Yesterday, the European Copyright Society (ECS) published its Opinion on the CJEU MIO/konektra cases C- 580/23 and C-795/23 (originality and infringement test of works of applied art). The Executive Summary is reproduced below and the full Opinion is available here: ecs-opinion-mio-konektra.pdf Executive summary Background. In Cofemel, the CJEU recognized that (i) the standard test … Read more
On 22 October 2024 the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or ‘the Court’) issued a landmark judgment in the case of Kobaliya and Others v. Russia. It found that the Russian legislation on ‘foreign agents’ – imposing huge restrictions on the rights of Russian non-governmental organisations, media organisations and individuals designated as ‘foreign agents’ … Read more
EU commitments limit the space for governments to implement their own political priorities. Sergio Scandizzo argues that while these commitments often have positive effects, they have led to a deterioration in political discourse that has helped foster the rise of the populist right. Mario Draghi’s recent report on EU competitiveness, commissioned by European Commission President … Read more
Do voting advice applications work? Drawing on a new field experiment during the 2024 European Parliament election, Joris Frese, Simon Hix and Romain Lachat find that while there is limited evidence voting advice applications boost turnout levels, their recommendations do appear to have a meaningful impact on the choices made by voters. Voting advice applications … Read more
European security will have to adapt to the realities of a second Donald Trump presidency. Stuart Austin writes it may be necessary for European leaders to downplay arguments around shared democratic values and appeal instead to practical, transactional politics. In February 2024, Donald Trump told a rally that he would encourage Russia to do “whatever … Read more
