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This post explores the quantitative criteria enabling to assess whether the integration of new members to the EU may be regarded as a success. As a case study, it focuses on four Central European countries—Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia (EU-4). It proposes a four-criteria framework: legal alignment, internal acceptance, external acceptance, and economic alignment (the latter excluded from this analysis).

On 14 June 2024 the Polish Parliament passed an act that introduces changes to the Polish Electoral Code, according to which correspondence voting shall be allowed in all types of elections (except for local government elections), including for the Polish citizens abroad. The author focuses on challenges that it may pose for the Polish consular service based on the experience of the previous Polish presidential elections in 2020.

The blog post examines Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ as a contemporary continuation of Catholic social teaching on the issue of work.

The blog post analyses the CJEU’s IKEA judgment on trade mark use in a political campaign and its relationship with freedom of expression.

This contribution follows the project "EU Enlargement and Successful Integration", especially the part on "Specific rules for acceding countries. Exemptions from EU law, transitory periods". It highlights some aspects related to the free movement of workers and transitional periods, which we classify as restrictions affecting countries acceding to the EU.

The blog post analyses the President of Poland’s power to appoint or refuse to appoint judges and whether such decisions are subject to judicial review.

In the current blog study, the author summarises the findings of his research on the EUs enlargement policy pursued within the framework of a Central European Academy Professors’ Network research group “EU Enlargement and Successful Integration” (2024-2025) and also the findings of the other research group members on their own country’s experiences with the EU accession.

The ageing of European societies is a fact, and this has an impact on state security. As the political organisation of society, it is obliged to ensure that it functions free of any threats. These can be of a diverse nature. One of them is ageing, leading to a change in the demographic structure of society. In order to exist, the state must ensure generational replacement.

This post analyses recent jurisprudence of the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) of the Czech Republic concerning the rights of Ukrainian nationals under the EU Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) and the 2022 Council Implementing Decision (CID).

https://doi.org/10.63189/YFSV7637 An analysis of the practice of the European Commission and the CJEU concerning proceedings for failure to comply with a prior judgment, i.e., Article 260(2) TFEU, reveals that the subject matter of the vast majority of non-compliance cases concerns the environment. Of the 45 cases conducted under this procedure between 2000 and 2025, as many as 21 related to this field, including 18 concerning waste. A closer examination shows that within thi

This blog post analyses the use of QMV in EU decision-making, focusing on enlargement, efficiency, sovereignty and smaller Member States.

The blog post examines how the rule of law shapes EU enlargement policy and assesses its evolving role in the Western Balkans accession process.

The post examines alleged inconsistencies in CJEU rule-of-law case law, comparing its approaches to judicial independence in Poland and Germany.

The blog post analyses the implications of a Slovak Constitutional Court reference to the CJEU concerning the loss of Slovak and EU citizenship following a same-sex marriage abroad.

Hybrid education combines traditional classroom instruction with online learning to create flexible, inclusive, and resilient educational experiences. This blog post examines lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, analyses Poland’s legal frameworks governing remote teaching, and explores the enduring benefits of blended learning models.

An analysis of the institutional guarantees of CJEU judicial independence, highlighting weaknesses in judicial appointments and tenure.

An analysis of Serbia's EU accession, the need for EU institutional reform, and the impact of evolving European security and geopolitical dynamics.

The blog post examines why Regulation (EU) 2016/1191 has little practical effect in Poland despite simplifying the circulation of public documents in the EU.

Daniel Morar published a book which is a reflective memoir and critical analysis of the Romanian justice system in the post-communist era. Drawing from his extensive judicial career, Morar provides a personal narrative enriched by his experiences as a prosecutor, focusing on pivotal events and challenges faced by the judiciary.

This blog examines the legal foundations governing the probative force and value of foreign official documents in Polish administrative proceedings.

In a series of judgments, the CJEU found that Hungary had infringed EU law in connection with its migration policy. This led to the imposition of severe financial penalties on Hungary in June 2024. The European Commission’s actions were characterised by selectivity. Despite similar restrictive migration practices being applied by Greece, Italy and Poland, the European Commission initiated infringement proceedings exclusively against Hungary, whilst other

A commentary on the draft Seventeenth Amendment opened for public consultation on 22 June 2026, and on the broader constitutional package that has accompanied Hungary’s post-electoral transition.

This blog post examines the CJEU's ruling in Joined Cases C-50/24 to C-56/24 on border procedures, transit zones, detention, and asylum under Directive 2013/32.

This post examines the legal implications of Poland's departure from random case allocation and its impact on judicial independence, transparency, and the right to a court established by law.