Andreas Knecht

Andreas Knecht is a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (MPIL) since March 2024. He is currently pursuing his PhD under the supervision of Prof. von Bogdandy, focusing on the European Union's power of the purse and federalizing effects of conditionality instruments. His research centers on EU Constitutional Law and EU Administrative Law.

• Education: LL.M. in International Financial Law (King's College London, 2020), Maîtrise en droit européen (Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris II, 2019), First German State Examination (Humboldt-University Berlin, 2018)
• Languages: German, English, French

His work intersects comparative law and EU institutional analysis, with recent publications examining EU legal frameworks and rule-of-law dynamics. He combines academic rigor with practical legal experience from the European Commission and Federal Supreme Court.

Key trends in his research include:

• Operationalization of EU conditionality instruments
• Green quantitative easing legal challenges
• Rule-of-law enforcement mechanisms

Scientific Awards

• German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung) PhD scholarship (since 2024)
• DAAD scholarship (2019-2020)
• Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes scholarships (2016-2020, 2014-2018)
• Heinrich Böll Foundation fellowship (2014-2018)

He has participated in major conferences including the 70th Anniversary of EU Law at MPIL (2024) and the Autumn School on Rule of Law in Europe (2024), reflecting his engagement with contemporary EU legal challenges.