Over the past two years, I’ve explored a wide range of topics on EU politics and process. Looking back, I’m surprised by how much has come together.
To make my blog easier to navigate, I’ve grouped my favourite posts into themes.
I hope you find something that sparks your interest. Let me know what you think – and share with others if you find it helpful!
NEW: My EU law tracker
I launched my own automated tool to keep track of EU law-making! Test it here and read more about it here.
The basics
I cover essential skills for EU policy-making – from understanding how laws are made to tracking what’s coming next:
📖 How to read EU law (link)
🛠️ How to make EU law (link)
🔍 How to track EU law (link)
🗓️ How to identify upcoming EU laws (link)
⏰ Why you need to engage early in the law-making process (link)
🧰 Understanding the EU’s new simplification toolkit (link)
Law-making process
For those looking to go deeper, these process charts offer a visual and detailed breakdown of how EU law-making really works:
🗺️ A Detailed Map of EU Law-Making: Final (link)
📌 A Detailed Map of EU Law-Making: Explained (link)
EU law-making in numbers
These posts explore the data – how many files are moving through the legislative process, who is responsible, and how to communicate this information clearly. These are the most recent:
📊 A dashboard with data on EU law-making, including the current status of legislative files, and the responsible actors. (link)
🧩 How legislative files are distributed among political groups in the European Parliament. (link)
🧠 Smart tools for better conversations on EU law – introducing a document I use to track file progress (link)
The rhythm of EU law-making
🧵 How long does it take the EU to adopt a law? I explore the EU’s legislative process and build a timeline of its key steps based on a large dataset. (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, summary & timelapse)
Upcoming application dates of EU rules
⏳ Stay ahead of EU rule changes: lists of future application dates of EU laws – all the way to 2040 (Part 1, Part 2, summary & full list)
How the European Parliament works
🏛️ How the European Parliament adopts a mandate for trilogues (link)
📜 Parliament’s Rules of Procedure – key changes for the current mandate (Part 1, Part 2)
🛰️ Lost in legislation: Navigating the European Parliament’s Observatory (link)
Transition between mandates
🗓️ EU post-election timeline (link)
🔄 Political discontinuity: The Commission’s right to withdraw legislative proposals (link)
🛑 What happens to unfinished legislative business after the EU elections? (link)
Delegated and implementing acts
🤯 Why Draghi underestimates the volume of EU law (link)
😬 The delegated (and implementing) acts are coming (link)
📚 A primer on delegated and implementing acts (link)
Want more?
🤩 More posts are just one click away. Let me know what is missing and maybe I’ll write about it next.
Fabian Bohnenberger 