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“The fact that there is a maximum number of hours in a week that you are allowed to work, that web shops are compelled to provide you with the option to return your purchase within seven days, that our tap water must meet certain requirements. This all sounds very Dutch, but it is in fact European...

Amidst the public debate on the potentially discriminating impact of the German toll scheme for passenger cars and the expected revenues, border regions are raising their voice about the potentially negative impacts on cross-border interaction. A closer look reveals that the impacts could be...

Towards electronic data exchange within the EU: removing administrative obstacles

The increasingly developed electronic data exchange within the European Union could remove the administrative hurdles to the exercise of the European freedoms of movement and cross-border mobility, such as the life...

Football for sale: what is the problem, and what are the solutions? Read our previous reports (Spain, England, Germany and the Netherlands) to find out.

Researched and written by Marije Ariëns. For the clubs, accepting foreign investments means more possible room for improvement of the club and more successful transfers. However, it also means there will be less insight into where the money that finances these improvements comes from and through...

Researched and written by Hanna Harnisch. The German league is the 2^nd largest in Europe according to revenue and thus does play an important role in terms of foreign investments saturating the league.

Researched and written by Aurelie Wertz. Twenty-eight clubs in the English top four divisions are now substantially owned by overseas investors! Overall, we see a general culture of acceptance or perhaps that of wilful ignorance by the fans regarding the mysterious and multiple complex aspects of...

Researched and written by Teresa Vazquez Lopez. The Spanish football sector is interesting to analyse since Spain is a relatively young democracy whose constitutions usually often reference to sport.

How much influence can an institution like the EU exert to regulating football? Financial fair play & ownership transparency of professional football clubs in Europe.

The 30%-facility is regularly discussed in both case-law and politics. The facility is currently under pressure and facing turbulent times. With a potential abolition, which may become reality, particular attention must be paid to the effects and possible alternatives. This blog is only available in...