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
Life as a Minority – New Slovakian Language Law Draft Endangering Hungarian Minorities in Slovakia?
Since decades, minority language usage has been a heavily debated topic Europe-wide. Language is considered the core of cultural identity helping the preservation of heritage, tradition and customs. The importance of minority language usage has caused reason for misunderstanding due
Defining the “constitutional self” in Montenegro
It seems that in no country does the reveal of the population census results attract as much public attention as in Montenegro. On the 15th of October 2024, top TV stations in Montenegro streamed the long-awaited release of the results
The Changing Climate of EU Accession to the ECHR – Consequences and Challenges for Climate Change Litigation?
The year 2024 marks a significant milestone in climate change litigation, with ECtHR delivering its first judgment recognizing a violation of a State’s positive obligations to ensure adequate protection against the harmful effects of climate change. While the judgment in
Human Nature, Hate, Speech Platforms, and the DSA. A “How To” Guide to Limit Harmful Content on VLOPs
As Bertrand Russell—way before the digital media’s age—observed, “few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed.” This implicated the essential need for human beings to hate others to achieve their own happiness, thus having
Flooded with Vacation? – Climate Leave for Climate Catastrophes and Weather Anomalies Introduced in Spain
Spain – as a coastal country – has been facing different weather anomalies in the past decades but this year, these adverse events gained significant media attention globally and also cause great crises within the country. To deal with this
The state of Faith in a State of faith: Poland’s Stance on Religious Neutrality
Europe has always been diverse in terms of religion, with this diversity deeply rooted in its history. The Central and Eastern European (hereinafter: CEE) region exemplifies this, being historically and geographically influenced by various religious traditions. These religions and beliefs have
Exporting Rule of Law or Excusing Enlargement? A Geographical Extension of the Rule of Law Report on North Macedonia
The 2024 Rule of Law Report of the European Commission (hereinafter referred to as RoLR) introduced some novelties, particularly as it was the first time the executive branch of the EU extended and conducted its research and monitoring system outside
Rising Voices of Euroscepticism: A Path to Reflection or Regression?
In the matter of unprecedented challenges and transforming political landscapes, the question of Euroscepticism assumes a prominent position regarding the future of the European Union. As the EU navigates a complex web of economic and social uncertainties, migration pressures, and
Need More Space? Space Sustainability and the New Road toward the Sustainable Uses of Outer Space
The increasing attention on sustainability already reached the activities and regulation of outer space: “the final frontier.” Space-related state- and international action puts traditional approaches to sovereignty and territory, as well as to resulting obligations and state functions in a
