Ottobre 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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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 | Inserito in
La dimensione costituzionale dell’Unione europea, Il sistema giudiziario
The EU-Turkey Agreement: A Controversial Attempt at Patching up a Major Problem

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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 | Inserito in
Politiche dell’UE e Spazio di libertà, sicurezza e giustizia, Visti, asilo e immigrazione
Précisions sur la gestion du système européen d’échange de quotas d’émission de gaz à effet de serre

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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 | Inserito in
Politiche dell’UE e Spazio di libertà, sicurezza e giustizia, Politiche dell’Unione
Respect des valeurs de l’Union européenne en Pologne: première application du nouveau cadre pour renforcer l’État de droit

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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 | Inserito in
La dimensione costituzionale dell’Unione europea, Il sistema istituzionale, Le procedure decisionali
On Conferral, Institutional Balance and Non-binding International Agreements: The Swiss MoU Case

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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 | Inserito in
La dimensione costituzionale dell’Unione europea, Il sistema delle competenze, La dimensione internazionale dell’integrazione europea, L’azione esterna dell’Unione europea
H. v. Council et Al. – A Minor Expansion of the CJEU’s Jurisdiction Over the CFSP

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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 | Inserito in
La dimensione internazionale dell’integrazione europea, L’azione esterna dell’Unione europea
Trade Secrets and Whistleblower Protection in the European Union

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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 | Inserito in
Mercato interno - Libertà di circolazione e concorrenza, Proprietà intellettuale