European Union: Constitutional & Administrative Law

This article examines Malta's Citizenship by Merit framework through the historical lens of Caravaggio's admission to the Order of St John, exploring how contribution-based citizenship has evolved from medieval orders to modern legal structures. It analyzes the legal principles underlying merit-based naturalisation and their alignment with EU law following the landmark Commission v Malta judgment.

This article examines the Supreme Court's evolving role following Ireland's 2014 constitutional amendment, analyzing how the establishment of the Court of Appeal transformed the Supreme Court into a specialized tribunal for cases of exceptional public importance. Through a comprehensive review of 153 determinations made in 2025, the analysis explores the criteria for securing leave to appeal and identifies emerging trends in the application of the "Karshan factor" for leapfrog appeals.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a landmark ruling in the Obadal case that fundamentally challenges Spain's approach to managing abusive temporary employment in public administrations. This judgment questions whether Spanish mechanisms for addressing irregular contract chaining meet European standards of effectiveness, proportionality, and deterrent effect, with far-reaching implications for indefinite non-permanent workers...

Portugal's Constitutional Court ruled, on 15 December, that four provisions in the government's proposed reform of the Nationality Law were unconstitutional.

We are delighted to share the fifteenth Bulletin Concurrence which aims to keep you up to date with the key developments in competition law over the second and third quarters of 2025.

On 26 June 2025, Cyprus enacted the Transfer and Mortgage of Immovable Property (Amendment) Law of 2025, No. 110(I)/2025 (Official Gazette No. 5045, 4.7.2025)...

On September 16, 2025, the Administrative Court of Frankfurt am Main (Ref. 7 K 3685/24.F; 7 K 3686/24.F; 7 K 3705/24.F) that the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority...

Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Sébastien Lecornu to be his new prime minister, becoming France's third in about one year.

n a recent decision in Appeal to a decision of the Administrative Court No. 24/2018, the Supreme Constitutional Court exercising its appellate jurisdiction based on the Transitional provisions Article...