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European Futures

Scotland’s academic blog on Europe, from the Edinburgh Europa Institute

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  • Adrian Favero
  • Adrienne Yong
  • Ailsa Henderson
  • Alan Greene
  • Alexander Evison
  • Alix de Zitter
  • Amanda Kramer
  • Andrew Glencross
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  • Carmen Gebhard
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  • Christina Boswell
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  • Renke Deckarm
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Implications of the different merger regimes in the EU and the UK: so close yet so far?

Brexit is likely to have a significant impact on the M&A industry. Perhaps the most significant consequence is losing the one-stop-shop under the recast EU Merger Regulation, which simplifies merger …

15th July 2021 admin-euro

What does “taking back control” mean for Financial Services?

Dr Cleo Davies – Senior Research Associate at the University of East Anglia  On the 29th April 2021, the Financial Services Bill received royal assent. Touted as a milestone for financial …

17th May 2021 admin-euro

The State Aid Temporary Framework for COVID-19, the Banking Communication, and Burden-Sharing

 Dionysios Pelekis                www.linkedin.com/in/dionysios-pelekis   In November 2020, the Commission approved an aid scheme designed to support the liquidity of the Italian banking sector. This measure authorised Italy’s Ministry of Economy …

19th April 2021 admin-euro

Gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Dr Birte Böök Post-doctoral researcher at Utrecht University and content manager of the gender stream of the European Equality Law Network   When the COVID-19 crisis swept across the …

20th January 2021 admin-euro

Addressing In-Work Poverty: The EU Minimum Wage Directive and Collective Bargaining

Ben Paterson, European Social Policy MSc, School of Social & Political Science, University of Edinburgh   In 2019, the rate of workers at risk of in-work poverty within the twenty-seven …

11th January 2021 admin-euro

COVID-19 in the EU: A Death Sentence for Refugees and Asylum Seekers?

Iro Nestoros, European Social Policy MSc, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh   Introduction  The UN Secretary General António Guterres, in respect of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) …

6th January 2021 admin-euro

Work-life balance: A key to European Union recovery in the post-pandemic period

Shirong Zhou,  European Social Policy MSc, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh   The pandemic has highlighted the need for an improved work-life balance policy in order …

6th January 2021 admin-euro

Mitchell Annual Lecture 2020 – Prof Michael Dougan

From the EU to the UK Internal Market: Big Fish makes Bad Rules for Small Pond?

20th December 2020 admin-euro

Algorithmic discrimination in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities for EU equality law 

By Janneke Gerards, Utrecht University Law School and Raphaële Xenidis, Edinburgh University Law School and iCourts, Copenhagen University   Early 2020, the European Commission recognized in the preamble of its …

3rd December 2020 admin-euro

Europeanization at a Crossroads: Accession and Informality in Serbia

Europeanization at a Crossroads: Accession and Informality in Serbia Alexander Mesarovich, PhD Candidate in Politics at the University of Edinburgh While 2020 marks a dramatic year globally in Serbia it …

5th November 2020 admin-euro

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