


Future Of Europe
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Adjusting to Reality? Revisiting Treaty Revision in the Context of EU Enlargement
As the European Union re-centers enlargement on its political agenda, the legal mechanics of treaty change face renewed scrutiny. While the accession of new Member States is legally grounded in Article 49 TEU, the distinction between “adjustments” and “amendments” remains
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Let’s Venture More Territoriality in German Electoral Law – A proposal for a reform of 2023 electoral reform
The hotly debated German electoral law reform from 2023, pursued by the former “traffic light coalition” and which in an amended form overcame the test by the German Constitutional Court, passed its baptism of fire at the general election end
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Decarbonization in the Maritime Industry: Key Factors for an Effective Transition Strategy
The maritime industry, a vital component of global trade, is under immense pressure to decarbonize due to stringent environmental regulations and rising stakeholder expectations. With shipping accounting for nearly 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the industry must embrace innovative
European Values
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Naming the Unfamiliar, Defining the Undefined – The Hungarian Constitutional Interpretation of the Protection of Sovereignty
On 15 November 2024, the Hungarian Constitutional Court published its decision (not yet available in English) rejecting the constitutional complaint brought by Transparency International Hungary against the Sovereignty Protection Office (hereinafter "the SPO"). The petitioner argued that the functioning of
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Sovereignty at Risk. The EU’s Role?
With the American transition of power bringing the fight for national sovereignty and national security into the foreground of global conversations once again, it is important to have a retrospective look at how this conversation unfolded between Hungary and the
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The EU’s Competitiveness Compass: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly?
The European Commission has unveiled its Competitiveness Compass—a five-year blueprint to boost innovation and strengthen Europe’s economy—which gets the diagnosis right but prescribes the wrong cure. While it rightly flags excessive red tape, lagging innovation, and strategic vulnerabilities to China
Tech & AI
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Managing AI Agents: Risk, Compliance, and Responsible Deployment (Part II.)
In the first part, we explored how the OpenAI Agents SDK simplifies the development and deployment of intelligent agents, and what key legal and data protection considerations must be considered when implementing them. Now, we are taking a deeper dive:
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Managing AI Agents: Risk, Compliance, and Responsible Deployment (Part I.)
Developing AI agents has been a complex, time-consuming, and technically challenging task – but OpenAI’s new Agents SDK could change that. The new development kit allows you to build domain-specific agents that can collaborate, make decisions, and take on tasks
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Knowledge Graphs and LLMs: How Can We Move from Structured Knowledge to AI-Generated Answers? – Part II.
Knowledge Graphs are therefore an advantage where information does not come from a single source, but is scattered across multiple documents, and when identifying the links between individual data point is essential to provide an accurate response. While vector search
Free Speech & Privacy
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Clearance in Crisis – Trump’s Executive Order Raises Concern for Law Firms
The Trump administration’s recent actions regarding the U.S. legal community, particularly targeting law firms, have raised significant constitutional concerns reinforcing the view that his targeting of law firms is rooted in political retaliation. President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders targeting
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Meta’s GDPR Fine: Delayed Accountability, but Maybe a Shift Toward Real Consequences
The €251 million fine imposed on Meta by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) for a Facebook security breach dating back to 2018 reflects a growing willingness by European regulators to hold tech giants accountable for failing to protect user data.
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TikTok vs. USA: A New Chapter in First Amendment Accountability
In our blog, we have previously explored in detail the dispute between TikTok and the U.S. regarding the platform's potential ban. In December, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the law that forces TikTok’s Chinese parent company,