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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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Brexit or exit equal treatment?

25 February 2016
No one will have failed to notice the United Kingdom's referendum on membership of the EU. To avoid a British exit, an agreement has been reached... This blog is only available in Dutch.
by:
- M.J.G.A.M. Weerepas
in Law
Differential treatment affecting persons associated with Roma people before the CJEU

4 June 2015

The Nikolova case (C-83/14), currently pending before the Court of Justice (CoJ), constitutes an interesting and unique example of a practice alleged to have discriminatory effects on a large group of persons defined by reference to their Roma ethnic origin. The case sheds light on the role that EU...