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One Step Closer to Holding Frontex Accountable 2.0: WS and Others v Frontex (C-679/23 P), by Sarah Tas
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Continue reading →: One Step Closer to Holding Frontex Accountable 2.0: WS and Others v Frontex (C-679/23 P), by Sarah TasOn International Migrants Day, the Court of Justice ruled on two appeals in action for damages brought against Frontex. I have discussed the case Alaa Hamoudi v European Border and Coast Guard Agency(Frontex) in a previous blogpost (here). This blogpost will focus on the second case decided on the same…
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One Step Closer to Holding Frontex Accountable: Hamoudi v Frontex (C-136/24 P), by Sarah Tas
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Continue reading →: One Step Closer to Holding Frontex Accountable: Hamoudi v Frontex (C-136/24 P), by Sarah TasOn International Migrants Day, the Court of Justice ruled on two appeals in action for damages brought against Frontex: the case WS and Others v European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), and the case Alaa Hamoudi v European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex). It upheld both appeals, set…
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Continue reading →: AMLA and the Common Approach – Rethinking EU Agencification, by Merijn ChamonThe creation of the European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) in 2024 marks not just the latest chapter in EU agency proliferation, but also a moment to reflect again on the framework that was meant to guide the agencification process: the 2012 Common Approach on EU Decentralised Agencies. Intended to bring…
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Continue reading →: Combatting the adverse consequences of divergent national administrative and judicial decisions in EU law: A perspective from the field of Value Added Tax, by Mathijs KlemmHarmonised rules, decentralised authorities EU law frequently relies on harmonised rules that are applied by decentralised national authorities. Value Added Tax (VAT) provides a clear example of this phenomenon. The relevant legal framework here is Council Directive 2006/112/EC which establishes the common VAT system and lays down largely mandatory provisions…
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Continue reading →: When the floods rise, the law stands still: the EU’s responsibility to protect climate-displaced people, by Adeodata KanyamihandaThis piece argues that EU asylum law remains ill-equipped to address cross-border climate displacement, leaving significant protection gaps. To clarify how and why these gaps persist, the piece proceeds in four steps. First, it contextualises the EU’s fragmented response to climate-related mobility and the absence of a coherent protection strategy.…




