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EU Soil Strategy for 2030: A Focus on Contaminated Sites and the Case of Italy
The European Commission has adopted a set of proposals to make the EU’s climate, energy, transport, and taxation policies fit for reducing net...
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A short-cut methodology for the spatial assessment of the biochemical river quality
The deterioration of superficial water quality is a significant concern in water management. Currently, most European rivers do not achieve...
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The European Court of Justice and the Two Lighthouse Functions of Social Law in the European Legal Space
The article explores how social law operates as a “lighthouse” in the case-law of the European Court of Justice. It is argued that social law has had...
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Article 152 [Social Dialogue]
Article 152 TFEU has its precedent in Article 118b TEEC (introduced by the 1986 SEA): ‘The Commission shall endeavour to develop the dialogue between...
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Article 106 [Public and Privileged Undertakings and Services of General Economic Interest]
Article 106 TFEU is concerned with public undertakings and undertakings granted special or exclusive rights by the MS (privileged undertakings). It...
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Challenges of Wastewater and Wastewater Management
The availability of freshwater is reducing due to the discharge of untreated wastewater to the naturally available resources, such as rivers, ponds,...
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Cross-Border Employment and Labour Law: The Legal Framework
The question of which labour law is applicable to a cross-border situation constitutes a complicated tangle involving a set of conflict rules with a...
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The implementation of the substitution principle in European chemical legislation: a comparative analysis
BackgroundThe substitution of hazardous chemicals with safer alternatives is an important objective in European chemical policy, but implementation...
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Ideology in the adjudication of the ECJ
This paper analyses the adjudicative methods of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) through the concept of ideology. In part one, I discuss Tamara...
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Enhanced Distinctiveness and Why “Strong Marks” Are Causing Us All Confusion
A “strong” trade mark, one which has a high level of distinctiveness, is entitled to a greater level of protection in the European Union, the United...
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The Relationship and Coordination Between EU Employment Directives and the Rome I Regulation
This chapter examines the interaction between the EU employment directives and the Rome I Regulation, taking into account the analysis and reflexions...
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The Influence of Public and Corporate Insurance Law on the Application of Private International Law: Selected Issues
The regime of obligations arising under insurance relationships, as expressed in Art. 7 of the Rome I Regulation is, however, relatively complex. The...
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Regional management options for floating marine litter in coastal waters from a life cycle assessment perspective
PurposeDespite the increasing number of publications focusing on the management of marine plastic debris, most research is carried out using an...
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Using seasonal variability of water quality parameters to assess the risk of aquatic pollution from rainbow trout fish farms in Greece
Sustainable development of fresh water (FW) aquaculture requires minimal environmental impact, by reducing the waste discharged into the surrounding...
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An Introduction to EU Legal Culture
The legal culture of the European Union (EU) has a special place in this volume. The EU is neither a state nor an international organisation in the...
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From virtually extinct to superabundant in 35 years: establishment, population growth and shifts in management focus of the Swedish wild boar (Sus scrofa) population
BackgroundThe wild boar ( Sus scrofa ) was extinct in Sweden when a few animals established in the 1970s. Over the past 35 years, the species has made...
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A new era for EU copyright exceptions and limitations?
For long neglected, copyright exceptions and limitations have recently been the subject of multiple interventions by the EU legislator and the...
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Estrogens and Progestogens in Wastewater, Sludge, Sediments, and Soil
Estrogens and progestogens are two classes of female steroidal hormones whose presence in the environment has been associated with the appearance of...
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Artificial intelligence guided HRCT assessment predicts the severity of COVID-19 pneumonia based on clinical parameters
BackgroundThe purpose of the study was to compare the results of AI (artificial intelligence) analysis of the extent of pulmonary lesions on HRCT...
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The Third Country Regime for Investment Firms
In this article we discuss how an investment firm established outside the EU may provide services (to clients) in the EU. We explore how such third...