Tag: European Union

Environmental policy is no longer largely decided in Berlin, but in Brussels - according to a rough estimate, around 80 per cent of national legislation has its origins in European law. The EU institutions and in particular the European Parliament, which will be newly elected on 9 June 2024, are the...

In her contribution published in the Nürnberger Zeitung today, Prof Sandra Eckert, Chair of Comparative Politics, writes about why the European elections are important and what they are about. According to Eckert, Europe is not an abstract entity, but determines our everyday lives. Product standards...

This year's spring meeting hosted by the Bavarian Industry Association and its section Middle Franconia engaged with the future of the European single market. In her guest lecture, Prof. Dr Sandra Eckert, Chair of Comparative Politics, analysed the decision-making process of the European Union and a...

Prof. Sandra Eckert (Chair in Comparative Politics) and Prof. Maria Rentetzi (Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies) will hold their inaugural lectures at the Orangerie in Erlangen on May 25th. Sandra Eckert will give a talk on the new challenges that the EU regulatory state is facing, and...

Prof. Sandra Eckert and Dr. Ronit Hanani (Tel Aviv University) have been directing the workshop »Towards a New Era of Environmental Risk Regulation in the EU? Analysing the EU Regulatory Approach in a Comparative Perspective« at the ECPR Joint Sessions in Toulouse (24-28 April). During the three day...