Dr Abazi presents at the House of Representatives of the Netherlands on Parliamentary Access to Information
Dr Abazi presents at the House of Representatives of the Netherlands on Parliamentary Access to Information
By invitation of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, on 18 May 2016, Dr. Vigjilenca Abazi gave a presentation entitled 'Parliamentary Access to Official Secrets in the European Union' in which she addressed the challenges and limits for access to sensitive information for national parliaments as well as the European Parliament.
Dr Abazi focused on the legal framework of official secrets in the EU that gives rise to information asymmetries in processes of parliamentary oversight.
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Administrative integration through agency governance The role of Frontex, the EUAA and Europol
PhD thesis by Aida Halilovic
New Study Published on Protecting Vulnerable Persons in Migration and Asylum Contexts
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Prof. Lilian Tsourdi and Dr. Catherine Warin (University of Lille) co-authored a mapping study on identifying and effectively responding to needs linked with vulnerability in the context of asylum and migration as commissioned by the Council of Europe (Division on Migration and Refugees).
The Maastricht Consulates Prize for the best MA thesis on EU Law 2025 - Application open
The Corps Consulaire à Maestricht (the Consul Association of Limburg) is award a prize for the best master thesis in the field of EU law, written at the Faculty of Law of Maastricht University during the academic year 2024/2025.
New MCEL Members
MCEL is delighted to welcome three new PhD researchers who joined us in the academic year 2025-2026.
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