The purpose of this report is to set out in brief form the law across the EU Member States, Bulgaria and Romania relating to discrimination on grounds of sex, sexual orientation, disability, religion and belief and age (the u0093relevant groundsu0094), to the extent that such discrimination...

The question of u0093whereu0094 to regulate sales is of course connected to the further and more ample issue of u0093howu0094 to regulate. In its latest Green Paper, the Commission in fact asks both kinds of questions as regards, in particular, the contract of sale. Though this paper is aimed at...

This study provides an in-depth and objective comparative analysis of the legal systems of protection of adults lacking legal capacity within selected EU Member States. The first two parts of the study contain for each Member State concerned a detailed description and assessment of the national...

This study provides an in-depth and objective comparative analysis of the national provisions of private law and private international law in the field of authentic instruments with special focus on their mutual recognition and enforcement within selected EU Member States. The results of this...

This study provides a representative panorama of the video on demand offering (VoD) available in the European markets. It shows some broad trends of VoD services playing a role in representing Europes cultural diversity and in promoting European cinematic heritage. In its conclusions, this study...

These country reports from EU Member States constitute the background material for the FRA report on Criminal detention and alternatives: fundamental rights aspects in EU cross-border transfers. The information in the country reports is prepared under contract by the FRA’s research network...

The present report is the 14th annual report on migration and asylum of the Belgian National Contact Point (NCP) of the European Migration Network (EMN). The report provides an overview of the most significant political and legislative developments – as well as public debates - in the field of...

The paper empirically tests three of the most significant theories about the emergence of a European identity. The three approaches considered here are, respectively: first, a "cultural" theory, which understands identities as being based on ethno-cultural factors generated through a long-term...

The paper states that Poland appears determined to maintain its uncompromising position following the failure of the Brussels Summit to reach agreement on the draft constitution. Both the government and opposition are declaring that no compromise is possible other than to wait until at least...