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Isn’t about time the judicial appointment to the Court of Justice of the EU becomes more transparent? That’s what I’ve arguing over the last decade and now many seem to agree My latest eulawlive.com/op-ed-sunlig...

Op-Ed: "Sunlight is the best Disinfectant for EU judicial Selection" - EU Law Live

This is the third Op-Ed of a Symposium on “The Selection of EU Judges and the 255 Committee”. A previous Op-Ed was authored by Joseph H.H. Weiler and Giuliano Amato, Marta Cartabia, Dieter Grimm, Migu...

This is the MOST consequential legal action in the global fight against plastics: California accuses Exxon of misleading public on plastic recycling, what exponentially increased virgin plastic production over the past six decades on.ft.com/3TGEsdt#plastics

California accuses Exxon of misleading public on plastic recycling

Allegations arrive as plastics play a growing role in supporting oil demand

“We must ensure that decision-making and policymaking today takes greater account of the needs and interests of the generations to come, and that they are balanced with the needs and interests of current generations” Read the Pact for the Future 🇺🇳 & declaration www.thegoodlobby.eu/un-pact-for-...

UN Pact for the Future adopted

On September 22, 2024 world leaders gathered at the UN Headquarters in New York adopted the potentially game-changing Pact for the Future.

"Everything will be controlled by Von der Leyen — it’s the presidentialisation of the Commission.  She no longer has anyone challenging her like Breton, or Borrell". My latest for @irishexaminer vonderleyen www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Michael McGrath appointment: The jury is out on how influential he can be

How serious is Ursula von der Leyen about stopping the democratic rot insofar as her powers allow?

"Questa nuova Commissione sancisce il superamento dell’Unione dei valori e va nella direzione di un’Unione geostrategica di natura pragmatica disposta a compromettere i valori fondamentali in favore di una visione da “falchi” Intervista per @Open_goal #vonderleyent.co/jRDlTjHlrc

Here’s the PROPOSED new EU Commission featuring : - mostly unknown national politicians, coming from EPP and the right/far right - assigned to overlapping portfolios (climate, democracy, Mediterranean) - and unlikely to survive as such the vote of EU Parliament Fasten your seat belt #vonderleyen

We are also honored that the book has been endorsed by prominent experts in the field of EU democracy, namely (alphabetically) @alemanno.bsky.social, Davor Jancic, Kalypso Nicolaidis & Simona Piattoni

Why are caps now attached to bottles? Blame the EU (of course) Lovely-penned piece on one of the most common-sense, potentially effective, measures ever introduced by the EU, but miserably undersold and misunderstood by the many www.ft.com/content/e43c...

Why are caps now attached to bottles? Blame the EU

A new regulation has shaken up the industry

The Hague becomes world’s first city to pass law banning fossil fuel-related ads How can other cities that committed to become climate neutral by 2050 will be able to attain that goal while allowing advertising for products from the fossil industry? www.theguardian.com/world/2024/s...

The Hague becomes world’s first city to pass law banning fossil fuel-related ads

Legislation makes it illegal to advertise fossil fuel products and services with a high carbon footprint