Think Tank

The original full study discusses the health effects of fine particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), trends in exposure across the EU, and the effectiveness of EU legal and policy frameworks. It draws on an umbrella review of 198 systematic reviews and meta-analyses, quantitative exposure analysis, stakeholder interviews and comparative case studies across EU Member States. The study shows consistent health effects of PM2.5 exposure across multiple disease categories and identifies persistent inequalities ...

The public policy ideal should be to provide high-quality healthcare to all EU citizens and residents in each Member State, also through cross-border cooperation, that, in turn, incentivises improvements in national healthcare systems. Difficulties in accessing cross-border healthcare become apparent when the coordination of public healthcare systems intersects with the free movement of market (private) healthcare services and goods. Inter alia, this paper presents the current challenges and possible ...

This study examines the health effects of fine particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), trends in exposure, and the effectiveness of EU legal and policy frameworks. It draws on an umbrella review of 198 systematic reviews, quantitative analysis of exposure trends, stakeholder interviews, and comparative case studies across EU Member States. The study shows consistent health effects of PM2.5 exposure across multiple disease categories and identifies persistent inequalities in exposure across populations ...

This briefing examines how the European Union can protect its sovereignty in external action on human rights, international law and international justice. It understands EU sovereignty as the Union’s capacity to preserve policy space, legal autonomy and implementation capacity under conditions of deep interdependence. The analysis shows that this capacity is increasingly constrained by extraterritorial measures, weaponised interdependence, transnational repression, digital surveillance, strategic ...

This workshop was organised by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Justice, Civil Liberties and Institutional Affairs at the request of the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI). It examined the application and future development of the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED). Experts assessed the effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and legal coherence of the current framework, with particular attention to the application of the proportionality principle in patent enforcement ...