Greenland’s Application for Membership to the International Football Community – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

Greenland’s Application for Membership to the International Football Community – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

Before President Trump began using the world’s largest island nation as a political football, even going so far as to threaten annexation, Greenlanders have long desired autonomy – including in the world of sport. The Football Association of Greenland (KAK), founded in 1971, represents and governs the sport in the country. As an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, yet geographically located in North America, Greenland has developed its own distinct football identity. The game is the most popular national sport throughout the country. Due to the harsh climate and vast distances for club teams, the Greenlandic Football Championship is unique, operating in only one location during the course of a week. Due to Greenland’s recent application for membership to the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf), this post explores Greenland’s ambition to become an independent nation in the world of football.

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Mixed economic results and growing political conflict – Hungary’s 20 years of EU membership – Go Health Pro

Mixed economic results and growing political conflict – Hungary’s 20 years of EU membership – Go Health Pro

Hungary is often portrayed as a problem case for European integration due to frequent clashes between Viktor Orbán’s government and the EU’s institutions. Yet as András Bíró-Nagy and Gergő Medve-Bálint explain, the country’s 20 years in the EU have also seen a relatively high level of compliance with EU policies and strong support for membership … Read more

finding of exclusive jurisdiction in ISDA Master Agreement, rejection of ultra vires arguments and an unlikely prima facie resurrection of pre-EU membership bilateral conventions. – gavc law – geert van calster – Go Health Pro

finding of exclusive jurisdiction in ISDA Master Agreement, rejection of ultra vires arguments and an unlikely prima facie resurrection of pre-EU membership bilateral conventions. – gavc law – geert van calster – Go Health Pro

Dexia v Patrimonio del Trentino [2024] EWHC 2717 (KB) echoes Banca Intesa v Venezia  in some of its main issues. It features capacity of foreign corporations to enter into legal transaction, relevance of lex incorporationis, validity of choice of court clause, and the impact of Brexit, with the judge prima facie accepting resurrection of the … Read more

Defying stereotypes – twenty years of Estonia’s EU membership – Go Health Pro

Mixed economic results and growing political conflict – Hungary’s 20 years of EU membership – Go Health Pro

Estonia was viewed as a “model pupil” prior to its EU accession in 2004 and it has largely maintained this reputation as a member state, writes Piret Ehin. The country has proven to be a reliable partner for other EU states and has led by example on issues such as the war in Ukraine and … Read more