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Quarantine exception inadequate for border region
Lasting disproportionate impact on daily life in the border region With the circulation of the Corona virus, governments are deploying…
BlogsThree countries, three ways of counting?
Comparing figures on corona infections and mortality can be misleading The number of people dying of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Belgium…
BlogsCorona-Creativity-boost of Corona-Energy-drain?
Creativity is more in demand than ever in the creative sector The Corona crisis and lockdown are hitting hard, especially…
BlogsNot crossing the border: recommendation or prohibition?
During the Easter weekend, there was a lack of clarity about what the rules actually are at the German-Dutch border.…
BlogsBorder perils and Hofstede’ s dimensions
Working at home and doing some fieldwork. It is my pleasure to look up and walk the border during my…
BlogsClosing national borders within the EU is a reflex that does not naturally lead to better health protection
Cross-border non-coordination Yesterday I was in Maastricht near the Belgian border which is no more than 1 kilometre behind my…
BlogsWorking from home: not a given for cross-border workers
With the prevailing Coronavirus (COVID-19), it is recommended to work from home as much as possible. However, for cross-border workers,…
BlogsNetherlands ignores European Commission advice on foreign pension transfers
Last November, the European Commission (EC) sent the Netherlands an opinion stating that the Netherlands should change its tax rules.…
BlogsWorking on Europe: with brainstorms, butterflies en bumblebees…
It was an inspiring morning on an early December day at the Eiffel Building in Maastricht. A spacious and pleasant…
BlogsThe end of German housing (construction) subsidies?
More than a decade after the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that the German Eigenheimzulage violated…
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