#CorporateCitizenship #ClimateChange #Environment #EuropeanLaw | see https://www.youtube.com/@reboot2030
Wondering what to read this summer? 📚
Here are the book recommendations from my guests on the show! 🇪🇺 🎙️
Share your own book recommendation(s) in the comments! 🌞
Join @[email protected] @[email protected] as he and @[email protected] discuss how the European Union should cope with Member States that no longer respect the basic values of the Union? with @[email protected] @[email protected] #europeanlaw #eu #MUresearch register here http://bit.ly/3XgSOAT
Join @[email protected] @[email protected] as he and
@[email protected] discuss how the European Union should cope with Member States that no longer respect the basic values of the Union? with @[email protected] @[email protected] #europeanlaw #eu #MUresearch register here http://bit.ly/3XgSOAT
Join @[email protected] @[email protected] as he and @[email protected] discuss how the European Union should cope with Member States that no longer respect the basic values of the Union? #ruleoflaw #europeanlaw #eu #laurantpech #MUresearch register here http://bit.ly/3XgSOAT
👏🚭 Congrats to our #europeanlaw students! They helped to win a case against big tobacco.🚬 The @[email protected] has now been ordered to address the problem of cigarettes on sale in NL which contain higher harmful substances than permitted by the Tobacco Directive. http://bit.ly/3Eq24dR
Thrilled to be able to offer one PostDoc position and three doctoral positions at the amazing @[email protected]! Do apply!
#EuropeanLaw #InternationalLaw #ComparativeLaw.
https://www.jura.uni-freiburg.de/de/institute/ioeffr1/aktuelles
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