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Regulating online platforms in Europe: learning from Germany’s experience

As the European Commission is working on the new European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP) and the Digital Service…

Summit mythology: What did EU leaders decide on rule of law conditionality?

On 21 July, EU leaders reached a decision on the bloc’s economic response…

Phase two of covid-19 responses across the EU ‘2013 the rule of law stress test continued

With the help of 25 legal experts, Théo Fournier and Michael Meyer-Resende prepared…

Report: Civil society recommendations on how the EU should regulate online platforms

The European Commission is aiming to set global standards for online platforms through…

Lessons Learned with Social Media Monitoring

Where do you start if you want to monitor social media during elections?…

The Rule of Law Stress Test – EU Member States’2019 Responses to Covid-19

Hopefully, the worst wave of covid-19 in Europe has passed. With most EU…

Backgrounder: Covid-19 and States of Emergency in Europe

Governments are introducing emergency measures across the world to fight off the covid-19…

Emergency measures and the rule of law in the age of covid-19

As countries around the world attempt to fight off the covid-19 pandemic, European…

Briefing Paper: Von der Leyen’s Plans

Von der Leyen’s European Commission is aiming to set global standards for emerging…

The Components of the Rule of Law: A Primer

What is the rule of law? Find out in The Components of the…