On May 16, the CJEU issued a new judgment on air passenger rights when there is a long flight delay and an airline claims extraordinary circumstances, in the case Touristic Aviation Services (C-405/23). In a given case, the flight was delayed by 3hrs and 49 min between Germany and Greece. The delay was a result … Read more
First, it raises questions on whether, even as a ‘non-procurement’ opportunity, this was carried out in a proper way aligned with best practice. An 8-day window to express interest seems very short, especially as potentially interested consultants/consultancies were given very limited information to estimate the scope of works and understand the cost (to them) of … Read more
Image via flickr Introduction This two-part blog post is aiming to explain what Rights Retention is and how it works in practice. In the first part, I’ll explain the forces at play in the publishing industry, why copyright ownership in academia is so important and how the publishing process works. These are technicalities that must … Read more
Fünf Fragen an Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik Österreich hat letzten Sonntag den Nationalrat gewählt. Die rechte Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ) wurde stärkste Kraft und erzielte damit ihr historisch bestes Ergebnis. Um die Wahl einzuordnen, haben wir mit dem Experten Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik gesprochen. Er ist Professor für österreichische Politik im europäischen Kontext am Institut für Staatswissenschaft der Universität … Read more
Jacques Bellezit, University of Strasbourg (France) Photo credit: mafe de baggis, via Wikimedia Commons If one wants to trace back the history of European construction, it would necessarily have to mention the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). Inspired by the Schumann Declaration of May 9th 1950, it was the first … Read more