University of Tours (Francois Rabelais) marked the 800 year anniversary of Magna Carta with an interdisciplinary conference held on 12-13 November 2015. Peter Gjortler spoke on Magna Carta and links to the current Charter of the European Union, underlining common...
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Conference on the European Demos at the University of Deusto in Bilbao 3-4 November 2015
Peter Gjortler spoke on Democratic Legitimacy and the Court of Justice of the European Union, based on a contribution to a book published by the university in which it is argued that a balance between democratic legitimacy and judicial activism is most clearly...
Symposium in Berlin: No Limits at the Berlin School of Economics and Law
Peter Gjortler recently addressed a Symposium entitled "No Limits at the Berlin School of Economics and Law" (HWR) on 28-29 October 2015. Peter Gjortler spoke on the interdisciplinary training in law and economics of diplomats in the European Union...
EU UPDATE: EU Sanctions Iran
The EU has adopted the legislation needed in order to complete a substantial round of relaxation of sanctions in relation to Iran. The measures adopted on 18 October and published in the EU Official Journal will not however enter into force until a report of...
EU UPDATE: 21 October 2015
John Grayston is Speaking at an Integration Point Webinar on WCO Explanatory Notes & the 2017 Update We invite you to join Integration Point and Grayston & Company for a 60-minute educational webcast on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern/ 3:00...
Une négligence qui coûte 50.000 euros d’amende ! Une première !
Par un communiqué de presse du 1er octobre, le Collège de concurrence de l’Autorité belge de la concurrence informe qu’il a condamné l’entreprise vendeur « Sanoma Media Belgium N.V. » à payer 50.000 euros d’amendes pour avoir remis à l’Auditeur, après le délai...
EU UPDATE: Intellectual Property – Droit de Propriété Intellectuelle
Le Crocodile Lacoste envoie au tapis le Caïman polonais !Arrêt du Tribunal de l’UE du 30 septembre 2015.En 2007, la société polonaise Eugenia Mocek et Jadwiga Wenta KAJMAN Firma HandlowoUsługowo-Produkcyjna (« Mocek et Wenta ») a demandé à l’Office de...
EU UPDATE: GCO in the news
John Grayston was quoted in an article by leading Brussels publication, POLITICO, on the issue of EU Sanctions and the implications for those wishing to challenge such decisions. In the article John cautions those who feel that the key route to contesting such...
EU UPDATE: SANCTIONS and EXPORT CONTOL – Washington DC Conference
GCO is delighted to be a sponsor of the WorldECR’s 2015 Export Control & Sanctions FORUM which will be held in Washington DC on 21-22 September. John Grayston will be speaking on Voluntary Disclosure Agreements in the EU which will include...