Mark Dawson explains what the EU can do to address the infringements of fundamental rights in Hungary. While the recent attack of the Hungarian government on the Central European University may seem shocking, close observers… [Read more]
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A Brexit We Can Believe In
The year of the Brexit referendum is drawing to a close. The UK is, at the time of writing, awaiting a Supreme Court judgment on the matter of whether British constitutional law requires the process… [Read more]
Caught Between a Rock and a “Hard” Brexit
Mark Dawson is Professor of European law and governance at the Hertie School and has been watching the aftermath of the Brexit referendum unfold from Berlin. After the dust settled, Lisa Gow, one of the… [Read more]
European House of Flames
Should we stay or should we go? The question of leaving the Eurozone has become a new reality while discussing the Euro after seven years of crisis. Populists all over Europe revel in exit fantasies,… [Read more]
Two Birds with One Stone: Save the Euro, Solve the Migrant Crisis?
You would be forgiven for missing the potential solution to the two largest crises facing modern Europe. Although well-received by the European Commission, it passed almost immediately into public obscurity, hidden away in a four-page… [Read more]
The European Union and its Quest for Equal Opportunities
While equal pay and equal treatment have been fundamental principles of the EU order since the Treaty of Rome in 1957, it is clear that they have not found full expression in the lives of… [Read more]
Volkswagen and Fuel Economy Standards in the EU: in Desperate Need of an Overhaul?
Truth in Engineering,’ proclaimed Audi proudly in billboards all over the world. Ironic, considering Audi’s parent company, Volkswagen (VW), has found itself deeply mired in an emissions cheating scandal that has implicated an estimated… [Read more]
Europe’s Latest Solution to the Migrant Crisis Isn’t Good Enough
Last week’s controversial EU-Turkey migrant summit resolved to send back all migrants arriving in Greece from Turkey without documents. Is this a humanitarian solution? Over 1,012,100 migrants set sail for Europe from Turkey last year. Most… [Read more]
Can the European Union Come Up with a Real Security Strategy?
It has been five years since the European Union last debated its security strategy. Twelve years have passed since the adoption of the so-called 2003 Solana Strategy “A Secure Europe in a Better World”. The… [Read more]
It’s Leadership We Need
The interview with Lord Ralf Dahrendorf was conducted by Caspar von Schoeler in June 2006 The EU Constitutional Treaty is alive—at least in public debates over whether it is dead. In an interview with SP3,… [Read more]