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Do institutions help achieve greater value for spending European taxpayers’ money?

19 October 2020

The European Union (EU) budget is about one percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of all Member States amounting to about €240 per annum, per citizen. The EU budget redistributes more than €150 billion annually. These funds are directed towards agriculture and regional policy, which operate to...
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
CESL v CISG

15 May 2012

‘CISG Conference’ where experts on the international sale of goods came together to review the Vienna Convention in the light of similar structures such as its latest contender, the Common European Sales Law, or the UCC.