The right to political suicide

In most countries, suicide is not illegal. It is recognised that a free-thinking person can make their own choices, even the ultimate choice. The same goes in lobbying. People can choose to commit to steps that amount to political suicide. It’s quite common and often performed in public. It is never a pleasant spectacle. A … Read more

A survey of 20 years of successful challenges to secondary legislation

Going through the last twenty year of successful challenges by the Council and the European Parliament to delegated acts, RPS measures and implementing acts, the following observations can be made:   The challenge rate is low – under 1%. The Interinstitutional Register on Delegated acts (link) makes tracking them easy. Following comitology (implementing acts and … Read more