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Border 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…
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Closing 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…
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Working 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…
BlogsECJ confirms: mini-jobs remain uninsured and should be discouraged
In its judgment of 19 September 2019 the Court of Justice ruled that Dutch legislation excluding cross-border workers, who live…
BlogsEurostad the new Randstad…
The 'Atlas voor gemeenten 2019' was released on 22 May 2019. It compares the 50 largest municipalities in the Netherlands…
BlogsForeign surprises just over the border
If you live or work in a border region, there are both advantages and disadvantages. Let me start with the…
BlogsCould the European Social Model become a reality after all?
More than 17 million workers living or working in another member state are exposed to possible violations of their rights,…
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