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State aid and export credits: which law applies?

11 February 2021
Officially supported export credits are instruments that governments can use to boost or support their exports, either through insurances, loans or guarantees. Most governments provide this support through Export Credit Agencies (ECAs), the first of which were founded in the 1920s (Stephens, 1999).
by:
- M.I.F.A. Jennekens
in Law
Should we worry about sovereign debt?

15 January 2021
In her recent book “The Deficit Myth” star economist Stephanie Kelton tells us why economists should not worry too much about sovereign debt and deficits. But is that the same for lawyers? And are all countries truly treated equally?
by:
- M.I.F.A. Jennekens
in Law
Not crossing the border: recommendation or ban?

16 April 2020
During the Easter weekend there was a lack of clarity about what the rules are at the German-Dutch border. What is actually still allowed when it comes to travelling from the Netherlands to Germany and vice versa? Both the government in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and in the Netherlands have...
by:
- M. Unfried
in General Corona Arts and Social Sciences Business and Economics Law
Poor public transport connections hinder labour mobility

16 March 2018

Stimulating cross-border labour mobility? Provide an adequate supply of information, uniformity in laws and regulations, language education and infrastructure, suggests 'ontgrenzer' Martin Unfried in an interview with EurekaRail.
Blind trust?

23 January 2017
May the US President appoint his son in law as advisor to the White House? For quite a lot formal appointments the President needs the advice and consent (permission) from the senate, but not here. Is it permissible?
by:
- A.W. Heringa
in Law