juin 2020 | European Papers

A European Way to Approach (and Limit) the Law on State Immunity? The Court of Justice in the RINA Case

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Andrea Spagnolo
Abstract: The present Insight offers an analysis of the judgment of the Court of Justice in the so-called RINA case (judgment of 7 May 2020, case C-641/18, LG and Others v. Rina and Ente Registro Navale), which deals with the (non) automatic extension of State immunity to private actors entrusted with some public functions....

European Papers, 29.06.2020 | Posté sur
L’intégration européenne par les droits de l’homme, Droits fondamentaux dans l’Union européenne, Dignité humaine, égalité et non-discrimination
The PSPP Judgment of the German Federal Constitutional Court: Throwing Sand in the Wheels of the European Central Bank

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Annamaria Viterbo
Abstract: After describing the measures adopted by the European Central Bank (ECB) to mitigate the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the euro area, the Insight focusses on the repercussions of the controversial judgment adopted by the German Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) on 5 May 2020. It is contended that the criteria...

European Papers, 26.06.2020 | Posté sur
La dimension constitutionnelle de l’Union européenne, Compétences, L’incidence de l’UE sur le droit national, Les politiques de l’Union européenne et l’Espace de liberté, de sécurité et de justice, Politiques de l’Union, Governance économique et monétaire
Sui rapporti tra Carte e Corti: nuovi sviluppi nella ricerca di un sistema rapido ed efficace di tutela dei diritti fondamentali

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Roberto Mastroianni
Abstract: This Insight deals with the recent case-law of the Italian courts regarding the relationship between domestic and Community rules on fundamental rights, taking into account in particular the substantial and procedural problems that arise when a law is suspected to violate both the Charter of the Fundamental Rights of the EU and...

European Papers, 19.06.2020 | Posté sur
La dimension constitutionnelle de l’Union européenne, La protection juridictionnelle dans l’UE, L’incidence de l’UE sur le droit national, L’intégration européenne par les droits de l’homme, Droits fondamentaux dans l’Union européenne
Filtrage des investissements directs étrangers dans l’UE et COVID-19: vers une politique commune d’investissement fondée sur la sécurité de l’Union

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Sabrina Robert-Cuendet
Abstract: This Insight examines the EU’s response to foreign direct investment in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis has revealed the increased risk of attempts to acquire EU healthcare capabilities or EU strategic industries via foreign direct investments (FDI). As positive law stands, EU Member States are responsible for...

European Papers, 13.06.2020 | Posté sur
La dimension constitutionnelle de l’Union européenne, Compétences, La dimension internationale de l’intégration européenne, L’intégration économique, financière et sociale
Diritti dei passeggeri nel mercato aereo tra libera concorrenza e trasparenza tariffaria: brevi note a margine del caso Ryanair c. AGCM

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Alberto Rampanelli
Keywords: internal market – competition law – unfair commercial practices – pricing policies – additional charges – transparency.

Con la sentenza Ryanair Ltd. c. AGCM,[1] depositata lo scorso 23 aprile 2020, la Corte di giustizia è intervenuta sulle...

European Papers, 13.06.2020 | Posté sur
Marché intérieur - Libertés de circulation et concurrence, Concurrence et secteur privé, Les politiques de l’Union européenne et l’Espace de liberté, de sécurité et de justice, Politiques de l’Union, L’intégration européenne par les droits de l’homme, Solidarité et droits économiques et sociaux
Lifting the Veil: COVID-19 and the Need to Re-consider Airline Regulation

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Francesco Munari
Abstract: Based on the assumption that the COVID-19 pandemic might provide the occasion to re-think the role of aircraft passenger transportation, this Insight advocates a re-evaluation of the market models developed over the past decades to deregulate the airline industry. The first aspect on which the Insight focuses is the...

European Papers, 03.06.2020 | Posté sur
Marché intérieur - Libertés de circulation et concurrence, Concurrence et secteur privé, Concurrence et secteur public, Les politiques de l’Union européenne et l’Espace de liberté, de sécurité et de justice, Politiques de l’Union
COVID-19 Soft Law: Voluminous, Effective, Legitimate? A Research Agenda

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Oana Stefan
Abstract: After the various recent crisis – financial, migration, Brexit, to name but a few – the mantra “the end of the EU is nigh” has somewhat become a common place. It is hardly surprising to see this repeated over and over again, while Europe got caught in the COVID-19 whirlwind – or the “eye of the storm” if you prefer more established quotes...

European Papers, 03.06.2020 | Posté sur
La dimension constitutionnelle de l’Union européenne, L’ordre juridique
Two Faces of the Polish Supreme Court After “Reforms” of the Judiciary System in Poland: The Question of Judicial Independence and Appointments

Insight
Michał Ziółkowski
Abstract: The present Insight compares the decisions of two chambers of the Polish Supreme Court regarding the domestic enforcement, under the terms laid down in the Polish Constitution, of a judgment of the Court of Justice, the independence of the judicial branch and the consequences of a judicial appointment. The starting point for the...

European Papers, 02.06.2020 | Posté sur
La dimension constitutionnelle de l’Union européenne, L’incidence de l’UE sur le droit national, L’intégration européenne par les droits de l’homme, Droits fondamentaux dans l’Union européenne