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Professor of European Union Law and Jean Monnet Chair, Ghent European Law Institute (GELI), UGent; Visiting Professor College of Europe https://www.ugent.be/re/epir/en/researchgroups/european-law/department/staff/petervanelsuwege
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Don't miss the call for the papers for the next CLEER conference on ‘Shifting institutional dynamics in EU external relations’ #EU #externalrelations #law 👇

submitted 6 hours ago • 0 comments

"Tomatoes, melons and occupied territories. Reflections on the interaction between EU law and international law after Front Polisario II and Confédération paysanne." My comments @ EULawLive Weekend Edition #EU #WesternSahara #Palestine eulawlive.com/weekend-edit...

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EU leaders supporting #Zelensky ... and then you read a message from #Orban #trojanhorse #EU

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Next week @tmcasser.bsky.social : a conference on topical issues of EU external relations law, human rights and sustainability www.asser.nl/education-ev...

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Interesting case (C-271/23, Commission v. Hungary) about the EU Member States' duty of sincere cooperation in #EU external action ... #EUlaw #externalrelations curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

EU Commission proposes omnibus deregulation of corporate sustainability, carbon border adjustment mechanism and investment laws - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Een stukje over de moeilijke weg naar een Europese defensie-unie @knack.be #EU #defensie #NAVO www.knack.be/nieuws/werel...

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

On the re-introduction of visa requirements for Georgian officials ... The Commission guidance stresses that all EU Member States should take the necessary measures in a spirit of sincere cooperation (§14-15). One Member State in particular comes to mind ... #Georgia oc-media.org/did-hungary-...

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

After his plans for a 'Gaza riviera', #Trump now also sees 'historic economic and investment opportunities which will emerge from a successful end to the conflict in Ukraine', aka Russia's unprovoked, unjustifiable and illegal war of aggression against #Ukraine www.state.gov/secretary-ru...

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A wise move but also a difficult one in view of the #EU accession procedure under Art. 49 TEU ... on the thorny path to EU membership #Ukraine #enlargement, see: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Less then one month after the inauguration of the second #Trump presidency ... #USA #internationallaw

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

An interesting statement of the 'Weimar+group' but also painfully illustrating the absence of a single voice on a core question of Common Foreign and Security Policy #EU #CFSP #Ukraine

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Indeed, the debate in #Armenia stayed very much under the radar but is very relevant for the EU's external relations

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

A welcome overview of the state of play of #EU #sanctions against #Russia www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud...

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Fools' day jokes start early this year... #Greenland

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#EU #Trump "The imposition of tariffs would be unlawful and economically counterproductive, especially given the deeply integrated production chains ... Tariffs are essentially taxes. By imposing tariffs, the US would be taxing its own citizens, raising costs for business and fuelling inflation ..."

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Pre-Trump official statements: "The EU and the US are close and like-minded partners that share a strong bond and a commitment to a rules-based international order and effective multilateralism" www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/... #Trump #ICC #Gaza #WHO ... the end of 'like-mindedness'

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

EXCLUSIVE: The EU Commission’s draft programme for 2025

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

🚨🚨Major legal development regarding #Ukraine war: Yesterday senior legal experts of @ec.europa.eu , the EEAS, Council of Europe Ukraine & 37 States laid down the legal foundations for the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. 🧵 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

submitted 26 days ago • 2 comments

The short but crucial answer to US President Trump's plan for #Gaza #Trump

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Important point of reference for ongoing policy discussions in several EU Member States ...

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Vijf jaar na #Brexit wordt personenverkeer naar het Verenigd Koninkrijk nog wat duurder en omslachtiger. Naast een internationale reispas, is vanaf april ook een Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) nodig ... www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20250...

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

The Competitiveness Compass is out! Here's the link to it: ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

The dynamics of #EU enlargement policy as an essentially intergovernmental process ...

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Commission proposal to increase the customs duties applicable to the imports of agricultural products and fertilisers from #Russia and #Belarus; illustrating the use of trade instruments for foreign policy objectives #CCP #CFSP #EU ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Latest news: the roll-over of EU #sanctions against Russia is approved, Hungary did not use its veto power in exchange for a statement on energy transit (still waiting for the texts). In any event, it seems the last-resort option of involving the Belgian King will not be necessary 😀

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

High on the agenda this week - the roll-over of #EU #sanctions against #Russia - deadline on 31/1 with another veto threat from #Hungary (related to energy transit) ... with a 81-year old Belgian Royal Decree as the ultimate joker ... www.belganewsagency.eu/belgiums-kin...

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

HR/VP Kaja Kalas and Commissioner Marta Kos made a statement on the sham elections in #Belarus. They did it in their own name and not 'on behalf of the EU' due to a veto from #Hungary #CFSP #EU www.rferl.org/a/belarus-hu...

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Important clarification on the Sefcovic suggestion - it is not about a 'customs union' (the EU only has CU arrangements with Türkiye, Andorra and San Marino) but about a 'customs scheme', i.e. a system allowing for the cumulation of rules of origin within a free trade zone #Brexit

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

The irony of our times - Russia calling upon the US to respect international law #Panama

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

Day 1 of #Trump Presidency... withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the World Health Organisation, the OECD Global Tax Deal; America First Trade policy, renaming the Gulf of Mexico, etc. Hello, rules-based international world order?

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

The #EU #UK dispute concerning the UK's decision to prohibit the fishing of sandeel in the English waters of the North Sea and in all Scottish waters - hearings at the end of this month. For all documents regarding the arbitraton procedure, see: pca-cpa.org/en/cases/334/

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Essential #ruleoflaw reading ceeliinstitute.org/resource/nav...

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

Another interesting infringement action against #Hungary ... Art. 2 TEU is - surprisingly - not mentioned explicitly in the Commission's claims but implicitly included in the motivation with references to respect for fundamental rights and the pillars of a pluralistic and democratic society #EU

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

Christmas interview with Belga News Agency www.belganewsagency.eu/looking-ahea...

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

Hungary challenging the principle of mutual trust as a cornerstone of the #EU legal order... again.

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

After the recent conclusion of negotiations on an EU-Mercosur agreement, another important milestone for the @ec.europa.eu : end of negotiations on a new package of measures to deepen the bilateral #EU #Switzerland relations ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

submitted 73 days ago • 1 comment

After the failure to adopt restrictive measures against #Georgia under the #CFSP (requiring unanimity), the Commission proposes the suspension of visa-free travel for Georgian officials under the EU's visa policy (requiring QMV) ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

submitted 73 days ago • 1 comment

EPRS briefing about the state of #EU #UK relations: Towards a stronger partnership in uneasy times ... www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud...

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments

Priorities for cooperation with the #CoE in 2025-2026: "The #EU remains determined to accede to the Convention and looks forward to further advancing this important goal, enshrined in Article 6(2) TEU" ...

submitted 74 days ago • 1 comment

More on social media manipulation and risks to election integrity following the annuled presidential elections in #Romania #TikTok #EU #DSA www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud...

submitted 76 days ago • 1 comment

EU financial conditionality #Hungary #RuleofLaw

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