This paper focuses on the problematic consequences related to the introduction of an advisory opinions procedure to the European Court of Human Rights as outlined by Protocol No. 16 to the European Convention on Human Rights. In particular, moving from the characteristics and the rationale...

Der Beitrag untersucht, welche Möglichkeiten bestehen, die Folgen der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise im Rahmen der Anwendung des Stabilitäts- und Wachstumspakts zu berücksichtigen. Dabei werden insbesondere Möglichkeiten und Grenzen einer "flexiblen" Anwendung des Pakts erörtert. Er...

This article replicates and extends the Hille and Knill (2006) study on the implementation of the acquis communautaire in EU candidate countries. We use a different methodological approach, i.e. the "fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis" (fsQCA), and extend the analysis by incorporating...

What characterizes the EU today is that it is not only a multi-level governance system, but also a multi-context system. The making of Europe does not just take place on different levels within the European political framework, executed by different groups of actors or institutions. Rather, it...

This paper explores the historical background of the political and economic relations between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union, presenting an overview of relevant documents such as the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and the Association Agreement. Special emphasis is put on...

Approximately ten years after the Lisbon Treaty came into force, the debate on reforming the European Union has reached new heights. A decade of ‚poly-crisis‘ has rattled long-held certitudes. At the same time, phenomena such as Brexit, a new European Commission, a new European Parliament,...