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Legal scholars have taken an interest in solidarity, especially after the ‘sovereign debt’ and ‘refugee’ crises, raising questions about its relevance as a legal principle. However, since its controversial decision in Grzelczyk, the Court of Justice of the European Union has remained cautious in engaging with solidarity-based arguments in its decisions. In contrast, in OPAL, the General Court accepted to annul a Commission decision for infringing the principle of energy solidarity, as set out in Article 194 TFEU. Moreover, the General Court recognised solidarity between the Member States as a general principle of EU law and gave a broad meaning to solidarity. On appeal, the Court of Justice upheld the ruling, but refrained from qualifying solidarity as a general principle. We are interested in exploring the possible implications of this ruling in specific, and the evolvement of solidarity as a legal concept in general.| Period | 2022 May 6 |
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| Event type | Conference |
| Degree of Recognition | International |
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Special issue in the NJEL on the principle of solidarity in EU law
Research output: Contribution to journal › Special Issue (editor) › peer-review