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By Mari Carlson (University of Helsinki) The European Green Deal marked a bold attempt to confront the environmental crisis – not merely through environmental policy, but across the full spectrum of internal and external governance. Trade policy, in particular, underwent an unprecedented wave of greening. Yet before the ink had dried, the Covid-19 pandemic and […]

Author: Sarah de Heer is a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Law at Lund University. In her doctoral research, she examines the impact of AI-driven medical devices in precision medicine on the right to health in Sweden. More specifically, Sarah scrutinises to which extent the conformity assessment procedure, which allows medical devices to be […]

Author: Wendy Kwaku Yeboah is a PhD candidate in EU law at the University of Bologna, with a particular focus on EU health law and its digitalisation. Her research explores the regulation of cross-border telemedicine within the framework of the EU internal market, examining both the constitutional and operational dimensions of EU health governance. She […]

By Andrea Pareschi (University of Bologna and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) Across EU member states, Eurosceptic parties – especially on the radical right – are thriving. Not long ago, they had only limited support and were stuck in opposition. But in recent years, many of them have ‘come in from the cold’ and gained […]

By Jérôme Deyris (Centre for European Studies at Sciences Po, France), Bart Stellinga (Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy) and Matthias Thiemann (Centre for European Studies at Sciences Po, France) In November 2017, Dutch central bank governor Klaas Knot expressed worries that ‘inflation expectations are bearing an awful lot of weight in monetary policy these […]

By Desmond Dinan (George Mason University) and Sophia Russack (Centre for European Policy Studies) The reappointment of Ursula von der Leyen in 2024 was more than just continuity at the top of the EU executive. It revealed how power is distributed in Brussels, between the European Council and European Parliament (EP), between national governments and […]

Tens of thousands of desperate human beings have crossed the English Channel to seek our help. They are unarmed and come in peace. Many are fleeing from countries torn apart by war and instability, in some cases worsened by conflicts in which Britain and its allies played a part. Under international law, they are not […]

by Emilio Del Pupo (University of Helsinki) What does sustainability really mean in EU trade deals—and who gets to define it? Ever since the EU and Mercosur began negotiating a new trade agreement in 1995, one group has made its opposition heard loud and clear: European farmers. But instead of sticking to opposing the deal […]

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (tur. Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AKP) conducts an active and multidimensional foreign policy aimed at strengthening relations with all neighbouring regions. In the international sphere, the primary ambition of the authorities in Ankara is to transform Turkey into a regional power capable of influencing the political landscape in its […]

By Laia Comerma (Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy of the Brussels School of Governance) When the European Union (EU) published its 2021 Trade Policy Review, a new buzz phrase took over policy and academia on EU trade policy: ‘open strategic autonomy’ (OSA). This was followed in 2023 by the Economic Security strategy, furthering a […]