Pragmatic federalism and the constitutional identity of the EU
Jaap Hoeksma
Over the past month, two prominent European personalities have taken the lead in getting the European Union (EU) back on its feet. In his Oviedo lecture of late October, Mario...
Can the EU be a democracy if its Member States are not?
Jaap Hoeksma
The recent jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) concerning the identity of the European Union (EU) warrants the reopening of the stalled debate about ‘the natu...
In her 2023 State of the Union Commission President Von der Leyen has made yet another move in her effort to upgrade the EU’s unique democracy. By describing the European Unio...
Let the European Union Embrace European Democracy!
Jaap Hoeksma
To celebrate Europe Day, TEPSA is happy to publish a commentary by Euroknow’s Jaap Hoeksma. Hoeksma studied philosophy of public law at the Free University of Amsterdam. ...
