Hey everyone,

I’m looking for ways to keep a clear overview of EU regulations and directives, especially when managing specific ones that are relevant to me.

What’s the best approach to stay ahead of regulatory changes?

Where can I track recent updates and planned future changes?

Other than manually checking, is there an automated system like EUR-Lex notifications or other tools to stay informed about revisions?

Would love to hear your insights. Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone!

I'm a Hungarian student in my final year of secondary school looking to study law abroad.

These past few years our government has successfully ruined our education system and our entire country in general, so I've come to the conclusion that studying abroad would be a great way to leave the country while learning something I am truly interested in.

Anyway, these past few weeks I've been exploring my options and so far these seem the most viable ones: Tilburg University Global Law LLB, University of Groningen Global law LLB, Maastricht University Global law LLB, University of Malta Law LLB.

What is the reputation of these universities? Do they provide a great foundation in a legal career?

I already have a score of 101 on TOEFL so English is not a problem.

Do you guys have any personal experiencing regarding the Unis? I happily take any advice or suggestions about other universities as well.

Hey all :)

I would like to ask how your daily/weekly life as EU lawyer is. Especially state aid law and procurement law would be interesting to me. Academically, I found it very interesting because I follow lots of economic policy, but what is way more important (i can get interested in various topics) is: What type of person suits the daily work life?

- Are the sets of facts repetitive? Or the legal questions? What's the "thrill"?

- Is it combined with lots of project management (like mass litigation e.g.)?

- Do you have to work on multiple short projects a day or have more time/need to go in depth and do work by yourself (of course all legal jobs have both, but I saw lots of difference between e.g. IT-contracts and coonstitutional law).

Stuff like this is very interesting to me and imho way more important for my satisfaction than the salary or other hard facts.

Have a great day!

I've indexed all the judgements of the Court of Justice in EUR-lex and now you can directly ask questions to get nuanced, citation based answers. I'm using a reasoning model and it's surprisingly good. Feel free to try it out for case-law research: https://app.tryjuris.com

all i can find about non-mammal animal welfare laws in eu applies to farmed animals. does that mean pet fish, reptiles and amphibians are not protected?

Hey everyone.

I am looking into divorcing my wife we have been separated for a good few months, got married in belgium, she lives in the UK with her parents again.

Its really hard especially with brexit and outdated rules to find a the basics on cost, procedure or anything like that. Wondering if anyone had experience or could lead me in the right way. It would be mutal agreement.

Thank u

Hi!

I hope everyone is well.

I've been for the last few months doing a mandatory internship at a German corporation. My boss, who is very controlling and manipulative, as told me that I don't have the right to work remotely. I don't do it everyday, but only one day per week. The company policy is that employees can work online two or three days per week.

Other interns from anothe team also do online work one or two times per week. She says in the Comms team they have "a special contract". One or two of them also have a mandatory internship.

Can I or can I not work online in a mandatory internship?

Hii, I’m looking for a lawyer (or law firm) with specific experience in handling cross border child support/maintenance cases involving Luxembourg and Spain.

I plan to get a Luxembourg court order that needs to be enforced in Spain. I’d like a legal professional who knows their way around:

• Luxembourgish family law regarding child support
• Spanish enforcement procedures for foreign maintenance orders
• EU Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 on cross border maintenance obligations

Has anyone worked with a lawyer or law firm that meets these qualifications?

Any recommendations, personal experiences or tips would be super helpful. Tyyy!

Hi all,

In 2022 I received a rejection for my project application. I made the office notice within one month that there was a substantial error, and they refused to acknowledge this error by first creating a procedural irregularity and then (when I silver the ireegularity) by arbitrary decision-making / unfair judgment.

Now, I think that the European Agency made a real effort to acknowledge a very clear substantial error in the evaluation that was not due to me by first prolonging my action unnecessarily and then by just rejecting my arguments during my appeal, since I am poor and I don't have the money or expertise to act through legal means.

I want to sue the EU for this abuse of authority. My Lawyer says that I only had two months to do that after the response of the agency to my complaint. I in strada believe that power abuse constitute a special case that supersedes the rule of 2 months for appeals, as power abuse is based on providing maladministration in the hope that I may miss my eventual deadlines, and the EU puts good administration as a higher fundamental principle, extending its nature from just administration and being therefore broader.

Can I ask if there is anybody with some knowledge in European law that can suggestsmew something on the theme?

So I couldn't find anything dammning, but I heard that supposedly EU countries have to propose their countries own budget to the EU before being able to actually vote for it in their own parliament. Is this true? I tried to search for it couldn't really find it but google wasn't really showing good answers either.

Hi,
I have an online clothing store that I'm in the process of closing down. We're trying to sell through our stock quickly, and want to institute an "all sales final" policy.

We have a large customer base in the EU, and I'm familiar with the 14-day right to return online goods. However is there any exception when the retailer is closing? We're not going into administration, we're just moving to only selling digital products.
Assuming there's no wiggle room on the return policy, I'm also looking at how long we are required to wait for the return to be received. I've read some advice pages, and I can't see what the expectation if for that return - are we able to require that it is posted to us within a fixed time (eg 7 days?). This would mean we would keep our warehouse open to receive goods back from approximately a month after closing.

thanks!

We get it, finding the perfect case law feels like searching for buried treasure. But, let’s be real—spending hours on EUR-Lex and Curia hoping for a “Eureka” moment is not sustainable. Can we all agree that a little more clarity in these resources wouldn’t hurt? Please, let’s keep it efficient, people.

Hello everyone,

I recently ordered a piece of furniture, marketed as solid wood furniture. Long story short, only 4 out of 28 parts are made of solid wood, the rest is matte-black painted MDF/HDF composite material. Deceivingly 2 of the parts have mango veneer applied only to the exterior facing sides, to give you the impression is it solid wood.

The online store's product page describes the product as made completely out of solid mango wood. Before ordering, because I was being cautious, I've asked the customer support if the description is accurate and it is really made out of solid mango wood only. Their response was affirmative and they insisted the description is correct.

Also the product arrived damaged and they proposed replacing the product, with a new one, or a full refund.

What's the current EU legislation regarding this situation? I don't think this is legal for them to do this. Is there anything that can be done to discourage them from continuing this deceitful behavior in the future? Is there an European agency that handles situations like this?

I'm an industrial engineer, and I've worked with my fair share of materials, to know when something is genuine or not, but the average person doesn't. Who knows how many people were deceived into buying furniture like this.

I tried searching for this situation online and on Reddit, without any results.

Any help would be highly appreciated!

Hello fellow legal people

Could someone confirm (not offer legal advice as per the rules here :-D ) if the GDPR article comments underneath are true & taken seriously by EU courts.

For context, it relates to a profile being banned from dating apps (specifically Tinder, Hinge, POF which are all owned by Match Group). For the sake of simplicity, lets all assume that this is one of those cases where it is in fact a wrongful ban but the appeal was still denied. There would be no evidence the company could produce to prove otherwise.

I know a company can kick you off for violating their Terms of Service (fair enough) but if you did not, I am almost certain that they cannot.

Also, even if you agree to not file class action suits, would this still stand in the EU? Even if you agree to something, it does not necessarily mean it can be used against you in a court if deemed X Y and Z.

Article 13, 14 & 15

• Be informed that automated decision-making is being used.
• Receive meaningful information about the logic behind the decision.
• Know the significance and potential consequences of such processing.

Article 22

• You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, if it significantly affects you.
• You can demand a review of the decision by a human.

Article 15

• All personal data the app holds about you.
• Specific details about the decision-making process.

Other

• The company must offer a way for you to contest the decision, present additional evidence, or clarify misunderstandings.

hello, I am currently in my last year of high school and finishing up my IB diploma. I was mainly set on applying to The Netherlands for the European Law course at Groningen, Maastricht, and THUAS.

I was wondering, anyone who has already completed the degree and entered the workforce, is it worth it? is finding a good paying job relatively easy or is the field oversaturated with new graduates and i'm risking it? I am planning to do a master after a Euro Law bachelor (although i have not decided on the specific law field i want to do it in). I am not against the idea of going to the UK, Ireland, or other places for a job.

So my question really is, it it worth it? I am also applying to universities in Italy for Giurisprudenza as backup, but should I actually have them as my main although I'm not a fan of the idea of staying in Italy.

Hello,

So I'm an American who finished my PhD in Philosophy in the UK back in 2023, since coming back to the US my academic aspirations were put on hold due to me having to become a secondary care giver for family out of the blue. Now that my situation is stabilized a bit I've been thinking about trying to return to the UK/Europe and figuring out a pathway towards working in International Law/Human Rights/International Criminal Justice.

I did some preliminary research and the consensus seems to be that 'just' doing an LLM in International Law/International Human Rights etc would not be the most effective way forward.

So would the 'best' way to go about this be to apply to an undergraduate law program in an EU country, finish that, pass the bar in said country, then do an LLM in Human Rights/International Law, and then (finally) try to find a position with an NGO/the EU/UN/ICC/ICJ?

I'm worried that my age might be a factor since I'm in my early 30s and would probably need to do another 5-7 years of schooling if I had to do both an undergraduate law degree + an LLM. I'm also concerned about the cost of having to do all that schooling as I'm unsure about the financial cost of pursuing an undergraduate law degree in the EU as an international student/American.

If anyone could offer me some advice or thoughts it would be greatly appreciated!

I seem to understand that you can automatically download EURLEX regulatory texts via some API based on referencing document identifiers, has anyone here ever tried that?

Thanks!

Are there any law students or lawyers here, please? I’d love to kindly ask for your help and see what the power of Reddit can do!

I am a student at the Faculty of Law . As part of my final thesis, I am researching the issue of administrative justice within EU Member States, focusing on the question of whether certain entities are allowed to file lawsuits against administrative decisions.

I would like to inquire whether the legal system in your jurisdiction permits specific entities, such as an ombudsman, a public prosecutor, or another public authority, to challenge an administrative decision (e.g., decisions issued by tax authorities, rulings on administrative offenses such as speeding violations, etc.).

My question specifically concerns situations where the lawsuit is not filed by the direct addressee of the decision but by another entity, typically to protect the public interest, uphold the rule of law, or in other significant circumstances.

If such a possibility exists in your legal framework, I would be most grateful if you could briefly outline the conditions and rules under which such a lawsuit may be filed. I would also greatly appreciate any reference to the relevant legal provisions or other informational materials.

Your response would be immensely valuable for my research, and I truly appreciate your time and assistance.

For context, I am a dual citizen with the US and EU, and have completed a BA in Political Science from McGill University in Canada. I want to move to Europe permanently and work there as a lawyer, with my focus being on anti-trust law. The problem I have been running into throughout my application process is that many countries require LLM degrees to sit for the bar exam, and the schools within those countries seem to have varying stances on accepting students that do not have an LLB degree. I would much rather only go through one more cycle of schooling before entering the workforce rather than spend 5+ years in school. It doesn't matter if it's an LLB or an LLM program as long as I can sit for the bar.

Currently my top choice is Sciences PO Paris because of their accelerated program and that they don't require an LLB for admission purposes. What other schools and programs would fit these wants?

edit: I fluently speak both French and English. I would also be looking to settle down in Europe, and therefore whatever country I end up going to school in.

From what I have found if I were to go to France, where I have citizenship, I would need to go through an LLB program and then an LLM program before I am eligible to sit for the bar. Science PO Paris is an exception to this general national structure, which is why it is my top choice.

Hi everyone,

I recently launched a project called EUR-Lex.AI, and I thought it might be interesting to share it here since it’s closely tied to EU law. The idea came from observing how complex and time-consuming navigating EU regulations can be, especially for companies trying to ensure compliance.

EUR-Lex.AI uses AI to help with:
• Researching EU legislation: Quickly locate relevant legal texts.
• Providing context: It answers questions with direct quotes from legislation articles and links to official source material, making verification easier.
• Summarizing articles: For a faster understanding of dense legal texts.

The goal isn’t to replace legal professionals but to provide a tool that can save time and make navigating the EU’s extensive legal framework a little easier.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on the challenges of accessing and understanding EU legislation. If anyone has experience with this area or suggestions for making legal research more efficient, let’s discuss!

So I'll be starting my studies at Maastricht University Law School next year, and I'm trying to find some books I can start reading now to familiarize myself with the curriculum. I'll be taking courses like Thinking Like a Lawyer, Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning, Foundations of Law, etc. Maybe someone has an inkling about what would make for a good read? Thanks!

I have been following up with this proposal which seem to be progressing nicely however I have no idea how long it usually takes for such law to be implemented. Any ideas or insights would be appreciated. Thanks!

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I want to research in the field of AI, automated decision-making, and predictive analysis with EU migration, asylum seekers, and refugee law + border control. A lot has already been worked on in this area and now I want some inspiration, and suggestions for this area - what more can I look into? where can I find the inspiration?

Local municipality in Romania contracted EU funding on a 2014-2020 program. Due date for finishing the project was November 2023. The implementation is not yet finished, and I suspect the quality will be not up to standards once the project is completed. They announced the new infrastructure will be put to use starting late 2023, and they kept postponing deadlines.

Is there some sort of a hard deadline when they have to finish, or else?

Who should I contact for appropriate measures if the project is stalled, or if the quality is very poor? Thanks