by Trym Nohr Fjørtoft   In 2015, many European states experienced a massive influx of migrants and refugees seeking protection within their borders. The European Refugee crisis was a crisis in many respects—first and foremost for the people forced to flee their homes, but also for the institution tasked with managing the EU’s external borders.… » read more

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By Annalisa Volpato and Kathryn Wright The withdrawal of the UK from the EU has become an inescapable reality on both sides of the Channel. As we enter the transition period, it has become strikingly clear that, although the terms of the future relationship between the EU and the UK are still under negotiation, the… » read more

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  by Evangelia (Lilian) Tsourdi EU agencies are now at the forefront of policy implementation in EU’s migration, asylum and external border control policies for two primary reasons: to overcome the policy implementation gap and enhance interstate solidarity. Focusing specifically on the de jure and de facto mandate expansion of the European Asylum Support Office… » read more

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By Annalisa Volpato The European Environmental Agency (EEA) has recently published its latest ‘State of the Environment’ report (SOER 2020). Published every 5 years as part of the tasks of EEA’s mandate, the report contains a comprehensive assessment on the state of, trends in, and prospects for the protection of the environment in the EU.… » read more

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    By Sabrina Röttger-Wirtz     The independence and impartiality of administrative procedures is a core component of the right to good administration and within the EU is emphasized in Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights as well as Article 298 TFEU, as well as many pieces of secondary legislation. Conflict of… » read more

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                by Merijn Chamon When the three main institutions adopted the Common Approach on EU Decentralised Agencies in 2012 one of the few innovative elements in this otherwise disappointing non-binding interinstitutional agreement were the provisions dedicated to the selection of the seat of EU agencies. As many EU-watchers… » read more

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The TARN academic research network was founded in 2015 and received co-funding as Jean Monet Network by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union over the period from 2015 until 2018. In order to provide an overview of the most important findings of this period, in this blog post the TARN Statement on EU Agencies… » read more

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      by Katrijn Siderius and Miroslava Scholten EU agencies’ number and powers have grown tremendously in the recent years. Despite the so-called Meroni ‘non-delegation’ doctrine, EU agencies perform a wide range of tasks. They can contribute to or pass (soft) rules of general applications and impose sanctions for violation of EU laws vis-à-vis… » read more

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By Andreas Eriksen The study of the accountability of administrative agencies should enable us to assess whether agency decisions are appropriately scrutinized. In order for this to be possible, we need sense of what makes something into a genuine accountability practice—as opposed to merely a set of administrative hurdles that create an illusory sense of… » read more

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By Tobias Tesche Mind the compliance gap The Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) has been plagued by chronic non-compliance and a lack of local ownership of the fiscal rules. To remedy this dysfunctional state of affairs a technocratic consensus has emerged between the European Commission, the ECB, the IMF and the OECD that fiscal councils… » read more

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