Conducted against the background of five ideal ombudsman models, this penetrating analysis of the European Ombudsman questions the fitness of this relatively new Community body, as currently constituted, to the activities of the Community authorities it is expected to supervise. The European Ombudsman is based on the Danish ombudsman plan, a redress' model designed to offer and facilitate alternative dispute resolution. Given the type of activities the Community performs, the author of this important study asks andndash; is a redress ombudsman in fact what the Community needs?...
Conducted against the background of five ideal ombudsman models, this penetrating analysis of the European Ombudsman questions the fitness of this rel...
The increasing importance attached to the economic and social cohesion of the European Union since the 1980s, and the role of competition policy in achieving this objective, has special significance for the control of regional aids, given the general ban on State aid. Regional aids are considered to have the potential to contribute to economic and social cohesion and to undermine its attainment. The notion of competition policy as an instrument of economic and social cohesion has become a standard part of Commission rhetoric in defence of its actions. This book is concerned with the influence...
The increasing importance attached to the economic and social cohesion of the European Union since the 1980s, and the role of competition policy in ac...
The opening of the European postal market to competition is gaining ground as Member States transpose the 1997 postal directive into their national legislation and private postal companies expand their market shares. Moreover, changing regulatory trends (e.g., the ever-lower weight and price limits delimitating the scope of the reserved area) encourage further growth in the continuing liberalization of this important network industry. This book is based on a conference held in Brussels in February 2001, under the auspices of the Universities of Liege and Ghent and the Free University of...
The opening of the European postal market to competition is gaining ground as Member States transpose the 1997 postal directive into their national le...
Public Procurement analyzes the extent to which European Community law harmonizes the national judicial review of the application of Community law in the field of public procurement. Community law is regarded here as comprising the Government Procurement Agreement (the GPA) as concluded within the framework of the World Trade Organization. The national judicial review is harmonized through principles of Community law--in particular those of direct effect, supremacy, Community-conform interpretation of national law, State liability, Member States' institutional and procedural autonomy,...
Public Procurement analyzes the extent to which European Community law harmonizes the national judicial review of the application of Community ...
