This commentary offers an analysis of the Florescu ruling, rendered by the ECJ in June 2017. Among others, it offers insights on the legal status of the MoU bailed-out countries enter into, the reviewability of these instruments, and the applicability of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights to...

The COVID-19 pandemic and the dramatic recession that ensued, have precipitated new and ambitious economic and monetary policy initiatives at the European Union level. This article takes stock of the measures taken thus far and reflects on the impact of the ongoing crisis on the Eurozone’s...

To ensure a smooth functioning of the Economic and Monetary Union, the Stability and Growth Pact defines limits on national fiscal policies and encompasses the possibility to impose sanctions. This short piece explores the much under-examined issue of enforcement of the EU fiscal rules. In the...

Nationalism seems to have gained momentum in some parts of our continent (Scotland, Catalonia, Flanders,…). Considering the current context, the emergence of breakaway regions as fully-fledged states is no longer a chimera but has become intellectually conceivable. The relationship between...

With the referenda on possible Scottish and Catalan independence and the electoral successes of the Flemish pro-independence movement, secession of part of a EU Member State has become a real possibility that cannot be ignored any longer. The driving forces behind the referenda seek independence...

French Abstract: Cette contribution analyse la méthode privilégiée par la Belgique pour intégrer le principle d'équilibre budgétaire (la fameuse règle d'or) dans son droit constitutionnel, conformément à ses obligations en vertu de l'Article 3(2) du Traité sur la Stabilité, la...

French Abstract: Dans son arrêt n° 62/2016, la Cour constitutionnelle belge a récemment rejeté plusieurs recours intentés contre divers instruments légaux ayant contribué à intégrer les règles du Pacte budgétaire européen (et notamment la fameux principe d'équilibre budgétaire)...

The Eurozone and the European Union have recently been confronted with a number of existential threats. The sovereign debt crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic have forced European decisionmakers to pass important reforms which have radically transformed the nature and scope of the Union's powers in...