This two-part article reviews how the UK authorities have fared in the practical application of Directive 2004/38/EC in the five years since it entered into force. It identifies and examines the most common problems faced by EU citizens when seeking to have their rights recognised by the UK...

In April 2010 the European Commission embarked upon a public consultation in order to identify concrete actions to tackle the challenges and obstacles faced by citizens when exercising their rights as citizens of the European Union. The issues under consultation included residence right and the...

For a long time it has been commonly perceived that the decisions of the European Commission appraising mergers have, for many reasons, not been fully subjected to substantive judicial review. However, this familiar criticism now seems to have been partly addressed by recent developments, for...

This article reviews V. Kronenberger's quot;The European Union and the International Legal Order: Discord or Harmony?quot; A relatively unusual publication that examines the European Union's legal framework through the looking glass of international law

In December 2010, the European Commission published a Green Paper that proposes various actions to encourage the recognition of civil status documents across the EU and invited comments on its proposals. The Green Paper followed on from a public consultation on citizens' rights which sought to...