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The Netherlands ignores advice from the European Commission on foreign pension transfers

10 March 2020
Last November, the European Commission (EC) sent the Netherlands an advice stating that the Netherlands should amend its tax rules. The Dutch tax rules prevent that pension accrued in the Netherlands can be transferred when you move abroad. The so-called cross-border value transfer of pensions...
by:
- P.J.T. Mertens
in Law
Mixed pension: civil servants pension up for revision

20 April 2018

The statutory pension of civil cervants in Belgium is on de verge of a reform. The legislative proposal ‘mixed pension’ will soon be introduced by law, after being the centre of intense debate for nearly a year. What exactly does ‘mixed pension’ mean?
Liberal Arts: de beste versie van jezelf worden!

17 October 2017
Sinds 1 juli 2017 is prof. Teun Dekker hoogleraar Liberal Arts and Sciences Education. Zijn hoofdtaken worden het Liberal Arts-woord verspreiden in Nederland en in het buitenland en onderzoek doen naar Liberal Arts education in Europese context, maar ook naar de sociale, politieke en educatieve...
by:
- T.J. Dekker
in General Science and Engineering
Blind trust?

23 January 2017
May the US President appoint his son in law as advisor to the White House? For quite a lot formal appointments the President needs the advice and consent (permission) from the senate, but not here. Is it permissible?
by:
- A.W. Heringa
in Law