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Romania Kicks Off New Trio Presidency of the Council of the EU

18 February 2019

Cornelia Riehle LL.M.

Under the motto “Cohesion, a common European value,” Romania took over the Presidency of the Council of the EU on 1 January 2019. Read more

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CJEU Paves Way to Exit from Brexit

18 February 2019

Thomas Wahl

The United Kingdom is free to unilaterally revoke the notification of its intention to withdraw from the EU. Unanimous approval by the European Council regarding this revocation is not necessary. This was the response of the CJEU plenary to a request for a preliminary ruling by the Scottish Court of Session. Read more

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Brexit: Citizens Fail Before European Court

16 January 2019

Thomas Wahl

On 26 November 2018, the General Court (GC) delivered its judgment in an action for annulment by way of which the applicants wanted to stop Brexit progress. In the case at issue, 13 British citizens residing in EU Member States other than the UK applied … Read more

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Brexit: EP Think Tank Analysis Draft Withdrawal Agreement

20 October 2018

Thomas Wahl

In July 2018, the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) released an in-depth analysis on the draft withdrawal agreement published by the European Commission on 19 March 2018. Additional points settled in negotiations up to June 2018 were also included. The report aims at providing an overview of the main areas already settled by the negotiators as well as areas of persisting difficulty or disagreement. Read more

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CEPS and QMUL Report Outlines UK-EU Cooperation in Criminal Justice and Police Matters after Brexit

20 October 2018 (updated 7 years, 10 months ago)

Thomas Wahl

The Task Force set up by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) – a Brussels-based think tank – and the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) published a report that extensively examines the key issues, main options, and alternative models … Read more

EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

Think Tank Considers Solutions for a Post-Brexit JHA Deal

20 October 2018 (updated 7 years, 10 months ago)

Thomas Wahl

The Institute for Government – a London-based think tank on governmental challenges – published a report entitled “Negotiating Brexit: policing and criminal justice” in September 2018. Read more

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Commission Proposes New Justice, Rights and Values Fund

20 October 2018 (updated 7 years, 10 months ago)

Thomas Wahl

As part of the Commission’s proposals for a new long-term EU budget, the Commission proposed a new “Justice, Rights and Values fund”. The fund will further contribute to the development of a European area of justice by simplifying the budgetary line into one financial programme. Read more

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Spotlight 2018 EU Justice Scoreboard: Focus on Judicial Independence

20 October 2018 (updated 7 years, 10 months ago)

Thomas Wahl

On 28 May 2018, the Commission published the 2018 EU Justice Scoreboard. The Scoreboard provides a comparative overview of the independence, quality, and efficiency of justice systems in the EU Member States. Read more

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Report

EPRS: Cost of Non-Europe in the Fight Against Terrorism

29 June 2018

Thomas Wahl

On 28 May 2018, the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) published a report on the cost of non-Europe in the fight against terrorism. It continues the series of several cost- of- non-Europe reports increasingly covering the European criminal law field, such as the cost of non-Europe reports on organised crime and corruption, on procedural rights and detention conditions and on equality and the fight against racism and xenophobia. Read more

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Brexit: Material for Discussions on Future Framework in JHA Area

29 June 2018

Thomas Wahl

The European Commission Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU has already published documents on how the future framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters could be shaped. These documents are available … Read more

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Brexit: Political Guidelines for EU’s Position in Negotiations

29 June 2018

Thomas Wahl

On 23 March 2018, the European Council adopted guidelines that set out the overall framework for the future relationship between the EU and the UK after Brexit. The European Council welcomes the draft Withdrawal Agreement presented by the Commission on 28 February 2018 and takes note of the European Parliament resolution of 14 March 2018 on the framework of the future EU-UK relationship. Read more

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Brexit Preparedness

6 June 2018

Thomas Wahl

In January 2018, the European Commission launched a website that informs citizens and stakeholders of the consequences of the UK’s departure from the EU in a range of policy areas. The website is fed with documents on an ongoing basis that provide information on the … Read more

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