For the first time, the CJEU applied Article 2 TEU as an autonomous review standard. While engaging with critical voices in the debate, I argue, on @verfassungsblog.de, that the Court deploys heavy artillery, but offers only light reasoning to justify it!

Polen nach europafeindlichen Verfassungsgerichtsurteilen wegen Vertragsverletzung verurteilt - KOM obsiegt auf ganzer Linie. Ergebnis war erwartbar: die neue polnische Regierung hatte alle Vorwürfe eingeräumt curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1... Eine erste Einschätzung: 1/n

SuperThursday 18/12... a bunch of important constitutional judgments and an important European Council meeting #EU #CJEU #EUCO

The @whi-humboldtberlin.bsky.social invites you to the Humboldt speech on Europe by Prof. Dr. Koen Lenaerts, President of the CJEU, on 30 January 2026 in Berlin! Registrations for attendance in person are now open: www.eventbrite.de/e/humboldt-r...

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Prof. Violeta Moreno-Lax is giving a HUCELL Lecture at DynamInt, Humboldt Berlin on November 18th at 6:15 pm. Join us!

🇽🇰 Am 23.10.2025 spricht Kosovos Präsidentin Dr. Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu an der @HumboldtUni über „Defending Democracy in the 21st Century“ – ein inspirierender Blick auf junge Demokratien in Europa. 🇪🇺 📍15:30–17:00, HU Berlin, live auf YouTube 👉 www.hu-berlin.de/de/pr/nachri...

Advocate General Ćapeta finally delivered her Opinion on the violation of Art 2 TEU, at the heart of the pending case before the CJEU against Hungary. LENA KAISER offers critical analysis and argues: clarity is vital, but Ćapeta's standards may miss the mark. verfassungsblog.de/opinion-hung...