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February 25, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Citizenship, Values, and the Rule of Law: The Aftermath of the Commission v Malta Judgment and Article 2 TEU

GAGeorgios Athanasiou

Key Points

  • This blogpost aims to analyze the ECJ's Commission v Malta judgment and its implications for EU governance.
  • Dissection of the ECJ’s judgment
  • Analysis of Article 2 TEU and Article 20 TFEU
  • Evaluation of Declaration No 2
  • Highlights the potential for unlimited value-based judicial intervention
  • Discusses risks to the balance of competence between EU and Member States
  • Argues for a recalibration of judicial authority following the judgment

Abstract

This blogpost dissects the ECJ’s Commission v Malta judgment, arguing that its expansive use of Article 2 TEU, overriding Article 20 TFEU and Declaration No 2, risks enabling unlimited value-based judicial intervention and recalibrating EU-Member State competence balance.

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Georgios Athanasiou (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699e911bf5123be5ed04e691https://doi.org/10.21428/9885764c.16fed323
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