Human rights in EU trade agreements
The main mechanism for incorporating human rights into the EU's bilateral agreements consists of an 'essential elements' human rights clause that enables one party to take appropriate measures in case...
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Multinational enterprises, value creation and taxation
Multinational enterprises are changing. This concerns especially their improved ability to fragment their value chains and disperse them geographically. Such global value chains have stimulated econom...
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Rules on political groups in the EP
Political groups are central to the work of the European Parliament. After European citizens elected a new Parliament, political groups are expected to notify their composition by end of June. To form...
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Election of the President of the European Commission: Understanding the Spitzenkandidaten process
The European Parliament has long sought to ensure that, by voting in European elections, European citizens not only elect the Parliament itself, but also have a say over who would head the EU executiv...
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Understanding the d'Hondt method: Allocation of parliamentary seats and leadership positions
The d'Hondt method is used within the Parliament as a formula for distributing the chairs of the parliamentary committees and delegations, as well as to distribute those posts among the national deleg...
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Regional policy
The EU's regional policy aims to address the territorial, social and economic imbalances existing between the different regions of the EU. Also known as cohesion policy, it covers all regions and citi...
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How State aid works in the EU
Key to a fair single market, EU rules do not allow State aid, unless it is used to promote general economic development, for example, when tackling the challenges of global competition or the ongoing ...
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Just Transition fund
The EU aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% by 2030 and achieve climate neutrality by 2050. But the green transition 2050 won't happen without making some financial investments… hence,...
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