A rule of law agenda for 2030
The EU’s rule of law credentials over the past few years have revealed an alarming deficit that threatens the very foundations of European integration. To a casual observer, some of these shortcomings may come as a surprise – after all, the need to safeguard the rule of law has become a recurring theme in the […]
In the EU-US data transfer and privacy quarrel, the end is not in sight
Third time wasn’t the charm. After Safe Harbour and Privacy Shield both met their maker at the hands of the EU’s Court of Justice (CJEU), a new report predicts that the US’ latest attempt to offer adequate protection to EU citizens and residents when it comes to the transfer of their data could be the […]
Reconstitutionalising privacy
Does current US policy offer a level of privacy and rule of law protections that are essentially equivalent to those required in EU law so that transatlantic data transfers are lawful? And can the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) be expected to comprehensively satisfy a legal test by the Court of Justice of the […]
Humanising EU migration policy
EU migration policy does not sufficiently take into account the real-life circumstances, situations, and changing statuses of aspiring third country nationals migrating to, or residing in, the EU territory. This Report contributes to the AspirE Project (Asian prospects in (re)migration to/within the EU), adopting its humanisation approach to research and investigation. Mapping a range of […]
A critical appraisal of the EU’s regular migration system
This Policy Brief largely draws from the key findings of an EU-level report produced for the EU-funded AspirE project, and interviews held with EU officials within the context of this project. It focuses on policy issues impacting the EU’s current regular migration policy on how people who are not from an EU country – third […]
Omitting rape from the EU’s Directive on combating violence against women is a huge mistake
Even though International Women’s Day has passed for 2024, it’s always a good time to speak about gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights. Above all, it’s good to talk about it now because the EU is probably about to end up with a Directive on combating violence against women that doesn’t fully protect women […]
Ex-post evaluation of the implementation of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area between the EU and its Member States and Moldova
The Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) between the European Union (EU) and its Member States and the Republic of Moldova, provisionally in force since 2014, is the economic and trade pillar of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement (AA). It aims to deepen political association and economic integration between the EU and its associated partners. To […]
Ex-post evaluation of the implementation of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area between the EU and its Member States and Georgia
The Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) between the European Union (EU) and its Member States and Georgia, provisionally in force since 2014, is the economic and trade pillar of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement (AA). It aims to deepen political association and economic integration between the EU and its associated partners. To achieve this […]
Criminal Justice, Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Law in the Digital Age
Technology has played a crucial role in ensuring the continued functioning of criminal justice at the EU and national level during the Covid-19 emergency. At the same time, the use of (old and new) technologies can profoundly affect the roles, prerogatives and rights of professionals and individuals involved in, or concerned by, the administration and […]