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Peter Van Elsuwege

@vanelsuwege.bsky.social
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Professor of European Union Law and Jean Monnet Chair, Ghent European Law Institute (GELI), UGent; Visiting Professor College of Europe www.ugent.be/re/epir/en/researchgro…

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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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...
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Preparing for a wider Union
The European Commission has adopted a package on pre-enlargement policy reviews, setting out the policy orientations and actions needed to prepare the Union for future enlargements. As announced by Pr...
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Already its 2023 Growth Plan communication, gradual integration in the single market was foreseen: enlargement.ec.europa.eu/2023-communi...
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2023 Communication new Growth Plan for the Western Balkans
2023 Communication new Growth Plan for the Western Balkans
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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...
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Iceland brought to the EFTA Court for failure to respect EEA law www.eftasurv.int/newsroom/upd...
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ESA takes Iceland to Court for failing to ensure EEA rights prevail | EFTA Surveillance Authority
The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) has today referred Iceland to the EFTA Court because Icelandic law does not ensure that implemented EEA rules fully apply as required by Protocol 35 of the Europe...
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Confirming again how 'gradual integration' has become the new buzzword in EU #enlargement policy, as analysed before (2/2): kluwerlawonline.com/journalartic...
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Towards Further Enlargement of the European Union: Legal Pathways to the Gradual Integration of Candidate Countries - European Foreign Affairs Review
View Towards Further Enlargement of the European Union: Legal Pathways to the Gradual Integration of Candidate Countries by - European Foreign Affairs Review
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Commission will come with new proposals for gradual integration of candidate countries in the EU internal market ... (1/2)
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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/...
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Opmerkelijk: in juli besliste Oesmanov om beroepsprocedure tegen zijn sancties voor het HvJ te stoppen... zie zaak C-725/25 P
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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
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Rob Heirbaut @robheirbaut.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Should associate member states (eg Canada) contribute to the MFF? #askingforafriend
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Further on the meaning of association www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
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The meaning of 'association' under EU law - A study on the law and practice of EU association agreements | Think Tank | European Parliament
The meaning of 'association' under EU law - A study on the law and practice of EU association agreements
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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 😉
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Fully agree that a lot can be done under Art 217 TFEU but the connection with 'membership' is very ambiguous.
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The concept of Associate Membership was also launched some time ago regarding Ukraine, see verfassungsblog.de/towards-an-a...
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Towards an “Associate Membership” Status for Ukraine?
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Even without Orban, the roll-over of EU #sanctions remains a complex political exercise. www.ft.com/content/b016...
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France in ‘astonishing’ push to lift EU sanctions on Russian oligarch
Paris replicates Viktor Orbán’s tactics in bid to free French nationals from Azerbaijan
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
See also papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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A Process of "Trial and Error": How the EU Courts Affect the Council's Sanctions Designation Practice
The Council of the European Union (EU) enjoys a broad margin of appreciation when adopting, amending and renewing restrictive measures targeting natural and leg
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
No surprise in view of the evolving Council #sanctions designation practice targeting Russian businesspersons and established CJEU case law
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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...
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Important hearing @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social - about the conditions for recovering unpaid penalty payments for infringements of #EUlaw curia.europa.eu/site/jcms/p1...
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Hearing: Joined Cases C-296/25 P and C-297/25 P Poland v Commission
On Tuesday 8 September 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union will hear Joined Cases C-296/25 P and C-297/25 P Poland v Commission, concerning the recovery of penalty payments imposed on Pol...
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Stukje @tijd.be over #Ceuta en de gevolgen voor #Schengen www.tijd.be/opinie/algem...
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Ceuta is niet het begin van het einde van Schengen
De Schengenzone is robuuster dan de eerste reacties op de beelden uit Ceuta deden uitschijnen.
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Over #Schengen, de situatie in #Ceuta en het voorstel van Italië, Finland en Denemarken om Spanje te schorsen uit de Schengenzone: www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
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Italië, Finland en Denemarken willen Spanje schorsen uit de Schengenzone door de situatie in Ceuta: kan dat? | VRT NWS Nieuws
Spanje schorsen uit de Schengenzone die vrij verkeer van mensen garandeert: dat is wat Italië, Finland en Denemarken vragen nu tienduizenden migranten de enclave Ceuta hebben bereikt. Juridisch is dat...
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Foreign Affairs Council meeting today, with on the agenda the trade ban with Israeli settlements www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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Brussels accused of delaying Israel settlement trade ban
The EU’s foreign ministers meet in Brussels on Monday to consider proposals to restrict or ban trade with Israeli settlements, but some countries are privately accusing the European Commission of drag...
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Voor de geschiedenisles: zie zaak C-591/17, Oostenrijk v. Duitsland, hier helder uitgelegd #EU-recht #wegenvignet: ecer.minbuza.nl/-/duits-tolv...
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Duits tolvignet in strijd met EU-recht - ECER
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Proposal for a new horizontal #EU #sanctions regime to tackle migrant smuggling, trafficking in human beings, and other serious forms of organised crime, including trafficking in firearms and illicit drugs as well as money laundering : ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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Commission and High Representative propose new sanctions regime to counter threats from migrant smuggling, human trafficking, and other forms of organised crime
Today, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, proposed a new EU sanctions regime to tackle threats posed by several forms of organise...
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Another example of economic coercion ... The EU has the tools to respond: Article 3 of Regulation 2026/1455 allowing for a suspension of the Turnberry deal and the anti-coercion instrument (Regulation 2023/2675) #Trump #Trade #Spain #EU
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Additional background: Mikhail Degtyarev was delisted from the 🇪🇺 #sanctions list in 2025 after a compromise deal with Hungary under Orban (2/2) : www.politico.eu/article/eu-r...
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EU renews Russian sanctions after deal with Hungary
Four sanctioned Russians will see their restrictions relaxed as part of a compromise.
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Strange decision of the IOC in view of the track record of the ROC Chairman (Russian Minister of Sports Mikhail Degtyarev) and the adopted #sanctions against him under various jurisdictions: www.opensanctions.org/entities/Q41... (1/2)
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Mikhail Vladimirovich DEGTYARYOV
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
For the article, co-written with Francesca Finelli, about the implications of #CJEU case law for the Council's #sanctions practice, see: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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A Process of "Trial and Error": How the EU Courts Affect the Council's Sanctions Designation Practice
The Council of the European Union (EU) enjoys a broad margin of appreciation when adopting, amending and renewing restrictive measures targeting natural and leg
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Football is politics by other means #Balogungate #Worldcup
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The latest issue of European Law Review is out, with a dedicated 'Analysis and Reflections' Section devoted to judicial review of EU restrictive measures. A result of the Ljubjlana #Sanctions Conference #EU #Sanctions #MINOS
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Banning the import of goods from illegal Israeli settlements is perfectly possible on the basis of Art. 207 TFEU (common commercial policy), hence QMV, in view of its cross-reference to the principles and objectives of 🇪🇺 external action under Art. 21 TEU. See further 👇
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Important #EUCO conclusions defining the EU's position towards #Russia, including an invitation to engage in meaningful negotiations towards a just and lasting peace, with a clear red line: the path to peace cannot be decided without #Ukraine www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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European Council conclusions on Ukraine and on European defence and security
On 18 June, the European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine and on European defence and security.
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
"Jenec is not merely a judgment about payment accounts. It is another illustration of the CJEU's continuing effort to safeguard the autonomy of the EU legal order and to ensure that rights within the EU are not determined by unilateral decisions of foreign authorities" eulawlive.com/analysis-the...
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Analysis: “The Rule of Law and the Emergence of a Principle of Protection against Foreign Administrative Decisions? Jenec (C-81/24)” - EU Law Live
On June 11th, 2026, the Court of Justice delivered its judgment in LH v. OTP Banka, also known as Jenec (C-81/24). Jenec concerns LH, who was denied the opening …
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
New #sanctions against Russian (social media) influencers, including the Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, for playing an active role in spreading disinformation and propaganda eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
New #sanctions in response to actions destabilising #Moldova www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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Republic of Moldova: Council lists six individuals for actions destabilising the country
The Council adopted today restrictive measures against six individuals responsible for actions aimed at destabilising, undermining and threatening the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of M...
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Interessant artikel over voetbal, recht en politiek ... #WK #Balogun #Trump www.standaard.be/sport/voetba...
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
EU Member States agree unanimously to open accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova on Monday www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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Statement by President Costa and President von der Leyen on the agreement to open the first accession negotiations cluster with Ukraine and Moldova
President of the European Council, António Costa, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, issued a joint statement on the agreement to open the first accession negotiations clu...
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Interesting piece. As observed by AG Capeta in Confederation Paysanne (C-399/22), "a ban on the import of certain measures is a policy measure governing trade in goods, a matter that according to Art. 207(1) TFEU falls within the scope of the CCP" (para. 21). Hence, it can be based on QMV...
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
This difficult exercise almost unavoidably leads to inter-institutional tensions, as argued a long time ago: kluwerlawonline.com/journalartic...
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EU External Action after the Collapse of the Pillar Structure: In search of a New Balance between Delimitation and Consistency - Common Market Law Review
View EU External Action after the Collapse of the Pillar Structure: In search of a New Balance between Delimitation and Consistency by - Common Market Law Review
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The #EEAS was created following the Treaty of Lisbon with the objective of enhancing the consistency of the EU's external action without solving the delimitation between CFSP and non-CFSP external action... (1/2)
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Being on a US #sanctions list is not sufficient, on its own, for a refusal to open a bank account in the EU curia.europa.eu/site/upload/...
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Another day, another non-paper about EU #enlargement ... This time issued by the Benelux countries, France and Germany focussing on the need for stricter #RuleofLaw safeguards. Enhanced post-accession conditionality and further differentiation on the agenda.
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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Pashinyan hails 'historic victory' in decisive election in Armenia
Sunday's vote signalled diminishing influence in a region once dominated by Russia, despite reported threats from Moscow and claims of interference. #EuropeNews
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
An important day for #Armenia www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Armenia votes as Russia piles pressure on pro-West government
Incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is seeking a third term despite falling domestic support.
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
For background reading, see: verfassungsblog.de/towards-an-a...
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Towards an “Associate Membership” Status for Ukraine?
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Upcoming online workshop, discussing German Chancellor Merz's proposal of 'Associated Membership' for #Ukraine 👇
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
German Chancellor Merz proposed an 'Associate Membership' for #Ukraine. Whereas the political inspiration of the proposal is clear, its translation into practice raises significant questions... @romanpetroveulaw.bsky.social @verfassungsblog.de #EU #enlargement verfassungsblog.de/towards-an-a...
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Towards an “Associate Membership” Status for Ukraine?
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Peter Van Elsuwege @vanelsuwege.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
It seems the efforts against #sanctions circumvention via #Kyrgyzstan have some effect: www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan...
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Kyrgyzstan Shuts 50 Firms Over Russia-Related Sanctions Evasion
Kyrgyzstan has taken sweeping action to clamp down on companies suspected of circumventing Western sanctions imposed on Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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