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This blog is serving as a virtual meeting point for law students to interact and exchange their perspectives upon topical issues of EU law and upon their respective national legal orders. It is intended for students of all levels of studies and from around the globe. While posts in English are preferred, posts in other languages are also encouraged. We also encourage posts with short news concerning important legal developments, from EU and ECtHR judgments to developments concerning other EU institutions and national developments.
Latest from the Blog
Should we make streaming websites illegal?
Ann-Sophie Butenschön University of Hamburg We all know this feeling: Some good show nearly comes to an
Malta’s Blockchain Legislation: widening one’s horizons or moving forward with uncertainty?
Jake Camilleri University of Malta As of the 22nd May 2018, the government of Malta published three
Surrogate motherhood in the legislation of the Czech Republic
Dita Ševčíková Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic As a result of the social development, the issue
Prohibition of trading on Sunday in Poland
by Monika Maria Cwalińska, University of Bialystok In Poland, on 1st March 2018 the act“on limiting trade
A life time prison sentence for street racing with deadly consequences
Momme Rasmussen Georg-August-Universität Göttingen It was the beginning of 2017, when a verdict in Germany attracted a
Changes in Polish abortion law?
Joanna Ryłko Faculty of Law, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, Erasmus student at Faculty of Law
Latest News from EUobserver
[Ticker] EU hits Mastercard with €570m fine
The EU Commission on Tuesday fined Mastercard €570.6m for breaching antitrust rules, by limiting retailers from benefitting from conditions offered by banks elsewhere within the EU. The fine is the latest move by EU regulators to reduce card fees for retailers. The commission said Mastercard rules forced retailers to pay a higher interchange fee between banks after a consumer used a card in a shop or online.
[Ticker] Romanian minister prepares to cancel corruption cases
Romania's justice minister Tudorel Toader said Monday that he has prepared an emergency decree that could invalidate hundreds of corruption cases involving the country's most senior officials, AP reported. On Tuesday he meets with prime minister Vioric...
May pushes defeated Brexit deal, offers no Plan B
British prime minister Theresa May went back to parliament after the crushing defeat of her Brexit deal - but she continues to push MPs to accept the withdrawal agreement.
[Ticker] Sefcovic: no gas supply problems this winter
European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic discussed the security of gas supplies this winter with Russia and Ukraine on Monday. "The good news that everything is fine, under control, and we do not foresee any complications this winter," he said...
[Ticker] Report: Commission warning on passport-sale schemes
The European Commission reportedly will call on EU member states to be cautious offering so-called golden visas, because of "risks of infiltration of non-EU organised crime groups in the economy, money laundering, corruption and tax evasion". Bulgaria,...
[Ticker] France summons Italian ambassador over colonial remark
The Italian ambassador to France was summoned Monday to explain comments by Italian deputy PM Luigi Di Maio. The leader of the Five Star Movement blamed French policy on colonial-era French African currencies for holding back development. "If people ar...