This study examines the triangular relationship between fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law in the EU and the challenges that arise in reflecting on ways to strengthen EU competences in these terrains. It analyses the current ‘state of play’ and provides a map of EU-level...

The purpose of this report is to assess the main challenges to the principle of freedom of movement of persons in the enlarged European Union. The right to move freely across the EUu0092s internal borders represents one of the fundamental freedoms of the internal market as well as an essential...

This paper assesses the legislative achievements made so far in the objectives set by the Amsterdam Treaty and the Tampere European Council. It explores why a number of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) policy areas have experienced a greater degree of development or convergence than others. The...