ELF papers

Russian narrative is using the language of jus ad bellum and the UN Charter to justify its invasion of Ukraine. This paper outlines the international legal framework and suggests policy recommendations for EU policymakers.

The European Commission should consider harm reduction policies to reduce the negative effects of tobacco.

This policy paper analyses the character of the Russian nuclear threats and how the EU should respond to them.

The ELF’s Techno-Sustainability Series is built on the assumption that technology is our ally in tackling climatic and environmental challenges. New and existing technologies are the pivotal point around which to construct the whole discussion about sustainability in Europe.

The ELF’s Techno-Sustainability Series is built on the assumption that technology is our ally in tackling climatic and environmental challenges. New and existing technologies are the pivotal point around which to construct the whole discussion about sustainability in Europe.

The growing tensions between China and Taiwan coincide with the relationship between the US and the PRC reaching a new low.

The tragic events that are shaking the world require Europeans to think of the Union’s politics as a whole, in which the common destiny of the Member States can be decided together.

The Commission’s AI Act Proposal aims at deploying safer AI systems in the Internal Market. Although many welcome aspects in the Proposal contribute to it, the Proposal as it is currently drafted does not go far enough to protect fundamental rights.

For many years, the EU has been struggling to respond adequately to rule of law violations in its own member states. With the Next Generation EU recovery funds now in the hands of governments who seem to be moving away from the democratic and liberal values of the EU, continued inaction is affecting the people’s trust in the EU project. “A Europe of Values” learns from the examples of CVM, Article 7 proceedings and inconsistencies within the EU institutions themselves to show that it is now time to move beyond dialogue towards concrete actions.

With the release of the new DSA-DMA legislative package, the EU wants to echo its ‘Brussels effect’ into the realm of digitalisation.