Christophe Hillion
Research professorChristophe Hillion is research professor at NUPI, professor of European Law at the universities of Leiden & Gothenburg, and researcher at the Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS) in Stockholm and at the Centre for European Law at the University of Oslo.
He has published on EU external relations, enlargement and institutional law, and has advised several European governments (e.g. Swedish, UK and Ukrainian MFAs) and institutions (European Parliament, Commission, External Action Service, and Council of Europe) on those topics. He is a member of the editorial board of the Common Market Law Review, and of the governing board of the Centre for the Law of EU External Relations (CLEER) in the Hague.
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Rethinking differentiated integration
17.09.2019Several NUPI researchers contributed to the debate about differentiated integration in the area of security and defence at the annual conference of the European International Studies Association (EISA) in Sofia, Bulgaria last week. -
Research project
EU Integration and Differentiation for Effectiveness and Accountability (EU IDEA)
2019 - 2021 (Ongoing)EU IDEA has a threefold aim, notably to break new ground on differentiated integration in terms of conceptual approach, policies and networks.
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Norway’s cooperation with the EU – 4 ways ahead
28.02.2019Can Norway benefit from closer collaboration with the EU on foreign and security policy? -
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: NUPI Report
Norway and the changing Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union
2019For decades, Norway has cooperated with the European Union in matters of foreign policy, security and defence. It has thus participated in EU civilian and military operations, aligned itself with EU political declarations and restrictive measures against states and/or individuals, and collaborated with... -
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EU security and third countries: EU, UK and Norway
2017 - 2018 (Completed)In this project, NUPI, together with leading European experts, will map and analyze current developments in the EU in the field of foreign, security and defense policy.
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Tue 23 Oct 2018Event
Norway and the changing Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU
Time: 14:00 Location: NUPIThe Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU is changing and the gap between the various policy areas in the Union is getting smaller. Could Norway's participation in the EEA lead to closer integration with the EU in this area too?
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Research project
Balancing between integration and autonomy. Understanding the drivers and mechanisms of EU's foreign, security and defense policy (EUFLEX)
2019 - 2021 (Ongoing)The project will investigate the ongoing process towards differentiated integration in European foreign, security and defence policy.
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: ARTIKKEL
Withdrawal under article 50 TEU: an integration-friendly prosess
2018Article 50TEU acknowledges the right of Member States to withdraw from the EU, and contains a specific procedure. It also constitutes the legal basis of an exceptional EU competence whose purpose is to ensure that a Member’s departure is “orderly”. This qualification entails the conclusion of an agreement... -
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: Del av bok/rapport
Article 127 and Article 128 EEA
2018The provisions of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) determine the relations of the EFTA countries Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein with the EU and its Member States. On its basis, these three countries participate extensively in the internal market. The EEA is also discussed as a possible... -
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Article 118 EEA
2018The provisions of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) determine the relations of the EFTA countries Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein with the EU and its Member States. On its basis, these three countries participate extensively in the internal market. The EEA is also discussed as a possible... -
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’: three levels of judicial control over the CFSP
2018By examining possible forms of judicial control over CFSP at different levels (‘the good, the bad, and the ugly’), this chapter aims to discuss the Court’s approach to the system of judicial control over the CFSP and to provide a holistic picture of possibilities and pitfalls. Having recalled the post-Lisbon... -
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: ARTIKKEL
Brexit Means Br(EEA)Xit: The UK withdrawal from the EU and its implications for the EEA
2018Because it extends the Single Market to the three EFTA States Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, the Agreement on the European Economic Area is not an EU external agreement comme les autres. This is particularly salient in the context of the UK withdrawal from the EU. The UK withdrawal will affect the... -
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PODCAST: Brexit and implications for the EU, EEA and Norway
31.10.201730 October marked the end of the three yearlong EUNOR project. Podcasts are now available on all the topics that were discussed during the conference. -
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: NUPI-rapport
The UK withdrawal from the EU - Legal implications for Norway as party to the EEA Agreement
2017By leaving the European Union, the United Kingdom withdraws from all EU international commitments. The disentanglement of the UK from the EU, Brexit, will thus affect third states and organisations with which the EU entertains relations. Norway will be no exception, particularly in view of the many agreements... -
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: Del av bok/rapport
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: ANTOLOGI
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: ARTIKKEL
Adaptation for autonomy? Candidates for EU membership and the CFSP
2017This paper looks at the specific situation of those European states currently candidates for accession to the European Union. These countries are expected to align their domestic laws and policies with the EU “acquis” to fulfil the admission criteria. Foreign policy is no exception. Indeed, the EU Common... -
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: NUPI Working Paper
Norges plass i partnerskapet mellom EU og USA – institusjonelle og regulatoriske aspekter
2016Abstract Det følgende omfatter to delrapporter som tjener som underlagsmateriale for sammenfatningene i hovedrapporten TTIP og Norge: Virkninger og handlingsvalg; henholdsvis delrapport I: Norsk deltakelse i handels-partnerskapet mellom EU og USA og delrapport II: Investeringsbeskyttelse og investor-stat... -
Wed 2 Nov 2016Event
TTIP: Consequences and implications for Norway
Time: 10:00 Location: NUPINorwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) is pleased to invite you to an open seminar where the results from the project "TTIP: Consequences and implications for Norway" will be presented.
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Publication
: Sieps European Policy Analysis
Leaving the European Union, the Union way : A legal analysis of Article 50 TEU
2016The outcome of the UK referendum on membership of the EU prompted a considerable interest in the modalities of a state’s withdrawal from the Union. This policy analysis examines the specific provisions governing this process, viz. Article 50 TEU, and its function in the European integration process.