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In the 2024 European Parliament elections, far-right parties made gains in many member states and won a higher overall seat share than ever before. In addition, the much discussed “rise of the far right” also changed the debate among the other...

The European Union (EU) and South Korea have maintained intensive relations for more than 60 years, which have been institutionalised at a political, economic and security policy level. Both sides are very similar in terms of value orientation,...

With NextGenerationEU (NGEU), macroeconomically significant debt has been incurred via the European Union (EU) budget for the first time. It is controversial whether this marks the start of continuous EU debt. This article analyses the interests of...

Over the past decade, an increasing number of states have adopted a feminist foreign policy approach. Cooperation in this area between state, civil society and academic actors is developing very dynamically. Against this background, and in view of a...

In this article, we provide a systematic overview of developments in European social policy under the first von der Leyen Commission (vdL Commission). We analyse the developments in the areas of regulatory, distributive and coordinative social...

Town twinning comes with great expectations. Pursued after the Second World War as an instrument of reconciliation on the European continent, they are supposed to strengthen political and social cohesion in Europe. However, classic partnerships are...

The case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the values of Art. 2 Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the protection of the rule of law marks an important step in protecting the integrity of the European Union (EU). Moreover,...