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Part II: time for the Commission to act - Let us not forget about EU fundamental rights
About a year ago, this blog published my contribution “Let us not forget about EU fundamental rights,” which addressed the situation at the EU’s external borders. At the time, the decision of the ECtHR in the case of N.D and N.T v. Spain, was heavily criticised for failing to protect the right to...
The Italian budget drama – Brussels and Rome on collision course
Last Tuesday 23 October, for the first time in the history of European integration, the European Commission rejected the draft budget plan (DBP) of one of its Member States. Naturally, this umpteenth brawl between Rome and Brussels should be seen in the right perspective.
Clarifying the scope of selectivity: how to (Auto)grill a commission decision on fiscal State aid?
The European Union’s Court of Justice finally rendered its judgement in the famous Banco Santander and Autogrill cases on 21 December 2016. For state aid specialists and tax lawyers this decision was bound to be a landmark case whatever way it would turn out.
- RR BSc RMT 2023-2024 final.pdf (449.62 KB, PDF)… Rules and Regulations for the bachelor's degree programme in Regenerative Medicine and Technology 2023-2024, within the meaning of Section 7.12b of the Dutch Higher Education and Research Act. These rules were adopted by the Board of Examiners of the Regenerative Medicine and Technology programme of Maastricht University on 4 July 2023. 2 Contents Section 1 … detriment, the Board of Examiners will seek a solution. 3. Contrary to the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article, the curriculum and the associated exam components as set out in the Education and Examination Regulations that applied when the student commenced the programme will continue to apply to the student. 4. The rules and regulations are established by the Board of Examiners on an annual basis. Article 1.2 Board of Examiners 1. According to the Higher Education and … be appointed as examiner. The examiner can without losing full responsibility, have other members of the teaching staff perform tasks belonging to an exam component. 3. The Board of Examiners appoints staff members as examiners of the bachelor thesis. They should hold a PhD title. Newly appointed thesis examiners (i.e. first appointment as a thesis examiner for the current academic year) should hold the certificate of the Role specific training for thesis examiners. The Board of Examiners is …
- RR BSc RMT 2023-2024 final.pdf (449.5 KB, PDF)… Rules and Regulations for the bachelor's degree programme in Regenerative Medicine and Technology 2023-2024, within the meaning of Section 7.12b of the Dutch Higher Education and Research Act. These rules were adopted by the Board of Examiners of the Regenerative Medicine and Technology programme of Maastricht University on 4 July 2023. 2 Contents Section 1 … detriment, the Board of Examiners will seek a solution. 3. Contrary to the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article, the curriculum and the associated exam components as set out in the Education and Examination Regulations that applied when the student commenced the programme will continue to apply to the student. 4. The rules and regulations are established by the Board of Examiners on an annual basis. Article 1.2 Board of Examiners 1. According to the Higher Education and … be appointed as examiner. The examiner can without losing full responsibility, have other members of the teaching staff perform tasks belonging to an exam component. 3. The Board of Examiners appoints staff members as examiners of the bachelor thesis. They should hold a PhD title. Newly appointed thesis examiners (i.e. first appointment as a thesis examiner for the current academic year) should hold the certificate of the Role specific training for thesis examiners. The Board of Examiners is …
- EER Master Governance and Leadership in European Public Health 2023-2024.pdf (970.13 KB, PDF)… European Public Health 1 Education and Examination Regulations 2023-2024 for the Master of Science programme Governance and Leadership in European Public Health of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, in accordance with Article 7.13 of the Dutch Higher Education and Scientific Research Act (Wet op het Hoger Onderwijs en Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, WHW) These regulations have been adopted by the Dean of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences after … to all students who participate in the programme in the academic year 2023-2024 and replace, in principle, all other regulations. 3. The replacement of the former regulations by these new ones may not disadvantage students that started the programme when former regulations were applicable. In cases where the new regulations disadvantage students, the old regulations are applicable. 4. Contrary to the content of article 1.1 sub 2 and 3, the educational programme which was valid at the moment that the student started with the educational programme, including the exams, is still applied for the student. 5. These regulations also apply to students from other programmes, faculties or institutions of higher education, insofar as they follow components of the programme to which these EER apply. 6. For components of the programme that students follow at another degree programme, faculty or institution of higher education, the EER for the other programme, faculty or institution …
- newsletter_2017_1.pdf (323.88 KB, PDF)… After the numerous events marking the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Treaty, MCEL scholars continued to contribute to academic research of European law. MCEL members actively organised and took part in various conferences, workshops, roundtables and other events. MCEL in turn welcomed many guest speakers at the monthly research seminars. Moreover, the centre experienced a positive change. Interesting new initiatives, such as the weekly MCEL lunches, were introduced. In … in Maastricht came to an end in 2016, new members were welcomed. Those members actively joined the MCEL research seminars and presented their research or noteworthy new developments in EU law. Numerous MCEL members were also invited to collaborate with different European Union institutions. The “Focus” section elaborates on their work in bridging between academia and practice. Bruno De Witte and Ellen Vos Upcoming Events v Summer School, “Septfontainers Summer School of EU Law 2017. We the … to students of the International Session of the Model European Parliament within the framework of the 25th Anniversary of the Maastricht Treaty. V. Abazi and M. Brkan attended the annual European Union Studies Association conference in Miami, where they took part in the panel "Constitutional transformations of Europe through technology". M. Brkan also presented on the topic of automated decision-making and transparency in EU data protection law at the 10th CPDP Conference “Computers, Privacy & …
- mod0320fe.pptx (12.43 MB, PPTX)… thesis 3 4 Fixed Income Management 5 6 Empirical Analysis of Financial Markets Writing the Master’s Thesis Completing the master’s thesis Quantitative Techniques for Financial Economics Econometric techniques for modeling financial time series with empirical applications Pricing, construction of (derivative) securities and their use by market practitioners (hedging, speculation) ECB and Monetary Policy What is money and why do we need it? Is money “neutral”? “Transmission” channels between … forward rates etc) Fixed income portfolio management Fixed income derivatives, mortgage backed securities, their role in the European sovereign debt crisis Master’s Thesis Skills training In-depth study of financial economics problem Team up with staff member (supervisor) Cover 2 of 3 main orientations (monetary economics, finance, quantitative techniques) Specialisations Asset Pricing Institutional Investors Pension funds, mutual funds, hedge funds Asset liability management, strategic asset allocation, shareholder activism and responsible investing Empirical Analysis of Financial Markets Predictability of financial returns with special focus on advances in artificial intelligence and big data. Do these enable investors to uncover and exploit new data patterns and thus profitable trading strategies? Banking Global Banking Why do banks exist? Systemic risk Fintech and …