A special purpose vehicle is not enough to protect Euroclear. There needs to be a security emergency regulation (Art 288, TFEU) with immediate and direct effect, stating that assets belonging to the Russian Federation will be forfeited on security emergency grounds (Art 2(4) UN Charter; GA Res 3314)
EU looks for new path to tap Russian assets for Ukraine
European Commission resumes work on finding legally sound ways to access Moscow bank funds as Kyiv spending crunch deepens
www.ft.com
October 1, 2026 at 10:17 AM
A special purpose vehicle is not enough to protect Euroclear. There needs to be a security emergency regulation (Art 288, TFEU) with immediate and direct effect, stating that assets belonging to the Russian Federation will be forfeited on security emergency grounds (Art 2(4) UN Charter; GA Res 3314)
Google has requested interim measures to prevent the sharing of search data with other search engines as ordered by the Commission in Case SP – Alphabet – Article 6(11). The TFEU permit the CJEU to prescribe necessary interim measures.
September 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Google has requested interim measures to prevent the sharing of search data with other search engines as ordered by the Commission in Case SP – Alphabet – Article 6(11). The TFEU permit the CJEU to prescribe necessary interim measures.
24 EU judgments since 1980 weighed a public-interest plea for restricting competition. Since 2006, NOT ONE has saved an agreement between competitors.
A pact to slow AI down for safety would be the first. The full record, step by step: thecompetitionsystem.substack.com/p/the-ai-slo...
A pact to slow AI down for safety would be the first. The full record, step by step: thecompetitionsystem.substack.com/p/the-ai-slo...
The AI slowdown pact under EU law (Buist v. Anthropic)
Four paying users of ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and Gemini say the frontier labs illegally fixed the pace of AI in public. Under Article 101 TFEU most of the answer is already written. It runs against the labs on three steps out of four.
thecompetitionsystem.substack.com
September 30, 2026 at 11:01 AM
24 EU judgments since 1980 weighed a public-interest plea for restricting competition. Since 2006, NOT ONE has saved an agreement between competitors.
A pact to slow AI down for safety would be the first. The full record, step by step: thecompetitionsystem.substack.com/p/the-ai-slo...
A pact to slow AI down for safety would be the first. The full record, step by step: thecompetitionsystem.substack.com/p/the-ai-slo...
the jointly signed A🤖I-declaration of US undertakings instigated by U🇺🇸 president 🦤 and called ‘morally binding’, looks a lot like a state-sponsored #TechBroCARTEL in violation of Article 101 TFEU now, @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu
compare the 🥩 case (Viande Bovine ec.europa.eu/commission/p... )
compare the 🥩 case (Viande Bovine ec.europa.eu/commission/p... )
Commission imposes fine on French federations for unlawful agreement in the beef sector
Commission imposes fine on French federations for unlawful agreement in the beef sector \r\nIP\/03\/479\r\nBrussels, 2 April 2003\r\n\r\nCommission imposes fine on French federations for unlawful ag...
ec.europa.eu
September 30, 2026 at 6:21 AM
the jointly signed A🤖I-declaration of US undertakings instigated by U🇺🇸 president 🦤 and called ‘morally binding’, looks a lot like a state-sponsored #TechBroCARTEL in violation of Article 101 TFEU now, @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu
compare the 🥩 case (Viande Bovine ec.europa.eu/commission/p... )
compare the 🥩 case (Viande Bovine ec.europa.eu/commission/p... )
Since we’re talking about the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework again, now is as good a time as any to remind everyone what it says about the EU’s own resources in art. 311 TFEU.
(It says that that’s basically how the EU is meant to be funded.)
(It says that that’s basically how the EU is meant to be funded.)
September 29, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Since we’re talking about the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework again, now is as good a time as any to remind everyone what it says about the EU’s own resources in art. 311 TFEU.
(It says that that’s basically how the EU is meant to be funded.)
(It says that that’s basically how the EU is meant to be funded.)
'Strasbourg’s Consideration of Article 267 TFEU and the ECtHR as a Shadow Constitutional Court of the European Union'- a recent German Law Journal article of interest
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Strasbourg’s Consideration of Article 267 TFEU and the ECtHR as a Shadow Constitutional Court of the European Union | German Law Journal | Cambridge Core
Strasbourg’s Consideration of Article 267 TFEU and the ECtHR as a Shadow Constitutional Court of the European Union - Volume 27 Issue 4
www.cambridge.org
September 29, 2026 at 3:44 PM
'Strasbourg’s Consideration of Article 267 TFEU and the ECtHR as a Shadow Constitutional Court of the European Union'- a recent German Law Journal article of interest
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The European Commission’s Article 102 TFEU Guidelines: A Critical Assessment
The European Commission’s Article 102 TFEU Guidelines: A Critical Assessment
On 3 September 2026, the European Commission (Commission) published its Guidelines on the application of Article 102 TFEU to exclusionary conduct...
www.jdsupra.com
September 25, 2026 at 9:34 PM
The European Commission’s Article 102 TFEU Guidelines: A Critical Assessment
2/ Proponents lazily argue that because art. 123 TFEU doesn't explicitly forbid debt write-offs, it could be legal. This obviously disregard the principle of law: given the ECB is fordiden to make loans to governments, a fortiriori it cannot legally give money. They also ignore the jurisprudence.
September 24, 2026 at 5:28 PM
2/ Proponents lazily argue that because art. 123 TFEU doesn't explicitly forbid debt write-offs, it could be legal. This obviously disregard the principle of law: given the ECB is fordiden to make loans to governments, a fortiriori it cannot legally give money. They also ignore the jurisprudence.
Ook de Benelux-samenwerking staat onder druk. Meer art. 350 (van het TFEU), waar onze premier terecht voor pleit, lijkt meer en meer een verre droom. Of een illusie? Spijtig. www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
Belgische marine mikt op nieuwe Italiaanse gevechtsschepen, is Nederlandse piste gekelderd? | VRT NWS Nieuws
Het Italiaanse FREMM EVO-fregat is volgens een interne evaluatie van de marine de beste kandidaat voor de nieuwe Belgische gevechtsschepen. VRT NWS kon die evaluatie inkijken. De aankoop van 3 fregatt...
www.vrt.be
September 22, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Ook de Benelux-samenwerking staat onder druk. Meer art. 350 (van het TFEU), waar onze premier terecht voor pleit, lijkt meer en meer een verre droom. Of een illusie? Spijtig. www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
Leaving the EU automatically means you leave the Single Market & Customs Union.
It's there for all to see in TFEU from Art.26.
So now you've learnt something new will you stop saying variants of 'no-one voted to leave the Single Market'?
It's there for all to see in TFEU from Art.26.
So now you've learnt something new will you stop saying variants of 'no-one voted to leave the Single Market'?
September 22, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Leaving the EU automatically means you leave the Single Market & Customs Union.
It's there for all to see in TFEU from Art.26.
So now you've learnt something new will you stop saying variants of 'no-one voted to leave the Single Market'?
It's there for all to see in TFEU from Art.26.
So now you've learnt something new will you stop saying variants of 'no-one voted to leave the Single Market'?
You can't become an EU candidate if you don't commit to monetary policy. As a candidate you cannot progress until you have transposed all relevant EU law on monetary policy into national law.
UK would have to do all that and commit to euro and work towards implementing it. Articles 119 to 144 TFEU
UK would have to do all that and commit to euro and work towards implementing it. Articles 119 to 144 TFEU
September 22, 2026 at 9:29 AM
You can't become an EU candidate if you don't commit to monetary policy. As a candidate you cannot progress until you have transposed all relevant EU law on monetary policy into national law.
UK would have to do all that and commit to euro and work towards implementing it. Articles 119 to 144 TFEU
UK would have to do all that and commit to euro and work towards implementing it. Articles 119 to 144 TFEU
Credibility is not a line item in a prospectus, but it sits inside every discount rate in one. For European readers the contrast is institutional rather than rhetorical. ECB independence is treaty-level — Article 130 TFEU bars its decision-making bodies from seeking or taking
September 21, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Credibility is not a line item in a prospectus, but it sits inside every discount rate in one. For European readers the contrast is institutional rather than rhetorical. ECB independence is treaty-level — Article 130 TFEU bars its decision-making bodies from seeking or taking
Of course it's EU citizenship, but it only applies to citizens of EU Member States. TFEU Art. 20 couldn't be clearer: 'Every person holding the nationality of a Member State shall be a citizen of the Union. Citizenship of the Union shall be additional to and not replace national citizenship.'
September 20, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Of course it's EU citizenship, but it only applies to citizens of EU Member States. TFEU Art. 20 couldn't be clearer: 'Every person holding the nationality of a Member State shall be a citizen of the Union. Citizenship of the Union shall be additional to and not replace national citizenship.'
Article 20 TFEU is very clear on this. EU citizenship is dependent on holding the nationality of a member state. Rights are link to citizenship. Brits no longer have EU citizenship so no rights.
This isn’t the EU treating Brits “like rubbish”, this is Brits refusing to accept they’re not special.
This isn’t the EU treating Brits “like rubbish”, this is Brits refusing to accept they’re not special.
September 20, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Article 20 TFEU is very clear on this. EU citizenship is dependent on holding the nationality of a member state. Rights are link to citizenship. Brits no longer have EU citizenship so no rights.
This isn’t the EU treating Brits “like rubbish”, this is Brits refusing to accept they’re not special.
This isn’t the EU treating Brits “like rubbish”, this is Brits refusing to accept they’re not special.
'Strasbourg’s Consideration of Article 267 TFEU and the ECtHR as a Shadow Constitutional Court of the European Union'- a recent German Law Journal article of interest
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Strasbourg’s Consideration of Article 267 TFEU and the ECtHR as a Shadow Constitutional Court of the European Union | German Law Journal | Cambridge Core
Strasbourg’s Consideration of Article 267 TFEU and the ECtHR as a Shadow Constitutional Court of the European Union - Volume 27 Issue 4
www.cambridge.org
September 18, 2026 at 3:21 PM
'Strasbourg’s Consideration of Article 267 TFEU and the ECtHR as a Shadow Constitutional Court of the European Union'- a recent German Law Journal article of interest
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
EU Competition law analysis of interest (EU law live) - 'European Commission adopts new Guidelines on application of Article 102 TFEU to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings.'
eulawlive.com/oj-guideline...
eulawlive.com/oj-guideline...
September 17, 2026 at 3:34 PM
EU Competition law analysis of interest (EU law live) - 'European Commission adopts new Guidelines on application of Article 102 TFEU to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings.'
eulawlive.com/oj-guideline...
eulawlive.com/oj-guideline...
Framing it as an alliance is in my view a better choice than 'associate membership' which does not exist on the EU treaties beyond a vague art. 217 of TFEU which just says this.
September 17, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Framing it as an alliance is in my view a better choice than 'associate membership' which does not exist on the EU treaties beyond a vague art. 217 of TFEU which just says this.
Greens/EFA want Parliament to investigate alleged failures in implementing Green Deal measures after a summer of heatwaves and wildfires.
No inquiry committee exists yet. Creating one requires support from Parliament under Article 226 TFEU.
#GreenDeal #Climate
No inquiry committee exists yet. Creating one requires support from Parliament under Article 226 TFEU.
#GreenDeal #Climate
September 17, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Greens/EFA want Parliament to investigate alleged failures in implementing Green Deal measures after a summer of heatwaves and wildfires.
No inquiry committee exists yet. Creating one requires support from Parliament under Article 226 TFEU.
#GreenDeal #Climate
No inquiry committee exists yet. Creating one requires support from Parliament under Article 226 TFEU.
#GreenDeal #Climate
is done would be it is, Art. 217 TFEU
September 17, 2026 at 12:58 PM
is done would be it is, Art. 217 TFEU
Can envision Erasmus+, youth mobility schemes (if Canada accepts to co-pay) and such.
Far short from FoM of people, and ofc reciprocated.
Very sceptical re: an Art5 equivalent on trade, but we'll see.
To bear in mind:
Anything requiring EU treaty changes won't happen.
Art. 217 TFEU it is.
Far short from FoM of people, and ofc reciprocated.
Very sceptical re: an Art5 equivalent on trade, but we'll see.
To bear in mind:
Anything requiring EU treaty changes won't happen.
Art. 217 TFEU it is.
September 17, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Can envision Erasmus+, youth mobility schemes (if Canada accepts to co-pay) and such.
Far short from FoM of people, and ofc reciprocated.
Very sceptical re: an Art5 equivalent on trade, but we'll see.
To bear in mind:
Anything requiring EU treaty changes won't happen.
Art. 217 TFEU it is.
Far short from FoM of people, and ofc reciprocated.
Very sceptical re: an Art5 equivalent on trade, but we'll see.
To bear in mind:
Anything requiring EU treaty changes won't happen.
Art. 217 TFEU it is.
À propos de Tisza & the CJEU: there is no mechanism that allows for overriding an Art. 260(2) TFEU periodic penalty order with a political decision, right? It has dug in on an indefinite refusal to comply with Commission v. Hungary (Declaration of intent) and seems to think it can mobilise
September 17, 2026 at 11:45 AM
À propos de Tisza & the CJEU: there is no mechanism that allows for overriding an Art. 260(2) TFEU periodic penalty order with a political decision, right? It has dug in on an indefinite refusal to comply with Commission v. Hungary (Declaration of intent) and seems to think it can mobilise
"Article 222 TFEU (The Solidarity Clause)
Definition: The EU and its member states must act jointly in a spirit of solidarity if a member state faces a terrorist attack, a natural disaster, or a man-mad disaster."
Definition: The EU and its member states must act jointly in a spirit of solidarity if a member state faces a terrorist attack, a natural disaster, or a man-mad disaster."
September 17, 2026 at 10:41 AM
"Article 222 TFEU (The Solidarity Clause)
Definition: The EU and its member states must act jointly in a spirit of solidarity if a member state faces a terrorist attack, a natural disaster, or a man-mad disaster."
Definition: The EU and its member states must act jointly in a spirit of solidarity if a member state faces a terrorist attack, a natural disaster, or a man-mad disaster."