Ambitious proposal for a single-use plastics directive becomes reality

EU Institutions have agreed on the proposal for the Directive on single-use plastics. This proposal establishes ambitious targets aimed at reducing the amount of the most commonly occurring plastic products that end up in our rivers and oceans.

Ladislav Kováč • December 22, 2018 • 1 comment

Challenging the European Commission’s magic wand

A new EU conflict of laws rule for third-party effects of cross-border assignments of claims.

Jeroen van der Weide • September 17, 2018

Recycling as panacea for plastic pollution: the EU Plastics Strategy

The circular economy and recycling are the key answers of the EU Plastics Strategy to the plastic soup. What happened to the idea of reducing plastic waste, as single-use plastics make up 50% of the marine litter?

Esther Kentin • January 30, 2018

UK Supreme Court finds Employment Tribunal Fees deny Access to Justice and the Courts

UK Government suffers major defeat in courts, as UK Supreme Court finds flagship austerity policy to be to be in violation of both UK constitutional law and European Union law.

Daniel William Carter • September 19, 2017

Europe at a crossroads – European Commission reflects on the future of the euro

In its recent reflection paper on the euro the EU Commission advocates a more integrated economic and monetary union. The proposed ideas require further legal as well as public reflection to determine the potential future of the euro and the whole EU.

Frederik Behre • July 04, 2017

Five Scenarios for Europe – Understanding the EU Commission’s White Paper on the Future of Europe

The Commission presented five different scenarios for the future of the EU. To understand the White Paper, we must not look at each scenario as such, but rather at the nature of the scenarios, and the choice for scenarios instead of a single grand vision.

Armin Cuyvers • April 14, 2017

Welcome to Brexit – the vote where no-one wins

The UK Supreme Court has denied British ‘expats’ the right to vote in the upcoming Brexit referendum – but given the restrictive policies currently in place for non-Europeans, should Europeans living in the UK be more worried?

Daniel William Carter • June 14, 2016

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