Amidst other national and global climate protection initiatives, the new EU Commission under the leadership of Ursula von der Leyen is facing the challenge of concretely following through on previous announcements regarding an ambitious climate policy. Specifically, action must be taken to raise...

In June 2018, an agreement between key EU institutions – the Commission, the European Parliament, and the European Council – was reached after a long-lasting discourse over the 2030 EU climate and energy policy package. This paper offers a comprehensive assessment of the EU package, with its...

Europe, and Germany in particular, have quickly ramped up liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports to partially offset the loss of Russian pipeline gas deliveries. While many observers rightly applaud this historical achievement, there are also concerns that LNG decisions taken in the face of the...

This contribution seeks to explain the innovations and broader implications of the EU Climate and Energy Package from the viewpoint of general EU law and international law. It provides an innovative analysis of the Package through the lenses of the principle of environmental integration,...

This contribution seeks to explain the innovations and broader implications of the EU Climate and Energy Package from the viewpoint of general EU law and international law. It provides an innovative analysis of the Package through the lenses of the principle of environmental integration,...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine challenges the liberal peace project that has always been at the heart of the European Union. The political project that led to the EU was founded on the idea that economic trade and political cooperation promote reconciliation and create a more peaceful and...