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Category: Health and Social Policy

Screening of ‘Purpose’ – a wellbeing economies film

We recently welcomed Martin Oetting to the Edinburgh Europa Institute for a screening of his film ‘Purpose’.  Katherine Trebec…

20th March 2025 lewing
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Women’s Future in the EU Labor Force: Maternity Leave & the EU Work-Life Balance Directive

Laila Latif, MSc Comparative Public Policy, University of Edinburgh


August 2022 marked the deadline of a 3-year window given to EU Member Stat…

18th April 2023 lewing
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Europe 2030 Poverty Reduction: The Threat of Housing Financialisation

Jessie McKay, MSc International and European Politics, University of Edinburgh


In 2021, 95.4 million people faced the risk of poverty or soci…

10th March 2023 lewing
Child & adult holding hands

Invisible Young Carers in Europe: What Hides Their Existence?

Nagisa Osaki, MSc Comparative Public Policy, University of Edinburgh


Children responsible for caring for their families or others in the hom…

8th March 2023 lewing

Brexit and the Interpretation of Domestic Rights

Niall O’Connor

Brexit and Rights Engagement Network

Brexit and Rights Engagement Network

It might be thought that Brexit would have very little impact on the interpretation of dom…

23rd July 2018 admin-euro

Enforceability of Workers’ Rights after Brexit

Rebecca Zahn

Brexit and Rights Engagement Network

Brexit and Rights Engagement Network

In the run-up to the Brexit referendum, workers’ rights were invoked repeatedly by both sid…

23rd July 2018 admin-euro

Brexit and EU Social Policy: Uncertainty for the UK, Opportunities for the EU

Pieter Pecinovsky

LERU Brexit Seminar

LERU Brexit Seminar

The relationship between the EU and the UK has always been characterised by a troublesome dialogue of am…

18th December 2017 lewing

The ‘Headscarf Rulings’: Did the Court of Justice Really Ban Headscarves in the Workplace?

Rebecca Zahn

The recent EU court rulings on wearing headscarves in the workplace demonstrate the conflict between enabling EU economic freed…

3rd April 2017 lewing

What Future Has the European Union after its Sixtieth Anniversary – Back to the Future?

Colin Imrie

The main challenge facing today’s European Union is to find ways to bring together the diverging interests of its many members, wri…

27th March 2017 lewing

Scotland’s Minimum Pricing – Balancing Public Policy and the Single Market

Arianna Andreangeli

In-Depth Analysis

The Court of Session’s ruling on minimum pricing of alcohol in Scotland has upheld that the policy is an …

22nd October 2016 lewing

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