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Increasing irrigation efficiency has been high on the political agenda in Spain for many years. However, the overarching aim to reduce agricultural water consumption has not been met so far. To explore this phenomenon, Nora Schütze investigates processes of coordination between the water and agricultural sector in three Spanish river basins in the context of the EU Water Framework Directive implementation. From the perspective of polycentric governance, she identifies multiple mechanisms which illustrate how and why actors interact in certain ways, and thus shows why environmental aims of the Water Framework Directive remain unachieved.

The one-year 'Conference on the Future of Europe' came to an end in May 2022. CoFoE is an unprecedented experiment in democracy at EU level. At its heart is the engagement of citizens in deliberative consultations on the future of European integration. This volume includes eleven contributions which examine the process and the results of this innovative dialogue process in select EU member states; the contributions analyse the involvement of national and regional actors as well as EU institutions. Many of the authors from politics, administration and academia personally partook in the conference. With a preface by the President of the European Committee of the Regions.With contributions byGabriele Abels ¿ Jarolím Antal ¿ Muhterem Aras ¿ Lukas Böhm ¿ Susanna Cafaro ¿ Vasco Alves Cordeiro ¿Anna Dermitzakis ¿ Leopold Kernstock ¿ Mario Kölling ¿ Oskar Kveton ¿ Servane Metzger ¿ Sarah Meyer ¿ Timo Peters ¿ Wolfgang Petzold ¿ Min Reuchamps ¿ Ann-Mireille Sautter ¿ Patrick Steindl ¿ Mattéo Torres-Ader ¿ Melina Weilguni ¿Jasmin Zengin ¿ Florian Ziegenbalg

Framed by complexity-thinking, this book uses the prism of security sector reform (SSR) to trace the co-evolution of the Western Balkans as part of the EU/Europe security community and the European Union (EU) as a security actor. It aims to analyse the suitability and adaptability of EU security governance to a VUCA world, i.e. a world of increasing vulnerability, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity¿the world of transformative change. It takes a detailed view on the transformation of regional and state security in the Western Balkans and the EU¿s role in the process between 1991, the year that marked the flare-up of violence and large-scale conflict, and 2013, when the first state of the region joined the EU.

Volume II examines the history of the European Union from an inside-out perspective, focusing on the internal developments that shaped the European integration process. Split into three parts, Part I covers the principles that have defined European integration, exploring the treaties and their changes through time, with Brexit being a core milestone. Part II considers the different instruments within the architecture of European integration, with special focus on the development of policies, the euro and enlargement. Part III concentrates on the various narratives surrounding European integration, in particular the concepts, goals and ideas that both spoke and failed to speak to the hearts and minds of Europeans. This includes the 'longue durée' concept, peace, European culture, (the absence of) religion, prosperity and (a lack of) solidarity and democracy.

What are the implications of combating the pandemic for basic principles of the rule of law and for the various system levels of the law? Are there such things as best practices in pandemic control? Finally, can models and models of legal regulation of a pandemic be derived from the geopolitical context? The following contributions contain divergent national models of pandemic regulation. Conclusions and recommendations may be derived from this, which could be applied to the respective national legislation. As a normative consequence of these experiences, the question will arise to what extent the European legal framework must be strengthened, even harmonised. With contributions bySilvia Allegrezza | Géraldine Bachoué | Basak Baglayan | Stefan Braum | Fatima Chaouche | Jörg Gerkrath | Katrin Kappler | Séverine Menétrey | Valsamis Mitsilegas | Adan Nieto Martin | Sandra M. B. Picicuto | Maitena Poelemans | Ralf Poscher | Rosaria Sicurella | Li-ann Thio | Santiago Wortman Jofre

Which European and non-European ideas and practices facilitated the shaping of European unity? Or rather, which pursuits led to deadlocks in the cooperation between states? The book seeks answers to these questions by surveying the historical attempts at realizing supranational patterns of governance in Europe since the Middle Ages. The main focus is on the nineteenth and twentieth century organizational models of European unification. The analysis draws on an abundance of historical and legal source material. While the author encourages critical thinking about European integration, the exploration is admittedly based on specific values. va Bka claims that the struggle for the humanization of power with its democratic creative force has been the major driver in the development of the system of liberties and the idea of European unity. The analysis of the historical process up to the Lisbon Treaty (2007) with the recognition of common, shared, and supported competences meets the author's set of values to a great extent. The last part of the book examines whether the European Union can serve as a political and economic organizational model for other parts of the world.

The European Union Treaty after Lisbon emphasises the overarching objectives of sustainable development and a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment, high levels of environmental protection and social progress. Yet, in 2022, it is clear that these ambitions have not been fully achieved. The ongoing pandemic, the continuing fall-out from Brexit and the resulting economic damage, a Grexit avoided, and potential other exits from the EU, have come to undermine the political consensus of the idea of a European Union. Amidst these challenges, the debates on how to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals have turned towards demanding more sustainable economic policies, financial investments and business actions. The present volume provides a much-needed space for in-depth discussion of the concept of sustainable value creation and how it can be achieved within the ecological limits of our planet, through the prism of an interdisciplinary concept of sustainability.

A provocative and rousing essay collection from one of Europe's greatest living writers

Electricity Decentralization in the European Union: Towards Zero Carbon and Energy Transition, Second Edition examines progress in decentralization across the European Union, with each chapter focusing on developments and innovations in a specific country. Sections provide an overview of the current role and state of smart grids, the conceptualization of energy transition, and specific cases across all EU states. Across the chapters, regulatory frameworks are assessed to identify to what extent it is conducive to decentralization, with specific outcomes of decentralization covered in detail, including deployment of smart grids and meters, demand response, electric vehicles, and storage. The book highlights how specific EU member states are progressing towards deployment of these tools and technologies, along with the specific needs and regulatory barriers in each and recommendations for how regulation can be more encouraging. In addition, electricity interconnections in the EU are considered as a vital step towards decentralization in order to boost energy security and energy efficiency. Finally, the book includes a detailed examination of data protection concerns that arise from the advent of new technologies that collect personal information, such as smart grids, assessing current regulation on data protection and identifying areas for improvement, as well as innovative finance options for sustainable energy.

This Element examines efforts to strengthen Economic and Monetary Union in the European Union, especially over the last decade, asking if enough has been done to render it more sustainable and resilient. Drawing on a survey of 111 leading experts on the economics and politics of EMU, this Element reviews the wide-ranging reforms undertaken since the crises of the early 2010s and assesses whether they go far enough. Although it concludes that much has been done to push the euro towards being a more complete currency, it identifies remaining flaws and challenges which EU leaders need to resolve.

This book provides a timely picture of the audit sector and how it responds to regulatory and technological challenges. It analyses the impact of EU reforms on audit practices by comparing the U.K. and Italy.

The historical Dayton Peace Accords of 1995 put an end to the Bosnian War and created the consociational democratic system, which brought three ethnic groups together. This book critically examines the post Dayton Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and its relationship with the European Union (EU).

This book considers Chinese, US, Russian, EU and other powers competition and collaboration in Eurasia, demonstrating that we are in a new Multipolar World Order 2.0 stage.

This succinct introduction uses a precise style, clear structure, and engaging narrative approach to inspire a sophisticated understanding of the subject. Schutze breaks down the core material required for study of EU law, and equips students to continue their learning with an analytical eye.

'Combatting' irregular migration is one of the key challenges to migration management at EU level. The present book addresses one of the most pressing structural problems regarding the EU's return policy: the low return rate of irregularly staying migrants. In this regard the EU Return Directive obliges Member States to issue a return decision, yet only 40% of such decisions are enforced annually. Moreover, despite the political and legal efforts, the EU is not making any significant progress in enforcing the rules it has laid down in the Return Directive. The legislation of EU Member States may, however, serve as a source for possible solutions to 'combat' the problem of irregularly staying migrants. It is for this reason that the book compares the system of regularisations in Austria, Germany and Spain. Regularisations constitute an effective alternative to returns because they terminate the irregular residence of migrants, not through deportation, but rather by granting a right of residence. Regularisation is therefore understood as each legal decision that awards legal residency to irregularly staying migrants. As is shown by the examination and comparison of regularisations in Austria, Germany and Spain, differentiated systems of regularisation exist at national level. However, EU regularisations supplementing the present return policy would be more effective at 'combatting' irregular migration at EU level.

This frank and uncompromising account gives the inside view from the EU side of what it was really like to negotiate the Brexit agreement with the UK.

The robber barons of the tech revolution ‿ Gates, Bezos, Zuckerberg, Musk and others ‿ have led the way to wealth inequality nearly as extreme as at the turn of the nineteenth century, with damaging implications for democracy. How has this happened and what can we do about it?

FinTech transformations have brought changes to the global financial markets and merit the attention of financial regulators across jurisdictions.This book is one of the first ones of its kind to look at open banking ('OB').

This book analyses whether the EU¿s drift towards European strategic autonomy presents a challenge or a window of opportunity for its small member states to advance their security interests.

Bringing together leading experts from across the UK and Europe, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the impact of Brexit on the energy sector in the UK and in the European Union and its member states.

Reinventing Europe provides a thorough exploration of the history of the European Union, tracing its development from inception to recent times. It is the first book of its kind to contextualize the history of the EU within the wider frames of European and global history. The volume also breaks new ground by successfully highlighting the roles individuals, member states, transnational actors and European institutions played in both advancing and slowing down European integration in the EU.With chapters from leading academics in the UK, the US and across Europe who draw on sources in a variety of languages, the book presents a balanced and comprehensive account of this sometimes controversial Union. It is made up of three main parts which in turn cover:· A narrative survey of the EU· A historical analysis of the key institutions and policies· Critical themes and vital geographical spacesThere is also a historiographical essay which handily charts the literature in the field, as well as 50 illuminating images, a range of maps, text boxes and primary source extracts, a bibliography and a useful glossary.

This book provides the first comprehensive account of the New EU Competition Law: an emerging understanding of the discipline that breaks from the consensus that emerged in the early 2000s and that leads it into uncharted territories. Competition law has undergone fundamental transformations in the past decade: from the rise and fall of the 'effects-based approach' to the challenge of Big Tech and the growing interaction with intellectual property. Making sense of these changes and fully grasping their implications can be difficult. The book discusses the shift from traditional enforcement in the industrial era to the sort of regulatory intervention that a knowledge-based economy demands. It presents the changes that the field is undergoing (policy priorities, relationship with regulation and intangible assets, move away from efficiency and consumer welfare) and illustrates them by reference to the most significant developments in the field.The analysis includes an up-to-date evaluation of the Digital Markets Act and discusses the application of EU competition law to key areas, including energy, pharma, telecommunications, and online platforms. The companion website (https://www.bloomsburyonlineresources.com/the-new-eu-competition-law) provides access to the data behind the charts and tables included in the book, and gives readers the tools to investigate the latest developments in this fast-changing area.Conceived as a 'modular' book, practitioners and advanced students will find it useful as a map to navigate the underlying trends in the field and as an in-depth dissection of the key case law and administrative practice of the past decade.

Drawing from Soviet archives, Stalin’s Gamble traces the role played by the Soviet Union in the origins of the Second World War.

Der Band behandelt - umfassend und zugleich hochaktuell - die wichtigsten, auch fur die rechtswissenschaftliche Ausbildung relevanten, Politikfelder der neuen"e; Europaischen Union, wie sie durch den Vertrag von Lissabon begrundet wurde. Die prominente Position der Unionsburgerschaft - an erster Stelle - unterstreicht, dass sich die Union von einer bloen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft weit entfernt und zu einer politischen Gemeinschaft entwickelt hat. Gleichwohl bilden die klassischen"e; Politikbereiche des Binnenmarkts (samt der diesen pragenden Wettbewerbsregeln), der Wirtschafts- und Wahrungsunion, der Kohasionspolitik und der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik nach wie vor zentrale wirtschaftliche Tatigkeitsfelder der Union, die in dem Band behandelt werden. Weniger wirtschaftsnah"e; erscheinen die Bereiche der Sozial- und der Umweltpolitik sowie die Bereiche Bildung, Kultur, Forschung und technologische Entwicklung, in denen die Unionskompetenzen schwacher ausgepragt sind. Zwei Abschnitte zur europaischen Innenpolitik"e; (Raum der Freiheit, der Sicherheit und des Rechts) sowie zum auswartigen Handeln der Union schlieen den Band ab, welcher insgesamt einen umfassenden Einblick in die wichtigsten Tatigkeitsbereiche der Union vermittelt.

This book utilises theoretical models to analyse the defence conditions and preparedness of Eastern Europe. It considers the transition from Cold War to post-Cold War democracies, the stability of the East-Central European States, the precarious defence positions of the Baltic states and the uneven defence preparedness of the Balkan states.

"The book provides unique empirical evidence on ownership and control change or persistence in Europe in the past decades. It would be especially useful for scholars and practitioners in corporate law, corporate governance, politics, and economic history as well as researchers, academic lecturers, students, and policy-makers in Europe"--