THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION: NATURAL PARTNERS OR UNEASY BEDFELLOWS?
15 Colum. J. Eur. L. 1 (2008 – 2009) Tony Joris. Jean Monnet Professor, Centre for European Law, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Jan Vandenberghe. Researcher, sponsored by the Fund for Scientific Research – Flanders, Centre for European Law, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. In this article we analyze the relationship between the Council of Europe and the European Union. The starting point of this analysis is that the two organizations are natural partners, although their partnership is sometimes shaky and merits reform. First we give a brief overview of the origins and development of cooperation between the two organizations, focusing on […]