englischs private law (and especially corporate law) a key to understanding the EU’s structure and function? Can we still call the Union an ‘association of functional integration’ (to use just one among the possible translations of Ipsen’s famous formula)? These questions, so far unresolved, are [...]

Der Auftrag an die Beiträger des 100. Bandes der Schriftenreihe des Arbeitskreises Europäische Integration e.V., war es, den Zusammenhalt der Europäischen Union in ausgewählten Einzelfacetten zu reflektieren. Der Band vermittelt im Ergebnis die lebendige multi- und interdisziplinäre Vielfalt, deren [...]

englischThe fight against international terrorism has been a central focus of European security policy for over fifteen years. However, this raises the question of whether the large number of security measures and laws adopted at various political levels meet the required standards of effectiveness [...]

englischEuropean politics is more polarised than ever. The former lack of conflict over EU policy decisions is being replaced by a lack of consensus. The agreements reached in Brussels are increasingly contentious, the European institutions seem increasingly fragmented and European political debate [...]

englischThe European Union is going through turbulent times. The aftermath of the eurozone crisis, the challenges posed by increasing migration and the Brexit negotiations are just some of the recent challenges that have threatened the future of the Union. It is against this background that this [...]

englischThe European Union’s policy on refugees and asylum is facing a historic challenge. The situation of worldwide migration has changed dramatically, necessitating the EU to enact well-coordinated common asylum legislation. However, the political desire for major reform in this respect seems to [...]

englischIn the EU’s Member States, the influence of the single market has made a decisive contribution to sport losing its right to act independently of the constitution using its own rules and regulations, the clearest example of which is the so-called Bosman ruling. At the same time, however, the [...]

englischThis volume, which is based on an international and interdisciplinary conference that took place in May 2017, assesses the state of and prospects for Turkish-European relations from the perspective of both actors. Besides addressing the process of Turkey’s accession to the EU and domestic [...]

englischThis anthology examines the transfer of norms and rules by both governmental and non-governmental actors on an international level. It focuses particularly on the increasingly important role played by civil society actors in promoting the rule of law, human rights and democratic structures [...]

englischArticle 8 of the Lisbon Treaty stipulates that the EU should develop ‘a special relationship with its neighbouring countries’, which also includes the politically, economically, socially and culturally fragmented regions on the southern and eastern coasts of the Mediterranean that are [...]