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The Grants Office is delighted to announce the 2nd workshop as part of the FHML Research Talent Programme. 

Last September, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on European cross-border associations (COM(2023) 516 final). “The proposal aims to improve …  the conditions for establishing and operating European cross-border associations (ECBAs)”. According to the Commission, the current situation for non-profit organizations (NPOs) engaged in cross-border activities is one of “legal uncertainty”, “different administrative procedures”, and “financial obstacles”. The proposal seeks to: “harmonize restricting provisions”, “provide a clear and predictable framework” and “allow flexibility for member states”.

Moving from the UK to Maastricht amidst a discussion on the internationalisation of Dutch higher education might be considered dari

Today, 6 December 2023, the new MPs take office, following the Parliamentary elections on 22 November 2023 On 1 December last, the election results were finalised. The PVV emerged as the biggest party from the ballot box (37 seats), followed by GroenLinks/PvdA (25 seats), the VVD (24 seats) and Nieuw Sociaal Contract (20 seats). Overall, there seems to be no significant difference between border municipalities and the other municipalities: PVV scores highest in almost all Dutch municipalities (e.g. in the North-Eastern region around Enschede, NSC scores higher). 

On 1 October last, the new Treaty between Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands on police cooperation finally entered into force (in short BENELUX Police Treaty). This happened more than five years after the treaty was signed in 2018. This treaty replaces the 20-year-old Convention on Transnational Police Action (2004) and can be seen as a special milestone in cross-border crime control. 

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