02 July 2026
Lines and Limits of Collective Singularism in European Public Law
The EU needs to position itself amid rough geopolitical currents and withstand inner contestations. A concept such as European society, which aims to foster a better sense of belonging, deserves support. But pushing things forward via legal engineering may cause questionable shifts. This contribution contrasts previous historical episodes of collective singularism with the latest efforts to judge and write the EU into a new era of constitutionalism. In particular, I show that they reach a natural limit: primary law’s other basic norms. Continue reading >>
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29 June 2026
A Society of Trust
This contribution investigates a still underexplored element of Commission v Hungary. The judgment undoubtedly matters in terms of the enforceability of Article 2 TEU. Yet its significance reaches further. The Court also recalled that the Union’s common values are linked to one of the central mechanisms of EU law: the principle of mutual trust. I submit that mutual trust should not be understood merely as a technical rule of inter-state recognition but as the horizontal institutional grammar of interdependence within European society. Continue reading >>
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19 June 2026
The Hungarian Transition’s Meaning for European Constitutionalism
The Hungarian transition is not only a Hungarian event. It is a European constitutional moment. The contributions to this symposium have shown how demanding the repair of constitutional democracy after a hybrid regime will be: a new government must restore constitutional supremacy, reconsider cardinal laws, guarantee judicial and prosecutorial independence, reopen markets, reestablish media pluralism, and counter corruption. But there is more. The Hungarian transition can play a crucial role in the development of European constitutionalism itself. Continue reading >>
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02 January 2026
The EU’s 1787 Moment
Recent actions by the United States vis-à-vis Europe, such as the adoption of the National Security Strategy, suggest that the European Union might need to make some quick, existential decisions in the coming years in order to better protect its interests. Europe can look to U.S. history for an example of how to proceed and generate what we might call “a 1787 moment.” Continue reading >>15 March 2022
Reimagining a European Constitution
At this point, it is almost trite to say that the invasion of Ukraine has thrown the world order into tailspin. Unimaginable steps have been taken by the European Union and its Member States in the weeks since the invasion. These steps have already started to have significant consequences for discussions on the future of EU constitutionalism. Arguably, the appetite and political will for change is unprecedented and could serve to unplug EU constitutionalism from its sclerotic tendencies – it must be capitalised on. Continue reading >>
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