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To CETA or not to CETA: Reflections on ISDS and the special responsibility of national parliaments

4 November 2020
In a reaction to an EJIL: Talk! post by Baetens et al., Arcuri et al. claim that the Dutch parliament has the right to reject CETA and also argue in favour of it doing so. The post by Arcuri et al. raises important points that merit further discussion, among legal academics and practitioners...
by:
- M. Chamon
in Law
CETA: Complex, though Approved

31 October 2016
During the period of July to October 2016, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada was up for approval at the National States... This blog is only available in Dutch.
by:
- A.W. Heringa
in Law
Wallonia: small or large?

31 October 2016
How should we describe last week's situation, when the Canadians headed home after the Walloons torpedoed CETA? ... This blog is only available in Dutch.
by:
- A.W. Heringa
in Law
CETA and national parliaments

21 July 2016
The CETA trade agreement between the EU and Canada is, according to the initial judgment by the Commission, a treaty that fits within the exclusive jurisdiction of the EU (trade!) and can be made by the EU after approval from the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers... This blog is only...
by:
- A.W. Heringa
in Law
Member States´ financial contributions to the EU´s budget

13 May 2015

The EU´s budget is complicated. It is complex. And it is critically scrutinised by Member States. It has been the source of political debate and disagreement in the past decades and it still is today. Most recently, the issue was high on the agenda. In late 2014, the European Commission claimed supp...