There is some agreement that the human rights framework in Europe is complex and unsatisfactory. One of the elements rendering it so is the current relationship between the EU and the ECHR. This chapter focusses on that relationship, concentrating on the following topics: I. Accession of the EU...

Since 2011, the European Semester constitutes the main instrument for strengthening economic policy coordination between member states. Economic policy coordination is of particular importance in a monetary union deprived of a full-fledged fiscal union as a backstop for shock-smoothing capacity....

Against any superficial impression of uniformity, the Treaty of Lisbon offers a significant number of mechanisms for flexibility (i.e. establishing different obligations and/or with different deadlines for accomplishment for different member states). External treaties complete the vast array for...