In the wake of the economic and financial crisis, many European governments have cut spending on healthcare services. At the same time, unemployment, financial strain and reduced prevention have increased the need for certain healthcare services, while falling disposable income has made access...

In Zeiten der Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrise haben zahlreiche europäische Regierungen ihre Ausgaben für Gesundheitsleistungen zurückgefahren. Angesichts wachsender Arbeitslosigkeit, finanzieller Belastungen und rückläufiger Eigenvorsorge steigt indes der Bedarf an bestimmten...

Over 10 years ago a major and unprecedented evolution occurred in the European Union with the adoption in 2000 of two pieces of EU legislation in the field of anti-discrimination: the Racial Equality Directive (2000/43/EC) and the Employment Equality Directive (2000/78/EC). The transposition and...