National Security & International and European Law
by Antonino Alì @ University of Trento - Italy
The Council decided to take the necessary steps to maintain restrictive measures under the EU non-proliferation regime against Iran. The Council assessed that there are valid reasons not to lift…
Judgment of the General Court in Case T-65/18 RENV | Venezuela v Council The General Court of the European Union has dismissed an action brought by Venezuela seeking to annul…
13 July 2023 In Case C?106/22, REQUEST for a preliminary ruling under Article 267 TFEU from the F?városi Törvényszék (Budapest High Court, Hungary), made by decision of 1 February 2022, received at…
The document “European Economic Security Strategy” (JOIN(2023) 20 final) issued by the European Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, dated 20.6.2023, outlines a…
https://techtracker.aspi.org.au/ Australian Strategic Policy Institute ASPI’s Critical Technology Tracker is a website that provides a new dataset to track 44 critical and emerging technologies that are foundational for economies, societies,…
The “G7 Leaders’ Statement on Economic Resilience and Economic Security” dated May 20, 2023, outlines the group’s comprehensive approach to strengthening global economic resilience and security. Key elements of the…
g7-2023-statement-on-ukraine The G7 leaders issued a statement on the crisis in Ukraine on May 19, 2023, reaffirming their commitment to stand against Russia’s “illegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked war of aggression”…
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/04/27/remarks-by-national-security-advisor-jake-sullivan-on-renewing-american-economic-leadership-at-the-brookings-institution/ Jake Sullivan, US National Security Advisor, delivered a wide-ranging speech on the integration of domestic and international economic policy under President Biden’s administration. Reflecting on the post-World War II…
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Yesterday, Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, delivered a speech on the relationship between the EU and China. She suggested that the EU should use its…
delivered on 30 March 2023 Case C?106/22 Xella Magyarország Épít?anyagipari Kft. Follow
The European Parliament and the Council have come to an agreement regarding the anti-coercion instrument. This instrument is meant to prevent third countries from using economic coercion to harm the…
Judgment of the General Court in Case T-212/22 | Prigozhina v Council cp230043en Follow
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_22_748 Appreciation of strategic thinking: The President of the Commission acknowledges the long-term, strategic thinking of the person he/she is addressing, particularly in terms of promoting a common European strategic…
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The Russian Federation ceases to be a Party to the European Convention on Human Rights The Russian Federation ceases to be a Party to the European Convention on Human Rights…
“That is why in the coming year the Commission will present measures to update our legislative framework for fighting corruption. We will raise standards on offences such as illicit enrichment,…
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), formally known as H.R. 5376 and enacted as Public Law 117-169, represents a significant step forward in US legislation aimed at combating inflation…
Commission adopts proposal for “maintenance and alignment” package The European Commission has today adopted a joint (High Representative-Commission) proposal for a new package of measures to maintain and strengthen the…
Adopted the sixth package of restrictive measures against Russia. A complete import ban on all Russian seaborne crude oil and petroleum products. This covers 90% of our current oil imports…
Today, the European Commission is proposing to add the violation of EU restrictive measures to the list of EU crimes. The Commission is also proposing new reinforced rules on asset…
Questione giustizia Articolo – Dalle misure restrittive dell’Unione europea alla “guerra economica” Follow
5TH package COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022:578 COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2022:576 COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022:582 COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022:581 COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2022:580 EU agrees fifth package of sanctions against…
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_22_2281 Press_statement_by_President_von_der_Leyen This fifth package has six pillars. First, we will impose an import ban on coal from Russia, worth EUR 4 billion per year. This will cut another important…
On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation began a military operation in Ukraine. By acts of March 1, 2022 1, the Council of the European Union introduced a series of…
European Commission and United States Joint Statement on Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework The European Commission and the United States announce that they have agreed in principle on a new Trans-Atlantic…
Alessandro Colombo, Professor of International Relations at the University of Milan and Head of ISPI’s Transatlantic Relations Programme. has just published a very interesting article on the website of Fondazione…
On 25 February 2022, the Council of Europe decided to adopt Article 8 measures and suspended Russia, with immediate effect, from its rights of representation in the Committee of Ministers…
TREATY N2228005 Treaties of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic Follow
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https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_22_1828 The European Commission’s ‘Freeze and Seize’ Task Force, set up to ensure EU-level coordination to implement sanctions against listed Russian and Belarussian oligarchs, has now stepped up its action…
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_22_1776 Question_and_Answers__fourth_package_of_restrictive_measures_against_Russia Follow
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_1761 The agreed measures are the following: – A full prohibition of any transactions with certain Russian State-owned enterprises across different sectors – the Kremlin’s military-industrial complex. – An EU…
Confronted with growing instability, strategic competition and security threats, we decided to take more responsibility for our security and take further decisive steps towards building our European sovereignty, reducing our…
G7 Leaders’ Statement 2022-03-11-g7-leader-eng-data Follow
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_22_1724 “First, we will deny Russia the status of most-favoured-nation in our markets. This will revoke important benefits that Russia enjoys as a WTO member. Russian companies will no longer…
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_1649 2022 394 EU 2022 395 CFSP 2022 398 EU 2022 399 CFSP Follow