englischLobbying is a constituent component of the EU’s political system. Every day more than 20,000 lobbyists try to influence the decision-making processes of EU institutions. Until the Treaty of Lisbon, political interest representation was a purely factual phenomenon. With the introduction of [...]
more informationenglischThe volume summarises the contributions to the fourth conference of the Working Group "Law and Politics in the European Union", which was jointly organised with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Berlin in April 2017. We started by investigating how narratives develop and what functions they [...]
more informationenglischThe study focuses on informal strategies and practices of Members of the German Bundestag in influencing EU legislation. It sheds light on how, where and with whom German parliamentarians cooperate to informally influence EU decision-making processes and to control the activities of the [...]
more informationenglischUsing network management, internet service providers have been able to throttle or block data traffic already for many years. This also entails the risk of impacts on the single market. For this reason, the Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 has been intended to ensure the net neutrality in the [...]
more informationenglischThe process of European integration is being challenged by the rising heterogeneity of European member states and policies. As a consequence the European Union supports the differentiated deepening of integration through flexible, soft governance instruments which enable cooperation despite [...]
more informationenglischWhich role parliaments will fulfill in the 21st century is hard to foretell. Compared to parliamentarism in the nation state, European parliamentarism seems almost necessarily deficient when focusing on the European Parliament only. What is still missing is an orginal, a truly European [...]
more informationenglischOne of the most recent problems of many procedures in EU-legislation is the scope of application of Art. 290 and 291 TFEU. This research investigates the practical application of Art. 290 and 291 TFEU with many useful examples and finally proposes a delineation that leads to a coherent [...]
more informationDie „Euro-Krise“ und die „Rettungspolitik“ werfen Fragen nach den Grenzen des Rechts auf. So klar und verlässlich scheint das Recht in der Antwort auf die Frage, zu welchen Maßnahmen die Regierungen und Unionsorgane in der Krise greifen dürfen, nicht zu sein. Aber die europäische Integration lässt [...]
more informationDie Schuldenkrise stellt die Europäische Union vor große Herausforderungen. Es wird deutlich, dass dieses neuartige politische Gemeinwesen nur als demokratisches Gemeinwesen überleben kann. Aber wie? Die Vorschläge dieses Bandes sind dem Konzept einer „lebendigen Demokratie“ verpflichtet und gehen [...]
more informationDie Europäische Union lässt sich aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven betrachten und verstehen. Der Band macht diese Zugangsfragen zum Thema. Behandelt werden neben den Gestalt- und Finalitätsfragen auch die sich verschärfenden Legitimationsfragen. Muss es dem Recht darum gehen, eine demokratische [...]
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