Democracy
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EU law-making update #2
The second edition of my regular EU law-making update is out. Continue reading
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New: Regular EU law-making updates
Introducing regular slide updates on EU legislative developments – your briefing to complement my detailed EU law tracker. Continue reading
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EU simplification is moving faster than you think
The EU’s simplification process is outpacing most other legislation, but you wouldn’t know it from the commentary. Continue reading
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How to catch EU laws before they bite
The real challenge with EU law isn’t just knowing what the rules are – it’s knowing when they matter. My new tool helps you keep track of legal deadlines, so you never miss a rule that affects you. Continue reading
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Explore the EU rulebook like a map
The EU rulebook is huge and complex, so I built an interactive map that lets you navigate it visually. Continue reading
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Tracking EU legislation made easy
A quick walkthrough of the main features on the first page of my new EU law-making dashboard. Continue reading
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EU law-making, made clear
Try my new tool to easily navigate EU-law making. Continue reading
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Modernising Europe’s Finances: What’s in the 2028–2034 MFF Proposal?
On 16 July, the European Commission unveiled its detailed proposals for the next long-term EU budget. This post summarises key elements of the proposal. Continue reading
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EU law-making, explained – my best posts
An overview of my best posts on EU politics, policy and process. Continue reading
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EU Law-Making in Numbers: Political Groups
How legislative files are distributed among political groups in the European Parliament. Continue reading
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EU post-election timeline: update
An updated post-election timeline to help you navigate the EU’s next steps. Continue reading
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Counting votes for von der Leyen
European Commission President von der Leyen faces a challenging re-election with slim majority. A secret ballot and turnover in Parliament add complexity. Continue reading
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The delegated (and implementing) acts are coming
From 18 July, the Commission will re-start sending delegated acts to the European Parliament and the Council. Why this matters. Continue reading
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How to make EU law: The Ecodesign Regulation
Interested in how EU law is made? This post maps the legislative journey of the Ecodesign Regulation and explains why understanding the process matters. Continue reading
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Who votes in Council? Austria and the Nature Restoration Law
Defying her own government, an Austrian Minister casts the decisive vote on a controversial EU law. Does her vote count? And did Council actually adopt the law? Continue reading
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EU post-election timeline
An EU timeline to help you navigate the complex post-election period. Continue reading
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Political discontinuity: The Commission’s right to withdraw legislative proposals
With the start of a new five-year term for the European Commission and the Parliament, what happens to legislative proposals from the last mandate? Continue reading
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Chapter in new Research Handbook
Our chapter on the legitimacy impasses of transnational trade governance was finally published in the Research Handbook on the Sociology of International Law. Continue reading
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New co-authored strategy paper on trade policy
The Friedrich Ebert Foundation just published a strategy paper on the future of European and German trade policy to which I contributed as a member of its Working Group on Trade Policy. The paper is based on detailed discussions between… Continue reading
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Who Supports Continental Integration? Treaty Commitment in the African Union
This posts summarises preliminary results of my analysis of treaty commitments in the African Union. The assessment is part of a research project for the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) that explores the behaviour of authoritarian countries in… Continue reading
Fabian Bohnenberger 