The main objective of the book is to answer the question of the proper theoretical justification for the regulatory agencies which are an important component of the EU institutional structure. They are independent bodies appointed by the European Commission in
EU agencies and Turkey – mode of differentiated integration?
By Michael Kaeding and Marko Milenković The European Union (EU) and Turkey have a long and multifaceted relationship. In this entry (based on a recent longer analysis) we focus on Turkey’s involvement with the EU’s decentralised agencies, and more particularly on whether and
Book publication: Relative Authority of Judicial and Extra-Judicial Review
By Michał Krajewski This blogpost introduces the book “Relative Authority of Judicial and Extra-Judicial Review”, written by Michał Krajewski, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. This book is part of the Modern Studies in European Law series
Boards of Appeal of EU agencies at a crossroads
By Merijn Chamon The Boards of Appeal established for the decision-making agencies perform a function that lies between exercising administrative review, at the one end, and offering judicial review, at the other. It is still unclear in which direction they
Legal action against Frontex over human rights compliance: what should we expect from the case?
By Alexander Schuster and Celia Challet 2021 has been a troublesome year for the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex). The EU agency that assists Member States with their external border control has been exposed for its alleged
New TARN Working Paper on ‘Exploring the Possibility of Interplay between Different Types of Control: Connecting Political and Judicial Accountability in the Case of EASA’
Lisette Mustert and Miroslava Scholten, ‘Exploring the Possibility of Interplay between Different Types of Control: Connecting Political and Judicial Accountability in the Case of EASA’. More and more agencies have been created at both EU and national levels, which cooperate
New TARN Working Paper on ‘Energy Trading and its Multiplicity of Supervisors: Effectiveness of Fragmented Supervision and Information Sharing in View of Reporting Obligations for Energy Trading Companies’
Liebrich Hiemstra, ‘Energy Trading and its Multiplicity of Supervisors: Effectiveness of Fragmented Supervision and Information Sharing in View of Reporting Obligations for Energy Trading Companies’ Energy companies trading in derivatives which have a value based on an energy product (“Energy
New TARN Working Paper on ‘EU agencies in banking and energy between institutional and policy centralisation’
Sandra Eckert, ‘EU agencies in banking and energy between institutional and policy centralisation’. This working paper suggests to analyse agencification as a double process of institutional and policy centralisation. To that end, it develops a categorisation of agencies that incorporates
Book publication: Controlling EU Agencies – The Rule of Law in a Multi-Jurisdictional Legal Order
By Miroslava Scholten and Alex Brennikmeijer This blogpost introduces the book ‘Controlling EU Agencies The Rule of Law in a Multi-jurisdictional Legal Order’ which launches the debate on how to build a comprehensive system of controls in light of
New TARN Working Paper on ‘Frontex actions: out of control? The complexity of composite decision-making procedures’
Sarah Tas, ‘Frontex actions: out of control? The complexity of composite decision-making procedure’. Frontex operations can have important consequences on an individual’s life, and they should consequently be subject to an efficient control in order to offer adequate legal protection
New teaching seminar on EU Agencies at the College of Europe (Bruges)
As of next academic year, TARN members Ellen Vos and Merijn Chamon (both Maastricht University) will be Visiting Professors at the College of Europe (Bruges), teaching a seminar on ‘EU agencies: shifting paradigms of EU administration’. Together with the students,