Accountability… Judicial Review of EU-level Resolution of a Systemically Significant Eurozone Bank by an EU Agency in the SRM – Concluding remarks to the blog series on the Banco Popular case, by JTimmermans 11 Nov 202214 Nov 2022 Introduction The Banking Union, incl. the SRM framework, has been highly criticised by economists, politicians and legal experts for being considered flawed, incomplete and institutionally complex. This criticism is expected…
Agencies… The possibility of judicial review of the SRB’s resolution decision in Case T-481/17 Fundación Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno and SFL v SRB, by R Lanceiro 23 Sep 202222 Sep 2022 On 1st June 2022, the General Court rendered its judgments in the five pilot cases on the Banco Popular resolution. These were much awaited because it was the first time…
Agencies… The Obligation and Sensitivity of Administrative Independence under EU law: Time for an updated Toolbox?, by Lena Enqvist & Markus Naarttijärvi 8 Jul 20227 Jul 2022 To efficiently ensure that EU law will have an impact on the national level, the EU is dependent on the loyal cooperation of national administrative authorities, which has been described…
Accountability… Outsourcing Rulemaking Powers, by C Jenart 1 Jul 20221 Jul 2022 Introduction Alexis de Tocqueville allegorized Parliament as a man navigating a sailing boat in the middle of the ocean: he can steer the ship, but cannot influence its structure, nor…
Agencies… Good job! The General Court pats the SRB on the shoulder for its first ever banking resolution, by Jolien Timmermans 7 Jun 20222 Nov 2022 ** Annulment actions against resolution of Banco Popular dismissed in their entirety ** On 1st June, the General Court rendered its judgment in the five pilot cases (out of almost…
Agencies EU Agencies before the Court of Justice, 2nd & 3rd June 13 May 202213 May 2022 The rise of EU agencies constitutes one of the most important developments of the EU administration. Nonetheless, an effective judicial review of the exercise of their powers is still faced…
Accountability… Assessing Assessors – How to Evaluate the Scientific Performance of a Pesticide Regulatory Authority, by Sari Autio 22 Oct 202112 Oct 2021 A scientific performance evaluation is a valuable means for organizational learning and for strengthening the accountability of regulatory authorities. At the request of the Dutch Competent Authority for authorisation of…
Agencies… Boards of Appeal of EU agencies at a crossroads, by Merijn Chamon 3 Sep 20217 Oct 2021 The Boards of Appeal established for the decision-making agencies perform a function that lies between exercising administrative review, at the one end, and offering judicial review, at the other. It…