Tag: EU
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Majority Rule or Rule of Law? Neutrality, Constitutional Supremacy and the Perils of Majoritarian Logic
Having the numbers in Parliament does not make something lawful. When constitutional neutrality is treated as just another political choice, we blur the line between majority rule and the rule of law. Neutrality is not a mood or a tactic. It is a constitutional commitment that cannot shift with the parliamentary winds. That is the…
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Alarm Bells in Caracas – a wake up call for the EU
Trump’s reckless invasion of Venezuela shatters illusions about a self-sustaining rules-based order. The EU now faces a decisive choice: drift into irrelevance or unite, wielding both muscle and diplomacy, to defend postwar values of human rights, justice and law. History demands leadership; hesitation means surrender by instalments for Europe itself. There are moments when history…
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The Passport Judgment Aftermath (III)
Facts and Explainers – The Mexit Fantasy Another reaction popular on social media is the one that advocates showing the middle finger to the meddling EU and actually leaving it. How dare the Europeans dictate citizenship terms to our sovereign nation? Where to start? A list maybe… 1. The success of the citizenship by investment…
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Praworządność : the EU and the Rule of Law
In a historic move today, the European Commission has initiated a procedure against Poland based on the clear risk of a serious breach of the rule of law. From the official press release: Despite repeated efforts, for almost two years, to engage the Polish authorities in a constructive dialogue in the context of the Rule…
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Malta, l-UE u r-rifuġji fiskali
L-ewwel parti: Rifuġji Fiskali u Politika Ewropea Ilbieraħ l-Unjoni Ewropea ippublikat “blacklist” ta’ rifuġji fiskali (tax havens) u din tinkludi 17-il pajjiż barra l-Unjoni illi jitqiesu bħala pajjiżi li ma jikkoperawx f’materji fiskali. Milli stajt nara, ir-reazzjoni għal din l-aħbar kienet waħda li tirrefletti konfużjoni kbira kemm dwar is-suġġett innifsu kif ukoll dwar il-protagonisti principali.…
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Pirates of the Mediterranean.
The #Maltafiles scandal has just broken. The journalistic network EIC (European Investigative Collaborations) combed through 150,000 documents leaked from Malta and concluded that Malta is a ‘pirate base’ for tax avoidance. Coming right after Panama Leaks had projected Malta into the wrong side of the limelight thanks to its having the only EU Minister…