Germany

The Single Market and Environmental Policy: Catalysts and Constraints

Shaping EU policy in regional parliaments: a configurational analysis of the Posted Workers Directive in Germany

Since the Lisbon Treaty, research on parliaments in EU affairs turned to the regional level, but few studies ask how subnational legislators engage with the substance of EU policies. We examine this topic based on statements by the parliamentary …

Von Anpassung zur Mitgestaltung? Die Rolle deutscher Landesparlamente bei der Reform der Entsenderichtlinie

Waiting for Merkron: The Franco-German Relationship and Eurozone Reform after the Elections

Review: Maria Wersig: Der Lange Schatten der Hausfrauenehe. Zur Reformresistenz des Ehegattensplittings

Der Steuerpolitische ‘Aktivismus’ des Bundesverfassungsgerichts als Pfadabhängige Entwicklung

Since the mid-1980s, the Federal Constitutional Court has increasingly constrained the legislative leeway for tax policy-making. This article investigates the causes of the Court’s ostensible judicial “activism” in tax matters. The following analysis …