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Tom Delreux
@tomdelreux.bsky.social
Professor of EU politics at UCLouvain - ISPOLE
Since the Lisbon Treaty, the European Parliament has challenged the ratification of 17 international agreements.

The EP does not necessarily veto, but it contests the ratification with an actual impact.

Under which conditions do such ratification challenges occur?

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October 9, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Since the start of von der Leyen's second mandate, EU sustainable finance norms face intense dismantling pressures. My new @JEPP article shows this started years ago when the fossil fuel industry “woke up” to the EU Taxonomy. 🧵 #EUTaxonomy #SustainableFinance👇 1/10
September 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The EP can influence international agreements by adopting resolutions.

However, the EP does not do so systematically: it chooses its battles.

In a new @jcms-eu.bsky.social article with @marinebardou.bsky.social we explain when the EP adopts resolutions.

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January 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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🚢 🌍New publication for @greendealnet.eu special issue in INEA: Making waves or ripples? The influence of the European Green Deal on the revised IMO GHG strategy. rdcu.be/d7JF3
Making waves or ripples? The influence of the European Green Deal on the revised IMO GHG strategy
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January 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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PUBLICATION DAY! Our book "The Survival of International Organizations" is now available online (for free) with Oxford University Press 🎉

academic.oup.com/book/59488
The Survival of International Organizations: Institutional Responses to Existential Challenges
Abstract. While international organizations (IOs) have played a central role in global governance in the post-Cold War period, during the last decade many
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January 24, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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🇪🇺 Beyond formal rules, how do the European Parliament & the Commission interact when the EU negotiates international agreements ?

🌍 I find important differences between policy fields, with trade standing out.

➡️ Article in @efareview.bsky.social : doi.org/10.54648/eer...
December 6, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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Happy to share my new publication on Brussels-based Think Tanks' activites and #climate change during #Brexit.

Originally part of my MA, this has been a long time coming!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Brussels‐Based Think Tanks in Times of Crisis: Examining Think Tank Climate Publication and Networking Activities During Brexit
The European Union (EU) relies on the input of scientific knowledge and external policy advice to develop and justify its climate policy. This link between the EU and external policy actors, includin...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:53 AM
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Happy my book titled “EU Trade Agreements and European Integration: Commission Autonomy or Council Control?” came out in the UACES Contemporary European Studies series (Routledge). Introduction here: https://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/76147/Book_introduction_2023_Gastinger.pdf 🧵 (1/7)
December 13, 2023 at 2:43 PM
‘The Foreign Policy of the European Union’, now also in Greek.

www.pediobooks.gr/el/products/...
November 21, 2023 at 4:36 PM
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🇪🇺 🔵 🇪🇺 The Standing Group on the European Union (SGEU) of ECPR is here! Follow for news about the SGEU and the broader community of EU scholars.
October 25, 2023 at 12:30 PM
New publication (with Joseph Earsom):

‘A New Kid in Town? The Evolution of the EEAS Headquarters’ Involvement in EU Climate Diplomacy’

kluwerlawonline.com/journalartic...
October 16, 2023 at 2:58 PM