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Europa Institute co-organises International Conference on Schengen in Brussels 04 July 2023
On 27 and 28 June 2023, an extensive conference was held on the past and future of Europe’s free travel area: the Schengen zone. The Europa Institute,...
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Gerrard Boot and Yvonne Erkens organise annual EALCJ conference 04 July 2023
The conference of the European Association of Labour Court Judges (EALCJ) took place in Leiden from 8 to 10 June 2023. The EALCJ is an association of ...
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Vasiliki Kosta lectures on cultural diversity at EUI Summer Course on “The Law of the European Union” 04 July 2023
Dr. Vicky Kosta (Europa Institute, Leiden University), together with Professor Niamh Nic Shuibhne (University of Edinburgh), provided a course on “Cul...
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Leiden University wins five prizes at the IBA ICC Moot Court Competition 04 July 2023
Leiden University won five prizes at the 10th edition of the IBA International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Court Competition – English edition of 2023, ...
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Leiden researchers on king’s apology for the Netherlands historical role in slavery 04 July 2023
In a speech on Keti Koti (meaning ‘the chain is broken’ and the name given to 1 July, the day marking the abolition of slavery) the Dutch king, Willem...
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How could government prevent the next benefits scandal? ‘Be vulnerable and share your data’ 03 July 2023
Government decision-making is unfathomable and hard to check. Many decisions are not made public and their layout makes it difficult for computers to ...
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Vasiliki Kosta and Olga Ceran speak about academic freedom at the University of Bologna, Italy 28 June 2023
On 26 June, Dr Vicky Kosta and Dr Olga Ceran visited the University of Bologna, Italy, to present the Vidi research project ‘The EU fundamental right ...
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Do municipal councils meet behind closed doors too often? 27 June 2023
‘Dutch municipalities’ backroom meetings a massive breach of the law’ was the main headline of Dutch newspaper De Stentor on 24 June 2022. According t...
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CompaRe conference and call for papers on lean integration 23 June 2023
This conference explores the potential of regional collaboration for meeting some of the key challenges facing our world today, and to do so in a sma...
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Successful authors’ workshop on the EU fundamental right to academic freedom 23 June 2023
On 9 June 2023, the workshop on ‘Academic Freedom and its Philosophical Underpinnings in EU law’ took place at the Academy Building, Leiden. It was or...
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Leiden wins the Telders International Law Moot Court Competition 2023 22 June 2023
The Leiden University team won the 46th edition of the Telders International Law Moot Court Competition. Besides winning the final round, the team was...
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Looking back on the 60th anniversary conference of CML Rev. 21 June 2023
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the Common Market Law Review, the Editors of the Review hosted a one-day conference on 'M...
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Eleventh Europa Lecture: Tamara Ćapeta on the role of Advocates General 15 June 2023
On 8 June, the Europa Institute’s annual Europa Lecture took place at the Telders Auditorium of the Academy Building. Honorary speaker was Tamara Ćape...
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Can the Netherlands deny entry to international students? 15 June 2023
Dutch education minister Dijkgraaf wants to reduce the number of international students. But is the Netherlands allowed to do so? And if so, is it eve...
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Successful launch of Liber Amicorum in honour of Marco Bronckers 14 June 2023
On Friday 2 June 2023, the Europa Institute launched the Liber Amicorum – “The EU and the WTO: Ever the Twain Shall Meet” – in honour of Marco Broncke...