The public consultation launched by the European Commission could lead to a Statute for a European mutual (look at the article: Rally in favor of a statute for European mutuals!). … Continue reading →

The European Parliament has responded to the European Commission’s White Paper, released in February 2012 (more than a year already!), with a non-legislative resolution introduced by MEP Ria Oomen-Ruijten (EPP). … Continue reading →

During the Thursday, March 14, 2013 plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, an overwhelming majority of MEPs adopted a legislative own-initiative report calling for the creation of a … Continue reading →

On January 22, 2013, following a vote of 21-0 with one abstention, the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament adopted a legislative own-initiative report backed by MEP Luigi Berlinguer … Continue reading →

The annual meeting of the American Economic Association in January gave rise to a groundbreaking communication by two “chief economists.” Olivier Blanchard and Daniel Leigh brought to light an error … Continue reading →

On January 1, 2013, Ireland assumed the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, succeeding Cyprus. With its comprehensive program entitled “For Stability, Jobs and Growth,” the … Continue reading →

Since 2007, the European directive on the posting of workers has become increasingly unclear following a series of rulings by the European Court of Justice. In March of 2012, the … Continue reading →