Within the scope of its initiative on “Compulsory Licensing in the EU”, the European Commission launched a call for evidence on 1 April 2022 and a public consultation on 7 July 2022 with the aim of gathering views from stakeholders. The objective of this initiative is to explore the...

This paper analyzes the recent judicial reform in Albania, which is in progress since 2015. The new mechanisms and institutions established by the reform are analyzed to identify the solutions to the problems of the judiciary system. After the fall of the communist regime, Albania has undergone...

The circular economy concept focuses on the prevention, reduction, reuse, recovery and recycling of materials and energy. Its aim is to replace the "end-of-life" concept with new possibilities for reuse, restoration and renewal. The circular economy is a strategic concept to promote the...

This paper studies the labor market effects of out- and in-migration in the context of cross-border commuting. It investigates an EU policy reform that granted Czech citizens full access to the German labor market, resulting in a Czech commuter outflow across the border to Germany. Exploiting...

In den kommenden Jahren wird die bislang vom Westen geprägte Weltordnung des möglichst ungehinderten Austausches und des Multilateralismus an Einfluss verlieren, globale Institutionen werden es noch schwerer haben, ihrem Auftrag des Interessensausgleichs und der Förderung der internationalen...