Volume 38 (2015), Edition 1

At present the European Union is in the process of negotiating a series of Free Trade Agreements with the USA (TTIP), with Canada (CETA) as well as with 22 other WTO States (TISA) - all of which contain Investor-to-state dispute settlements (ISDS)....

The Lisbon Treaty introduced a small but significant change to the appointment procedure of the European Commission President, namely the requirement for the candidate proposed by the European Council to be elected by the European Parliament. Even...

Following a short overview of the main elements of Banking Union, this article analyses the positions of Germany, France and the EU institutions with regard to the negotiations on two of the most important elements agreed: the Single Supervisory...

Productivity growth in Europe has trailed other leading economies since the 1990s, undermining the ability of European firms to compete in the global marketplace. Competitiveness depends on the capacity of firms to drive and adapt to change through...