Octubre 2016 | European Papers

Il “battesimo del fuoco” della direttiva sui prodotti del tabacco, tra esigenze di armonizzazione e di tutela della salute pubblica
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- 2625 visitas
Francesco Bestagno
Abstract: On 4 May 2016, the ECJ delivered three judgments concerning the validity of the “Tobacco Products Directive”. This article focuses on the legal basis of this controversial act and on the fundamental rights’ restrictions provided for therein. As for the legal basis, the ECJ's judgments found that, in order to avoid the negative impact of...
European Papers, 24.10.2016 | Enviado en
La dimensión constitucional de la Unión Europea, La protección jurisdiccional en la UE
The EU-Turkey Agreement: A Controversial Attempt at Patching up a Major Problem
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- 6514 visitas
Gloria Fernández Arribas
Abstract: On 18 March 2016 the European Union and Turkey reached an agreement aimed at solving the issue of the high numbers of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea from Turkey to Greece. This agreement intended to close the people-smuggling routes and reduce the number of migrants entering the EU. It focused principally on the following issues:...
European Papers, 17.10.2016 | Enviado en
Políticas de la UE y Espacio de libertad, seguridad y justicia, Visados, asilo e inmigración
Précisions sur la gestion du système européen d’échange de quotas d’émission de gaz à effet de serre
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- 1575 visitas
Romain Foucart
Keywords: greenhouse emission scheme – allowances – thievery – rectification decision – Kyoto Protocol – legal certainty.

Plus de dix ans après son adoption, la directive 2003/87 CE[1] du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 13 octobre 2003 établissant un système d’...
European Papers, 15.10.2016 | Enviado en
Políticas de la UE y Espacio de libertad, seguridad y justicia, Políticas de la Unión
Respect des valeurs de l’Union européenne en Pologne: première application du nouveau cadre pour renforcer l’État de droit
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- 2856 visitas
Simon Labayle
Keywords: European Union values – Arts 7 and 49 TEU – rule of law – European Commission – Poland – framework to strengthen the rule of law.

L’Union européenne est, comme le revendiquent l’art. 2 du traité sur l’Union européenne ainsi que le préambule de la Charte des droits fondamentaux, fondée sur un certain...
European Papers, 15.10.2016 | Enviado en
La dimensión constitucional de la Unión Europea, El sistema institucional, Procedimientos decisorios
On Conferral, Institutional Balance and Non-binding International Agreements: The Swiss MoU Case
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- 3001 visitas
Thomas Verellen
Abstract: In its judgment in the Swiss MoU case, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) annuls a European Commission decision on the signing of an addendum to a Memorandum of Understanding with Switzerland on the subject of Switzerland’s financial contributions to ensure that country’s continued access to the internal...
European Papers, 10.10.2016 | Enviado en
La dimensión constitucional de la Unión Europea, El sistema de competencias, La dimensión internacional de la integración europea, La acción exterior de la Unión Europea
H. v. Council et Al. – A Minor Expansion of the CJEU’s Jurisdiction Over the CFSP
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- 2772 visitas
Stian Øby Johansen
Keywords: CJEU – Common Foreign and Security Policy – seconded staff – jurisdiction – attribution – European Union Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUPM bih).

On 19 July 2016 the Grand Chamber of the CJEU issued its judgment in case C-455/14 P, H. v. Council et al....
European Papers, 07.10.2016 | Enviado en
La dimensión internacional de la integración europea, La acción exterior de la Unión Europea
Trade Secrets and Whistleblower Protection in the European Union
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- 4283 visitas
Vigjilenca Abazi
Abstract: The recently adopted Trade Secrets Directive aims to increase incentives for cross-border innovation activities and business competitiveness in the European Union. Yet, the Directive has been controversial and criticized for failing to provide adequate safeguards for whistleblowers, i.e. individuals who expose information in the public...
European Papers, 03.10.2016 | Enviado en
Mercado interior - Libertades de circulación y Derecho de la Competencia, Propiedad intelectual