standards

The European Commission’s strategy on eProcurement

In its strategy on eProcurement, the Commission points out that huge savings can be made by switching to full electronic procurement. The question is, why haven't we switched over yet?

Public Law · Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

What would the Commission do? A case of existing State aid.

When dealing with State aid matters, national judges and the European Commission have 'essential, but distinct, roles'. This distinction seems to be blurring, as recent Dutch case law shows.

Public Law

I do solemnly swear…

Friday the 13th is, arguably, not a bad day to introduce measures to prevent disasters from happening again. The Dutch Finance Minister, Jan-Kees de Jager, chose this day to introduce reforms in the banking and financial services industries.

Tax Law and Economics

Proxy Advisors: Should They Be Regulated?

The European Securities and Markets Authority published a discussion paper on proxy advisors. The principal focus of the paper is the development of the proxy advisory industry in Europe, which would appear to be growing.