Integration, Differentiation and Flexibility: New Perspectives on EU Law and Policy

Current PhD research

• Mrs L. Van Acker, E-Distribution - Towards a vertical agreements framework fit for an environmentally sustainable and digital economy (2/01/2020 - 31/12/2023)
• Mrs R. Aroso Duarte, The emergence of judicial passivism at the CJEU? In particular, the case-law on environmental protection and migration and asylum (1/09/2024 - 31/08/2028)
• Mrs C.V. Colonna, Sustainable EU agri-food law: critical perspectives (2/10/2023 - 30/09/2027)
• Dr F. Coman Kund (31/08/2013)
• Mr A. Cuomo, What role for the ECBs monetary policymaking in the EU green transition? The ECBs institutional evolution between legal orthodoxy and economic contingencies (15/09/2022 - 14/09/2026)
• Mr R. Della Pia, Towards a European Health Union? The role of EU agencies in fostering EU health law (1/11/2021 - 31/10/2024)
• Mr A.P.F. Devis, Using law to sustainably balance the expansion of offshore renewable energies in the North Sea: A panacea or utopia? (1/09/2023 - 31/08/2027)
• Mrs V. Druţă, Artificial intelligence in the judiciary (1/09/2023 - 31/08/2029)
• Mrs N. Dube, Demarginalizing Intersectionality within Non-Discrimination Law: Critically Analysing the EU Single-Axis Non-Discrimination Framework (1/09/2022 - 31/08/2026)
• Mr M.G. van Esterik, Nature-based solutions: Negative emissions and biodiversity restoration (1/09/2023 - 31/08/2027)
• Mrs A. Halilovic, EU integrated border management: shared competences, shared responsibility, or shared administration? (1/09/2020 - 31/08/2024)
• Mrs A.L. Hardy, The EUs response to Mixed Migration movements policy making at a crossroad between Human Rights or migration management and border control (1/09/2010 - 31/08/2014)
• Mrs M.L.W. Hubers, The protection of social rights in the context of cross-border company mobility in Europe (15/08/2019 - 14/08/2023)
• Mrs L.M.F. Hummel, Disruptive technologies and the impact on Modern Bigness: how should European competition law respond? (1/08/2020 - 31/07/2024)
• Mrs A. Joppe, The compatibility of labour law protection with algorithmic management (1/02/2022 - 31/01/2028)
• Mr T.A.J. Kelder, Comparing commerical and political advertising laws applicable to human ads on social media platforms (1/02/2023 - 31/01/2027)
• Mr L. Knuth, Legality review of EU decisions based on regulatory expert knowledge (1/05/2023 - 30/04/2029)
• Mrs H.M.A. van der Kroef, Multilingual Legal Knowledge Graphs to assist in EU Law-Making (20/09/2020 - 19/09/2024)
• Mrs L.F. Lalíková, Modern Bigness: Challenges for European Competition Law (MOBI) (1/08/2020 - 31/07/2024)
• Mrs S.E.A. von Landenberg, Strengthening social Europe: The potential of the (revised) European social charter in furthering social rights in EU law (1/09/2024 - 31/08/2030)
• Mr A.G.S. Laschet, The application of EU-law on cross-border healthcare in the Netherlands: a legal and empirical analysis (1/05/2022 - 30/04/2028)
• Mr A. Marcia, A union of equality: LGBTIQA+ equality in the European Union (20/11/2023 - 19/11/2029)
• Mrs A. Neacsu, Circular economy in the textile industry (1/10/2024 - 30/09/2028)
• Mrs D. Nikolakopoulou, Institutional inefficiency as a violation of international and EU law on workplace sexual harassment (1/09/2021 - 31/08/2025)
• Mr N. Parthenopoulos, Cross-border access to social security in EU Member States: Securing social protection for families (1/09/2022 - 31/08/2026)
• Mr F.A.J. Peerboom, Targeting states and victimising non-state actors. A legal scrutiny of instrumentalised migration to the EU and beyond (1/05/2022 - 30/04/2028)
• Mrs D. Petropoulou Ionescu, Transparency and participation in the EU soft law making process in European environmental regulation (15/08/2022 - 14/08/2025)
• Mr GLH van Rosmalen, Collective bargaining in current competition law (1/09/2022 - 31/05/2026)
• Mr A. Soroiu, A globalised European standardisation system: Tracing and addressing the challenges (1/09/2022 - 31/08/2026)
• Mr R.L.N. Tans, Five years after the migration crisis: how successful have the European and national frameworks been in integrating migrants in the labour market and providing them with access to education? (1/01/2021 - 31/12/2024)
• Mr W. Vandermeulen, Medieval scholastics, German ordoliberalism and EU Competition Law; a History of Ideas (1/09/2021 - 30/06/2027)
• Mr R. Verdoodt, Distributional considerations in EU competition law (1/09/2024 - 31/08/2028)
• Mrs M. Verhagen, Industrial citizenship: the relationship between individual and collective citizenship of employees (1/09/2016 - 31/08/2010)
• Mrs I.M. de Waal, The relation between the European chemicals, product and waste legislation in the light of stimulating the transition towards a circular economy (1/09/2019 - 31/08/2023)
• Mr J.J. van Zanden, Consumentenbescherming voor pensioendeelnemer (15/06/2020 - 14/06/2024)

PhD Defences

It is possible that the researchers below were a member of another research programme when carrying out their PhD research.

• Mrs Dr V. Abazi, Secrecy and Oversight in the European Union: The Law and Practice of Classified Information (Amsterdam, 11/12/2015)
• Mrs M. Aelen, European principles of good market supervision (Utrecht, 26/09/2014)
• Mrs A. Aschieri, Public-private partnerships and sustainable development in the European Union. Another reason to foster the promotion of PPPs as viable alternatives in the delivery of public services and infrastructures (Maastricht, 7/02/2018)
• Mrs Dr A.K.J. Bolz, A Regulatory Framework for the Art Market? Authenticity, Forgeries and the Role of Art Experts (Maastricht, 23/10/2019)
• Dr F. Bostoen, The new gatekeepers: abuse of dominance in the platform economy (Leuven, 10/05/2021)
• Mrs Dr G. Bouwman, The organisation of (public) social sector services within the EU. Facing the future by a legal framework that stimulates innovation? (Utrecht, 29/09/2022)
• Mrs N. Büttgen, Towards an innovative framework for employment protection (Maastricht, 20/12/2017)
• Dr N. Cambien, Citizenship of the Union as a cornerstone of European integration: a study of its impact on policies and competences of the Member States (Leuven, 18/11/2011)
• Dr S. Carrera Nuñez, In search of the perfect Citizen? The intersection between integration, immigration and nationality in the EU (Maastricht, 31/10/2008)
• Mr S. Charitakis, The challenges and consequences for the European Union of the implications of the United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities, with a focus on accessibility (Maastricht, 11/10/2018)
• Dr S.J.F.J. Claessens, Free Movement of Lawyers and the Future of the Legal Profession (Maastricht, 18/12/2008)
• Dr F. Coman Kund, Agencification of EU External Relations: European Regulatory Agencies as Global Actors (Maastricht, 20/01/2016)
• Mrs Dr K. Cseres, Consumer protection and competition law (Utrecht, 29/09/2004)
• Mrs Prof S.K. Dura, Mobilising Social Rights: Usages and Effects of the European Pillar of Social Rights (Amsterdam, 28/03/2023)
• Ms T. Ehnert, Regulating the Invisible: Law, Science and Accountability Concerns in the Governance of Nanotechnologies (Maastricht, 26/03/2015)
• Mrs Dr K.B. Eisele, The External Dimension of an EU Migration Policy (Maastricht, 16/05/2013)
• Dr M.J. Frese, Decentralized enforcement of EC competition law (Amsterdam, 22/11/2012)
• Mrs Prof A. Gerbrandy, Convergentie in het mededingingsrechtelijke bestuursprocesrecht in het licht van effectieve rechtsbescherming (Utrecht, 22/09/2009)
• Mrs Dr V. Golunova, Silenced by default? Algorithmic content moderation and freedom of expression in the European Union (Maastricht, 22/04/2024)
• Mrs Dr J.J.M. Graat, The European Arrest Warrant and EU Citizenship (Utrecht, 18/03/2022)
• Mr A.C.C. Groenen, Tackling the illicit traffic in cultural property through private law means an analysis of the 1995 Unidroit Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects to Cultural Property Theft (Maastricht, 2/10/2018)
• Dr J. Gruyters, The legal anatomy of the social market economy. Framing supplementary pensions in EU competition and internal market law (Leuven, 4/03/2025)
• Mrs Dr K. Hamenstädt, The Margin of Appreciation in European Expulsion Decisions (Maastricht, 10/07/2015)
• Mrs M.M. Haritz, Liability law and the application of the precautionary principle with respect to climate change (Maastricht, 17/12/2010)
• Dr H.J. van Harten, Autonomie van de nationale rechter in het Europees recht (Amsterdam, 1/07/2011)
• Mr P.D. Hildebrand, Private enforcement in the European Union and the United States. A comparative analysis of the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, France and the United States in the light of the Directive on Antitrust Damages (Maastricht, 1/05/2017)
• Mr A. Hoogenboom, Free movement of students in and to the European Union (Maastricht, 18/10/2016)
• Mr M.R. Hübner, Differentiated EU legislation and its impact on enforcement (Utrecht, 20/09/2024)
• Dr P. Jansen, From policy to law? Industrial policy under European Union law (Leuven, 15/01/2018)
• Mrs A.M. de Jong, Security narratives, culture and EU law (Maastricht, 24/06/2025)
• Mrs M. Kajić, Mind the gaps! – Legislative means of incentivizing a circular food system (Utrecht, 15/03/2024)
• Mrs Dr L.S.J. Kortese, The recognition of qualifications in the EU: blurring the lines of competences between the internal market and education (Maastricht, 28/05/2020)
• Mrs Dr Q. Li, AI-enabled Price Discrimination: A Competition Law Perspective (Maastricht, 26/03/2024)
• Mrs S. Li, Conflict and Compromise: Internationalization of Competition Law and Chinas Participation (Maastricht, 6/12/2019)
• Mr K. Lubina, Contested Cultural Property - The Return of Nazi Spoliated Art and Human Remains from Public Collections (Maastricht, 25/11/2009)
• Dr N. Meershoek, Sovereignty and Interdependence in EU Military Procurement Regulation (Utrecht, 12/06/2023)
• Dr A.P. van der Mei, Free movement of persons within the European Community – Cross-Border access to public benefits (Maastricht, 28/06/2001)
• Mrs Dr P. Melin, The external dimension of EU social security coordination: Towards a common EU approach (Maastricht, 2/07/2018)
• Dr T.P. Mennicken, Game of pleas. An empirical analysis of the pleas raised in recent EU competition law cases (Maastricht, 16/10/2019)
• Mrs Dr M. Mol, Horizontal Direct Effect of General Principles of EU law (Maastricht, 2/10/2014)
• Mrs Dr C. Molinari, Going all out to manage migration : a constitutional analysis of the EU Readmission Policy (Leuven, 6/10/2022)
• Mrs Dr V. Morozovaite, Hypernudging strategies in the digital market economy: a role for European competition law? (Utrecht, 17/01/2024)
• Mrs Dr E.C. van Ooij, Highly Mobile Workers and the Coordination of Social Security in the EU – Opening and Closing Pandora’s Box (Maastricht, 29/09/2022)
• Mrs Dr P.S. Phoa, EU Law as a Creative Process - A hermeneutic approach for the EU internal market and fundamental rights protection (Utrecht, 29/10/2021)
• Dr M. Provera, The Detention of Asylum Seekers in Australia and the European Union - A Comparative Analysis (Maastricht, 16/05/2013)
• Mrs M.P.M. Rijsbergen, EU agencies’ Soft Rule-Making: Lessons learnt from the European Securities and Markets Authority (Utrecht, 6/06/2018)
• Mrs C. Rosca, Digital arms for digital harms. Mapping technical and legal solutions for dark patterns in EU consumer law (Maastricht, 2/12/2024)
• Mrs Dr S. Röttger-Wirtz, The interplay of global standards and EU pharmaceutical regulation (Maastricht, 18/12/2017)
• Mrs Dr S.L.T. Schoenmaekers, The Regulation of Architects in the European Union. A Comparative Law and Economic Analysis (Maastricht, 14/10/2010)
• Mr G. Shen, The freedom of establishment and the freedom of services in the EU and China (Maastricht, 30/06/2016)
• Mrs M. Shi, The divestiture remedy under merger control in the EU, US and China: a comparative law and economics analysis (Maastricht, 3/10/2017)
• Mrs T. Si, Regulation and implementation of public-private partnerships: A comparative analysis of public-private partnerships in the legal regimes of China and the EU (Maastricht, 30/01/2023)
• Mrs Z.D. Vankova, Circular migration from the Eastern neighbourhood to the EU. The rights of migration works in Bulgaria and Poland (Maastricht, 27/06/2018)
• Mr T.J. Verdonk, Seeds of Market Power: Safeguarding competition and food security through collaborative licensing in seed and biotech markets under EU law and policy (Leuven, 18/04/2025)
• Mrs I.E.L.E. Wendt, The Tension between Rules Regulating the (Liberal) Professions and EC Competition Law - Reason and Passion in discussing professional regulation in EC competition law (Maastricht, 8/12/2009)
• Mrs Dr A. Wiesbrock, Legal migration to the European Union and the conflicting goals of integration and circularity (Maastricht, 25/11/2009)
• Mrs Q. Wu, Tying in digital platforms under the competition legal framework in China and the EU: A comparative law and economics perspective (Maastricht, 28/02/2023)
• Mrs Dr Z. Xhaferri, Delegation of rulemaking powers to the European Commission: law and practice (Maastricht, 7/10/2020)
• Dr D. Yabasun, The common European asylum system: Vulnerable asylum applicants (Maastricht, 3/10/2019)
• Mr J. Zander, Different kinds op precaution - A comparative analysis of the application of the precautionary principle in five different legal orders (Maastricht, 17/04/2009)
• Mrs Dr E.L. van der Zee, Regulating sustainable food standards in the EU and WTO: perspectives from law and consumer science (Wageningen, 7/03/2018)
• Mrs K. Zheng, The use of competition soft law in the digital markets: A comparative legal analysis of China and the EU (Maastricht, 11/06/2025)
• Mr M. Zinzani, Market integration through network governance: the role of European agencies and networks of regulators (Maastricht, 15/11/2012)