While Europe is celebrating its 60th birthday, the Commission has started a debate on the future of the Union, which includes a reflection on the feasibility of flexible integration. For many the latter solution will benefit countries in trouble with the respect of the so-called Maastricht criteria as the backbone of the European Monetary Union.
Classifications and comparative research: in search for a dialogue between public- and private-
comparativists. The contribution introduces the monographic section on methodologies
of legal comparison and classifications. It outlines the structure and the overall meaning of
the work and identifies the fil rouge that binds the articles of the section. More specifically,
it highlights the reasons that suggest the need for a reflection on taxonomies and specifies
the role that such a reflection has in overcoming the distinction between comparative public
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