In the media
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Should Europe fear Trump’s re-election? 09 January 2024
Donald Trump’s re-election: it could become reality after the November 2024 elections. According to various experts across Europe and the US, Europe n...
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UEFA not permitted to ban Super League 09 January 2024
The Court of Justice of the European Union has rocked European relations within the world of sport. In its long-awaited ruling, the Court found that U...
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Does the new EU migration pact solve the fundamental problems? 15 December 2023
Following years of negotiations between Member States and the European Parliament, there’s finally been a breakthrough for migration policy. What does...
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Should recognition of the state of Israel be a requirement for naturalisation? 13 December 2023
The German state of Saxony-Anhalt is set to make recognition of the state of Israel a requirement for becoming a German citizen. However, Peter Rodrig...
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Campaign vs. practice: limited room for manoeuvre under strict asylum policy 30 November 2023
Making migration a key campaign issue in the recent Dutch general elections is one thing, but turning it into actual policy is another. ‘95% of Dutch ...
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New Dutch PM must look beyond national political landscape 15 November 2023
In the upcoming Dutch general elections, the focus of the party campaigns is on national issues. Luuk van Middelaar, Professor of Foundations and Prac...
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Meloni’s migration plan contrary to international law 14 November 2023
Italy recently struck a deal with Albania to accommodate thousands of boat migrants in two reception centres in Albania. Is this not contrary to asylu...
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Christa Tobler speaks on the legal relationship between Switzerland and the EU 06 October 2023
On 26 and 27 September 2023, the conference "External Relations of the EU in Times of Crisis" was held at the University of Augsburg, Germany.
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Ben Van Rompuy speaks at OECD-IDB Latin American and Caribbean Competition Forum 05 October 2023
Ben Van Rompuy, assistant professor of EU competition law, was an invited expert at the 23th Latin American and Caribbean Competition Forum (LACCF) or...
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Can Frans Timmermans be best succeeded by a woman? 25 August 2023
‘Who will succeed Frans Timmermans in Brussels?’ is the title of the article in Dutch financial newspaper Financieele Dagblad (FD). Various candidates...
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Ukraine should continue to fight until all occupied territories are liberated 23 August 2023
'The EU should not give way under pressure as the war continues,' writes Joris Larik, assistant professor of European law, in an opinion piece that wa...
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The Dublin Regulation is under pressure 17 August 2023
The Dublin Regulation is under pressure. The Regulation should ensure that refugees are able to apply for asylum in the first country they enter. This...
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Discriminatory allocation procedure for allotment gardens 07 August 2023
The chairman of an allotment garden association in the Dutch town of Helmond has come under fire as its regulations contain a controversial rule that ...
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International media: 'Collapse of Dutch Government Highlights Europe’s New Migration Politics’ 11 July 2023
The numbers of asylum seekers and the direct family members hoping to join them were not the problem, says Mark Klaassen. The stumbling block was the ...
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Plan for which VVD is prepared to let Dutch government collapse, caused overburdening of judicial system and violation of children's rights in Germany 07 July 2023
The Dutch conservative VVD party plans to make the right to family reunification more difficult for people with temporary residence permits. In German...