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Somalia becomes eighth member of East African Community30 November 2023In November, Somalia was the latest country to join the East African Community (EAC). This follows the Democratic Republic of Congo's accession to the...
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Nicaragua left the OAS on 19 November 202330 November 2023Following a series of diplomatic catastrophes and human rights violations in the country, Nicaragua has left the Organization of American States (OAS)...
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Jorrit Rijpma speaks at European Parliament on Bulgaria’s accession to Schengen29 November 2023Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU in 2007. In 2011, the European Commission announced these Member States’ readiness to fully apply the Schengen rule...
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Solutions for labour market shortages29 November 2023The Dutch labour market is struggling with serious shortages in all sectors. Major causes are the ageing population, work pressure, mismatched and unu...
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Leiden University part of the Matra Rule of Law Training Programme II28 November 2023The Faculty of Law of Leiden University, together with the Netherlands Helsinki Committee and the Hague Academy for Local Governance, have started the...
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Panels and Papers in Pittsburgh: Dr Moritz Jesse and Dr Darinka Piqani at the 18th Biennial European Union Studies Association (EUSA)28 November 2023The 18th Biennial EUSA conference, with the theme 'Beyond Sui Generis? Understanding the EU as a Comparative Polity and an Interdisciplinary Subject',...
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Jorrit Rijpma speaks on anti-smuggling legislation in Milan27 November 2023On 2 November 2023, Jorrit Rijpma spoke at a workshop organised by the State University of Milan on a preliminary reference from an Italian court.
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Vasiliki Kosta delivers keynote speech on academic and scientific freedom and commercialisation in EU law27 November 2023On 12 October 2023, Kosta delivered a keynote speech on academic freedom at the 30th anniversay conference of the (European) Education Law and Policy ...
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Joris Larik presents research at Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy27 November 2023On 16 November 2023, Dr Joris Larik gave a presentation in the framework of the webinar series of the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy, a UK-based ce...
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‘EU human-centred digital transformation’ (2023 – 2027) funded by Leiden University Starting Grant24 November 2023In Spring 2023, Simona Demková and Daniel Mândrescu from the Europa Institute secured the new Leiden University Starting Grant, valued at EUR 240,000,...
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Mark Klaassen speaks at event to mark the 20th anniversary of EU Family Reunification Directive22 November 2023On 17 November 2023, Dr Mark Klaassen participated in a seminar commemorating the 20th anniversary of the EU Family Reunification Directive. The event...
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China conducting joint military exercises with 5 ASEAN Member States21 November 2023China is conducting joint military exercises this week with Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. In doing so, it is seeking to strengthen ...
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Szmulewicz speaks on territorial planning and wine tourism in Chile21 November 2023The Estoril Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotel Studies (ESHTE), in partnership with the World Association of Wine Tourism (AMETUR), the Internatio...
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Farewell lecture Peter Rodrigues, Professor of Immigration Law21 November 2023On Friday 6 October 2023, Peter Rodrigues delivered his farewell lecture ‘Ongelijkheidscompensatie in het vreemdelingenrecht’ (inequality compensatio...
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The Europa Institute organises its fourth Meet the Author event21 November 2023On Thursday 26 October, the Europa Institute held its fourth ‘Meet the Author’ event.