EU Institutions and Policy - The New Federalist

Frequently Asked Questions on TransNational Lists (TNL)

Tomorrow, the European Parliament will vote on new EU electoral law, including transnational lists. Below is a list of FAQs on transnational lists, and what they would mean for Europe. Why do we need TNL? We need them to make European elections truly European. EU elections are effectively 27 (...)

Monday 2 May 2022

The transposition into European law of the OECD global minimum tax

The minimum taxation of multinationals - decided within the framework of the OECD and at 15% of their turnover - is historic. However, it still needs to be implemented by the signatory countries. Within the European Union, this implementation has just been delayed for a year. The adoption of (...)

Wednesday 27 April 2022

The Upcoming Czech Presidency of Council of the EU and Czech political unity

While the eyes of all observers are turned towards France for the start of its presidency of the Council of the EU, it is interesting to take a look at the political setting of the country which will assume the next presidency: the Czech Republic. Legislative elections were held in October (...)

Friday 4 February 2022

France and the EU Presidency

On 1 January 2022, for the first time in 14 years, France will take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This will be the first time since 2008 that France has held the EU presidency.. What is and what does the Council of the EU do? The Council of the European Union - (...)

Wednesday 22 December 2021

IS FEDERALISM A COROLLARY OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN EUROPE?

Tensions around national identity are getting stronger. Yet, national identity will be saved by the formation of a federal Europe, endowed with a genuine European sense of identity.

Thursday 24 June 2021

23rd February 1982: THE DAY GREENLAND LEFT THE EUROPEAN UNION

What if the UK was not the first country to leave the European Union? On 23rd February 1982, Greenland, another overseas territory, left the EU following a referendum.

Wednesday 23 June 2021

Upping the Ante for Highly Skilled Migrants

The EU is doubling down on its unified approach to balancing against an ageing society and deficit in the “global race for talent” relative to peers like Australia, Canada, and the United States.

Saturday 19 June 2021

There is (no) room for democracy: 40 years of EU-GCC relations

Established in 1981, the GCC and EU signed a Cooperation Agreement in 1988. The next step was to be a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), but negotiations soon stalled due disagreement over a human rights clause and collapsed in 2008 when the GCC withdrew.

Monday 17 May 2021

A Month After the Fidesz-EPP Split, What Comes Next?: The Domestic Perspective

The question now centers on how the EPP departure will intersect with this broader domestic context, if at all.

Saturday 24 April 2021

Conference on the Future of Europe has launched its online platform: Here’s how to use it

Guy Verhofstadt calls it the “core, the engine, the flywheel of the whole Conference”. The EU Commissioner Dubravka Šuica says that “this is the launch of the Conference”.

Monday 19 April 2021

Can the Czech Health Minister Have His Cake and Eat It Too?

A week ago, the Czech Republic names its fourth Health Minister in seven months, amidst the lowest COVID-19 case numbers so far this year.

Wednesday 14 April 2021

Is Tweeting “Andrzej Duda is a moron” a Crime?: The Troubling Potential for Abuse in Poland’s Defamation Laws

From intellectuals like Czesław Miłosz to labor organizers like Lech Wałęsa to surrealist artists like “Major” Waldemar Fydrych and the Orange Alternative, impactful dissidents have shaped recent Polish history. Yet that proud dissident tradition has increasingly come under threat, as the ruling Law (...)

Saturday 27 March 2021