Author: Shahlar Ibadzade, LLM in Saarland University: Europa-Institut – European and International law, 2019-2022 Editor: Bobbie Smith, MA Geography University of Aberdeen 2016-2020 / Graduate Diploma in Law University of Exeter 2020-2022 Abstract The European Union law (hereinafter “the EU Law”), and on the other hand, the interaction of legislations of 27 EU member states,...
EU Competition Law differentiates the agreements which can restrict, prevent or distort the competition by their object and effect. This approach has been employed in order to avoid the need to prove the anti-competitive effects of some categories of agreements which are the most impediment to effective competition by its object.[1] Nevertheless, according to the...
The European Commission is adopting a package of infringement decisions due to the absence of communication by Member States of measures taken to transpose EU directives into national law. The Commission is sending a letter of formal notice to those Member States who have failed to notify national measures transposing directives, and whose transposition deadline...
World Cancer Day is an international day marked on 4 February to raise cancer awareness and encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. World Cancer Day was announced on 4 February 2000 at the World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium in Paris. The Paris Charter aims to promote research, prevent cancer, improve patient services,...
Facts: Between 2010 and 2017, a self-employed worker prepared audiovisual material, trailers and features for the promotional programmes of TP, a company that operates a nationwide public television channel in Poland. That collaboration was based on a series of contracts for specific work which that worker concluded with TP in the context of his independent...
On January 1, 2023, Croatia joined the Schengen area and the eurozone – almost 10 years after the country became a member of the European Union. In this blog, we will briefly describe the development of the eurozone, the positive and negative sides of the countries’ accession to the eurozone, and the reasons why some...
On December 19, 2022, the EU Commission proposed strengthening the rules that prevent and combat the trafficking of human beings. The updated rules will provide more vital tools for law enforcement and judicial authorities to investigate and prosecute new forms of exploitation, for example, by making sure that knowingly using the services provided by victims...
Today, on 27 December 2022, the NIS2 Directive was officially published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into force in twenty days. The NIS 2 Directive replaces and repeals the NIS Directive (Directive 2016/1148/EC). NIS 2 improves cybersecurity risk management and introduces reporting obligations across sectors such as energy, transport,...
On 6 December 2022, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional deal on a proposal to minimize the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products that are imported into or exported from the European Union. The agreement is provisional pending formal adoption in both institutions. The provisional agreement sets mandatory due...
The EU continues its fight to protect EU citizens and the EU’s financial system against money laundering and terrorist financing. On 7 December 2022, in order to enlarge the scope of the existing regulatory framework and to close possible loopholes, the Council agreed on its position on an anti-money laundering (AML) regulation and a new directive (AMLD6). Together...