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In the media: Martijn Nouwen's research into EU tax body18 November 2021Martijn Nouwen's research exposes for the first time to the general public how the 'secret' European Code of Conduct group has failed to eliminate var...
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Research Martijn Nouwen about secretive EU tax body revealed in media under #TheCode12 November 2021
Under #TheCode, European media are reporting on Martijn Nouwens’s research on the secretive EU Code of Conduct Group which is tasked with tackling har...
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Hendriks: Spanish euthanasia law important, but with teething problems04 November 2021Earlier this year, Spain passed a law that legalises euthanasia and assisted suicide. Spain is now the fourth country in Europe with such a law. Its i...
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Federica Casano about EU tax haven blacklist11 October 2021One of the EU's most heralded weapons against tax avoidance and evasion falls prey to political whims, is applied arbitrarily, and lacks transparency,...
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Ton Liefaard presents at the Francophone association of ombudspersons platform10 August 2021On 8 July 2021, The Francophone Association of Ombudspersons (L’Association des Ombudsmans et des Médiateurs de la Francophonie (AOMF)) launched their...
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Can businesses and employers demand proof of vaccination?09 August 2021Can bars, gyms and travel providers refuse customers who have no proof of vaccination? And can an employer dismiss employees who are not vaccinated? R...
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Paul Nieuwbeerta in The Lancet on detainees’ health20 July 2021For the first time, research has been conducted on how the health of detained persons prior to their detention differs from that of non-detainees and ...
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Interview with Christa Tobler in de “Hofvijver” (Montesquieu Instituut)30 June 2021On Monday 28 June 2021, a text based on an interview with Christa Tobler appeared in the Hofvijver (Montesquieu Instituut) on the relationship between...
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Bashir Azizi: ‘Not war or civil war, but a global civil war’28 May 2021These days we do not just have wars and civil wars – more of a global civil war, says Bashir Azizi, who received a PhD in April 2020 for his thesis on...
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Stories from Europe’s borderlands: A podcast series about living with, and resistance to, Europe's borders10 May 2021In the upcoming months, PhD candidates Neske Baerwaldt (FdR / VVI) and Wiebe Ruijtenberg (FSW / CAOS) will produce the ethnographic podcast series ‘Gr...
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Tom Barkhuysen on ruling extending access to court22 April 2021By a ruling of the Dutch Council of State, local residents and organisations can after all take their case to court even if they made no objection dur...
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Blog Anne Meuwese on European AI regulation22 April 2021Yesterday, the European Commission presented its long-anticipated proposal for an AI regulation. After the Commission had outlined the European legisl...
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Anne Meuwese and Bart Custers in Trouw on Covid apps06 April 2021The more people are vaccinated, the more society can slowly reopen. Technological developments, like the Covid passport and other apps, can play a rol...
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From tunnel vision towards an open view. Lessons from the North/South metro line on compensation of damages30 March 2021An article by Georgina Kuipers has been published this month in Dutch journal Overheid & Aansprakelijkheid (Government and Accountability). It deals w...
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Clara van Dam gives seminar for Lund University about EU guidance in the national legal order30 March 2021On 18 March 2021, Clara van Dam gave an online seminar for Lund University about EU Commission guidance in the national legal order. The seminar was h...