Peter Van Elsuwege (@vanelsuwege.bsky.social)

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 5:54 PM

The European Commission finally published its long-awaited pre-enlargement policy reviews... one of the most remarkable proposals is "a new dedicated institutional safeguard" addressing serious breaches of Article 2 TEU values and the principle of sincere cooperation.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 5:10 PM

Already its 2023 Growth Plan communication, gradual integration in the single market was foreseen: enlargement.ec.europa.eu/2023-communi...

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 5:10 PM

Implementation does not necessarily require unanimity. Depending upon the subject-matter, this can based on QMV. Waiting for the concrete proposals but the idea is not as new as it seems...

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 12:24 PM

Iceland brought to the EFTA Court for failure to respect EEA law
www.eftasurv.int/newsroom/upd...

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 11:40 AM

Confirming again how 'gradual integration' has become the new buzzword in EU #enlargement policy, as analysed before (2/2):
kluwerlawonline.com/journalartic...

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 11:40 AM

The Commission will come with new proposals for gradual integration of candidate countries in the EU internal market ... (1/2)

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 2:43 PM

The provisional application of the EU #Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement should not be suspended following a Polish request for interim measures #EUlaw
Order of the Vice-President of the Court in Case C-460/26 R curia.europa.eu/site/upload/...

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 4:23 PM

Opmerkelijk: in juli besliste Oesmanov om beroepsprocedure tegen zijn sancties voor het HvJ te stoppen... zie zaak C-725/25 P

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 4:23 PM

Dit is een belangrijk precedent... zowel Oesmanov als Fridman voerden tevergeefs een lange juridische strijd voor het Hof van Justitie... wat niet lukt via juridische weg lukt hen via politieke weg #sancties

@robheirbaut.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 2:57 PMReposted by @vanelsuwege.bsky.social

Should associate member states (eg Canada) contribute to the MFF? #askingforafriend

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 10:48 AM

Further on the meaning of association www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 10:46 AM

VdLeyen's #SOTEU proposes a European Security Council -
I feel for the poor students struggling already with the difference between the European Council, the Council of the EU and the Council of Europe 😉

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 9:48 AM

Fully agree that a lot can be done under Art 217 TFEU but the connection with 'membership' is very ambiguous.

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 9:31 AM

The concept of Associate Membership was also launched some time ago regarding Ukraine, see verfassungsblog.de/towards-an-a...

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 9:31 AM

Sounds interesting but also raises the question how this concept of 'associate membership' differs from the classic understanding of association under Art 217 TFEU... #Canada

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 4:47 AM

Even without Orban, the roll-over of EU #sanctions remains a complex political exercise. www.ft.com/content/b016...

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 9:49 AM

Application of the KS/KD 'political questions' test leads the General Court to the conclusion that it has no jurisdiction to examine the legality of the decision #CFSP

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 9:47 AM

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 9:45 AM

No surprise in view of the evolving Council #sanctions designation practice targeting Russian businesspersons and established CJEU case law

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 7:52 AM

Important opinion, qualifying the Member States' recourse to national security in relation to #sanctions - the exclusion of undertakings from tendering procedures is compatible with EU law, provided that it respects the general principles of EU law and the guarantees laid down thereby...