The TARN conference that was held in Luxembourg has resulted in a book titled The External Dimension of EU Agencies and Bodies, Law and Policy (Edward Edgar Publishing) edited by Herwig C.H. Hofmann, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Ellen Vos, Maastricht University and
4-5 December: TARN Conference in Maastricht – Call for Papers
On 4 and 5 December, TARN will organise a conference in Maastricht. The topic of the conference will be ‘EU Agencies as ‘Inbetweeners’? The Relationship between EU Agencies and Member States. Morten Egeberg and Jarle Trondal have concluded on the
13 June 2019: TARN Event in Brussels
On 13 June 2019, a TARN event entitled “Science, Transparency and Independence. The Revised Rules on EU Risk Assessment on Food and EFSA” will take place in Brussels. This expert workshop will bring together academics and representatives of EU institutions
TARN Statement Available
TARN has published a statement on EU Agencies reform. This statement includes five key recommendations which TARN considers necessary in constitutional terms, even if they are necessarily feasible to implement in the short term. The TARN academic research network studies
TARN Policy Brief Available
TARN has published its first policy brief consisting of policy recommendations for reforming EU governance. This brief includes the findings of the TARN Jean Monnet Network over the period of 2015-2018. The purpose of this brief is to identify areas where
TARN’s activity report available
TARN’s activity report for the years 2015-2018 is now available. This report provides a detailed summary of TARN’s activities over the period of 2015-2018. The report highlights the contributions TARN has made to the debate on the agencification of EU executive
New TARN WP: Andreas Eriksen on Agency Accountability
A new TARN Working Paper, written by Andreas Eriksen, entitled ‘Agency Accountability: Management of Expectations or Answerability to Mandate?’ has been published. European agencies are subject to many kinds of control mechanisms and analysts worry that they often suffer from an
New TARN WP published: Vesco Paskalev on Accountability & Glyphosate
Vesco Paskalev “On Giving Account and Taking Things into Account: The Case of Glyphosate”. Risk regulation regimes in the developed world are increasingly ‘science-based’, that isheavily dependent on scientific assessment of the risk conducted by independent and specialised agencies. In
31 August 2018: TARN event in Maastricht
On 31 August 2018, a TARN event entitled ‘Challenges to agencification of EU executive governance’ took place in Maastricht. During this event, Paul Tucker from Harvard Kennedy School and the Systemic Risk Council started the discussion by providing his reflections
TARN Partner presents study to the European Parliament
The European Implementation Assessment (EIA) drawn up by TARN Partner Ellen Vos was presented to the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament on 27 November. This EIA ‘EU Agencies, Common Approach and Parliamentary Scrutiny’ was commissioned by the Ex-post Evaluation