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The article discusses the court case Kingdom of Spain v. Council of the European Union (EU) wherein implementation of EU law which regulate by Lisbon Treaty; talks about amendment of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) by the six-pack of EU law; and reports investigation of misrepresenting of Member States deficit and debt statistics.

The article focuses on the lawsuit, European Parliament v. Council of the European Union (Pirate Transfer Agreement with Mauritius). The European Parliament claimed that its right to be fully informed at all stages of the procedure that was guaranteed under Article 218(10) TFEU is applicable to all agreements signed by the European Union.

The article discusses the European Court of Justice case Kingdom of Spain and Italian Republic v. Council of the European Union which deals with enhanced cooperation in the Treaty on European Union and European Council Treaty. The two countries opposed the Treaty of Amsterdam which provided for the enhanced cooperation. The court identified the incorporation of enhanced cooperation in the treaties as a factor for reconciling enhanced cooperation with the uniformity of the union's legal order.

The article discusses the ruling handed down by the European Court of Justice on the Federal Republic of Germany v. European Parliament and Council of the European Union on December 12, 2006. The judgment of the Court spurred varying reactions. The Federal Association of German Newspaper Publishers (BDZV) and the advertising industry were concerned about further intrusions into advertising of consumer goods. However, the Federal Ministry gave a favorable opinion and pointed out that the judgment produced legal clarity and that the implementation of the Tobacco Advertising Directive provided a good way to improve the protection of non-smokers.

Analyzes the case law on Regulation No. 1049/2001 on public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents. Provisions in the European Council Treaty regarding the right of access to documents; Overview of the creation of the regulation; Exceptions to the general principle of access to all documents held by the three institutions.

The article discusses the Europe Agreements (EAs) with the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs), recognized by the European Union (EU) as a vehicle for accession following their political reorientation by the Copenhagen European Council on June 21 and 22, 1993. The European Community views the EAs as association agreements, providing more of an alternative to accession than a vehicle towards it. The Copenhagen European Council recognized accession as a common goal of the EU as much as for the associated countries.