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On the future of colonial collections

8 March 2018
What once was their wealth, can become a burden. Museums in Europe (may) have to consider what to do with their cultural and historical treasures from former colonies. How happy or eager are these former colonies to retrieve their treasures?
by:
- Jos van Beurden
in Arts and Social Sciences
Armed Conflicts and Global Cultural Heritage Governance

8 March 2018
The UN Security Council has moved to protect cultural heritage in armed conflicts. Will this initiative be a successful one?
by:
- Andrzej Jakubowski
in Arts and Social Sciences
The importance of a flexible AOW commencement date

5 October 2017

Last week, the Dutch and Belgian ombudsmen called on their governments to take action in the context of pensions problems for unemployed cross-border workers, aged 65, and living in Belgium. In response to this call, a possible solution by Expertise Centre ITEM is elaborated in this blog.

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The Greek, the Euro and Democracy

15 July 2015

After months of negotiations between Greece, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Union (EU), which acuminated in an overwhelming amount of over 60% of “no”-votes by the Greek citizens to the reforms attached to the second Greek bailout programme...