European Commission
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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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EU post-election timeline
An EU timeline to help you navigate the complex post-election period. Continue reading
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Draghi on an Industrial Strategy for Europe
Mario Draghi gave an interesting speech last week, which offers further insights into his upcoming report. Continue reading
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Exploring the EU’s Strategic Agenda 2024-2029
What are the EU’s priorities for the next five years? EU leaders are about to sign off the Strategic Agenda 2024-2029 at the next European Council meeting on 27 June. A look at the leaked drafts. 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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EU trade defence faces tough choices on China
The US decision to increase tariffs on China puts additional pressure on the EU to take similar action – but there is the risk of Chinese retaliation. A brief discussion. Continue reading
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How to track EU law
Keeping track of legislative proposals as they move through the EU system is easier than it looks – here is how you can do it. Continue reading
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How to read EU law
A brief explainer on how to find your way around EU laws and where to look for key information in long legislative acts. Continue reading
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Why and how the European Parliament is changing its rules
The European Parliament is about to change its rules. With the final committee report now available, I explore what the changes will mean for parliamentary business and working with Parliament. Continue reading
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Navigating the Early Stages of EU Law-making
It’s crucial to understand the early stages of EU law-making because this is where key decisions are made. A simple map based on my recent presentation. Continue reading
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What’s new with the EU budget?
After painstaking negotiations, the EU institutions last week concluded the mid-term revision of the EU’s long-term budget. This post looks beyond some of the headline figures. Continue reading
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From Green to Industrial Deal: How EU Priorities are shifting towards Competitiveness
This post unpacks the EU’s political shift from championing the green transition towards bolstering EU competitiveness. Continue reading
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How to identify upcoming EU laws
It is key to understand what policy ideas the Commission is (and is not) pursuing if you want to feed in your views early in the process. This post explains how/where you can find out what the Commission is planning. Continue reading
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A simple tool to explain the EU policy process – and why you need to engage early
To influence EU policy successfully, you first need to understand how it is made. Here I share my simple visual aid to explain the policy process to non-experts. Continue reading
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Everyday Rule-Making by the Commission: a primer on delegated and implementing acts
A brief explanation of the key characteristics of delegated and implementing acts, some of the Commission’s key tools in everyday rule-making. Continue reading
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Who’s keeping track of Commission implementing acts?
Towards the end of the year, I explore one part of EU activity that gets easily ignored: the stunning and ambiguous number of implementing acts that the Commission has recently adopted. Continue reading
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Useful EU links
A list of links to navigate the EU Institutions. Continue reading
Fabian Bohnenberger 