In this article we take managing migration and managing the gig economy as a prism through which to examine not only whether the phrase ‘social market economy' has any real substance, but also whether it offers any guidance as to how the European Union (EU) may respond in the future. We argue...

Immigration was a major point of debate and disagreement in the UK during the 2016 Brexit referendum. Following three years of negotiations, the European Union and the UK have come to an agreement – though not yet in a binding form – on the protection of citizens' rights post-Brexit. This...

When the Treaty of Rome was signed in 1957, its main focus was on creating a single market where free movement of goods, persons, services and capital could be ensured. It therefore regarded labour above all as a factor of production in respect of which the principle of free movement was to...

When the Finnish Seamen’s Union and the Swedish Electricians Union threatened strike action, and in the case of the Swedish electricians union, did go on strike, the officials involved could never have contemplated the seismic effects their decisions would have on the evolution of EU law and,...

If the critics are right, the EU social model is dead and that’s the end of it. Those on the right may well be dancing on its grave; those more sympathetic might mourn its passing. My view is more sanguine. I shall argue that the European social model is certainly facing unprecedented...