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Why majoritarian democracies are more anti-European - guest lecture by Marlene Wind

Submitted by harskutik on Feb 23, 2015

Studying a country's democratic system might shed light on attitudes towards the European Union's system of judicial review, argued Marlene Wind, Professor of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen, in her CEUR lecture “Why Majoritarian Democracies Are More Anti-European” on February 19, 2015. Read the full article about the lecture here.

Talk by Ivan Mikloš, former Slovakian Finance Minister

Submitted by harskutik on Feb 3, 2015

On Thursday, 29 January, 2015 the Center for European Union Research (CEUR) at Central European University (CEU) hosted Ivan Mikloš, the former Slovakian Finance Minister for a talk about his role in managing the euro crisis decision in Slovakia between 2010 and 2012. The event was part of the activities organized under the FP7 'bEUcitizen' research consortium  in which Uwe Puetter and Robert Csehi carry out research on the constraints financial market developments may have imposed on the practice of political citizenship.

European Parliament publishes study by Uwe Puetter

Submitted by harskutik on Feb 3, 2015

The European Parliament published an in-depth analysis on the roles of the European Council and the Council in contemporary EU governance by ProfessorUwe Puetter. The study discusses the growing influence of the two institutions and reviews policy options for institutional and constitutional change. Read the full study here.

 

Former Slovakian finance minister will talk about euro crisis decision-making at CEUR

Submitted by harskutik on Dec 12, 2014

Managing euro crisis decision-making in Slovakia

CEUR guest lecture by Mr Ivan Mikloš, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Slovakia, Member of Parliament and Member of the Committee on Finance and Budget, President of economic think-tank M.E.S.A. 10

Chair: Uwe Puetter

Date: January 29, 2015

Time: 17.20

Venue: MB 201

Marie-Pierre Granger participates in EU citizenship research seminar at the University of Copenhagen

Submitted by harskutik on Dec 12, 2014

Marie-Pierre Granger (CEUR) participated in an international research seminar held at the University of Copenhagen on 11 December 2014 on EU citizenship and right organised by the Centre for European Studies in Economic Law (Copenhagen University), the Centre for Regulation and Enforcement of Europe (Utrecht University) and the EU funded bEUcitizen project.

See the seminar program here.

Article in European Law Review by CEUR members Marie-Pierre Granger and Kristina Irion

Submitted by harskutik on Dec 12, 2014

CEUR members Marie-Pierre Granger and Kristina Irion co-authored an analysis of the recent Digital Rights Ireland decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which has just been published in the European Law Review. In that groundbreaking ruling, the Court invalidated the Data Retention Directive, an important piece of the EU anti-terrorism arsenal.

The European Council and deliberative intergovernmentalism: an interview with Uwe Puetter by the Library at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union

Submitted by harskutik on Nov 25, 2014

The European Council and deliberative intergovernmentalism: an interview with Uwe Puetter by the Library at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union

Uwe Puetter talks about new intergovernmentalism at the EIF of the University of Vienna

Submitted by harskutik on Nov 25, 2014

DPP Professor and CEUR Director Uwe Puetter talks about new intergovernmentalism and institutional change in the European Union at the inter-departmental workshop of the Institut für europäische Integrationsforschung (EIF) of the University of Vienna. The lecture (in English), which relates to Uwe Puetter's new book on the European Council and the Council, is followed by comments and discussion. The event on Monday, December 1 is moderated by former CEU graduate Zdenek Kudrna.

Watch CEU's Uwe Puetter as he speaks at the European Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee workshop

Submitted by harskutik on Nov 3, 2014

Watch the CEU's Uwe Puetter as he speaks at the European Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee workshop at the beginning of a new life cycle of the European institutions about the changing roles of the European Council and the Council in European Union governance.

Uwe Puetter writes about the role of European Council and the new Juncker Commission

Submitted by harskutik on Oct 21, 2014

The appointment of Jean-Claude Juncker as the new President of the European Commission generated substantial media attention over the summer, which has continued during the Commissioner hearings held in the European Parliament. On LSE's EUROPP blog Uwe Puetter assesses how these developments sit alongside his theory of 'deliberative intergovernmentalism', under which the European Council is viewed as holding a central role in the EU's decision-making process.