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The Binding Power of European Values in Commission v Hungary
Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) defines the Union’s twelve founding values, such as human dignity, equality, and respect for human rights. In Commission v Hungary (C-769/22), the Court discovered a self-standing violation of Article 2 TEU, stating that these values are legally binding horizontal obligations for Member States.
Europe’s New ‘Intergenerational Contract.’ But Will It Deliver for Young People?
The European Commission’s new strategy on intergenerational fairness is one of the EU’s clearest attempts yet to answer a difficult question: how can Europe ensure that today’s decisions do not undermine the lives of future generations?
Behind the Glitz and Glamour of Eurovision
For most people, Eurovision is about the music, the outfits, the parties and just overall the vibes, and to be completely honest, fair. However, beneath the surface of glitter and performance, the contest has increasingly become entangled in political tensions, despite the European Broadcasting Union’s (EBU) longstanding claim of political neutrality.
Security through Integration: Iceland’s Return to the EU Debate
When the debate over Iceland's possible accession to the European Union was revived after the country's parliamentary elections in 2024, it signalled a comeback of an issue widely thought to have been settled - and subsequently buried. Discussions around a possible EU membership had died down after well-advanced accession negotiations were paused in 2015 due to a standoff over fishing rights.
Short History of Pride in Europe, From Protest to Public March for Human Rights
In this day and age, Pride in Europe means embracing love and diversity. It’s an opportunity for the EU to promote itself on the international stage as a safe space for different identities. Its importance goes beyond a public protest; it attests the right of members of the LGBTQIA+ to express their love and gestures of affection out in the open, not only in protected spaces like gay bars.
The Slow Death of the European Green Deal?
In 2019, shortly after being elected as the new President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen introduced the European Green Deal as the defining political project of her mandate. At the height of the Fridays for Future protests and growing public awareness over climate change, she described the Green Deal as ‘Europe’s man on the moon moment’,