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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
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
Serbian way to EU
Milica Vuksanović, University Singidunum, Faculty of health, legal and business sciences , Serbia The European Union
Is it legal to use a VPN in China?
Wei Liu Wu Universidad Camilo José Cela, Spain By the time people are more interested about the
Vetting process of a corrupt judiciary in Albania
Kledian Ibra Fakulteti i Drejtesise, Universiteti i Tiranes The proposal to develop the judiciary veto process in
The first try of the new French president to redress the structural unemployment
Justine Le Ménélec, University of Tours, France The revisions of the labour law in France continue for
Latest News from EUobserver
[Investigation] MEP friendship groups offer ‘backdoor’ for pariah regimes
MEPs are using so-called 'friendship groups' to cater to foreign governments without oversight and little public scrutiny. Initially set up to promote cultural exchanges, some have become lobbying platforms to push state views from governments with poo...
[Ticker] Audit office: Brexit ‘divorce’ bill could be billions higher
The UK's actual 'divorce' bill from the EU could be billions of pounds higher than the current estimated figure of £35-£39bn (€39.8-€44.4bn), the UK's official government National Audit Office warned in a report on Friday. The spending watchdog said London could be responsible for an extra £3bn in EU budget contributions plus an additional £2.9bn to the European Development Fund.
Macron and Merkel pledge euro reform
France and Germany have pledged to forge a joint position on euro reform by June, despite German reluctance on deeper monetary union.
[Ticker] MEPs urge better protection for journalists
The EU must better protect journalists and whistle-blowers, MEPs said in a resolution Thursday. The non-legislative decision said that Slovakia must ensure an independent and international investigation into the murder of Jan Kuciak, a journalist murde...
[Investigation] Obscurity surrounds EU military fund’s expert groups
Two groups are meant to provide expert advice on how to spend EU money on a new military research programme - but much is unclear about how and even if they operate.
[Analysis] New EU party finance rules short circuit accountability
The EU's latest funding rules for European political parties and their think tanks fails to address the underlying problems of abuse. Instead of tackling the loans and donations culture, it has simply made access to EU funds a lot easier.