A vision of employment in 2020
In 2015, the European Union promoted and issued a raft of rulings of varying kinds and legal natures which comprised the Guidelines included in the “Europe 2020” strategy. They involve rulings on matters relating...
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Brexit and expats: employment implications resulting from Great Britain’s exit from the European Union
The famous Brexit has caused rivers of ink to flow. We are going to add to this flow with this article on the implications of Great Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) for the intra-Community...
Data Protection: The force awakens
Definitive boost to the General Data Protection Regulation According to a press release by the European Commission, following three years of strenuous and complex negotiations between the three institutions involved—namely the European Commission, Parliament...
Heading towards a European Intellectual Property regime?
Not yet, but nearly. The impact of Spain’s accession to the European Union has been different according to the type of intellectual property involved, but they have all been significantly affected and our intellectual...
Progress in judicial cooperation in civil matters in the European Union
Since Spain joined the – then – European Community 30 years ago, there has been a great deal of progress in judicial cooperation in civil matters in the European Union. Judicial Cooperation in civil...
Towards an authentic European Criminal Law System
The occasion of the 30th Anniversary of Spain’s signing of the European Economic Community (today European Union) Accession Treaty compels us to take a brief look at the development over time of European criminal law....
Spain’s tax situation after 30 years as a member of the EU
To mark the 30th anniversary of the signing by Spain of the Treaty of Accession to the EU, and with the international affairs spotlight being firmly focused on Greece, this is the first in...
Indirect taxation associated to e-commerce
The purchase and sale of products and services over the Internet, which is known as e-commerce, has grown immensely in the last decade. According to the National Statistics Institute (“INE”), more than 31.5% of...
How do severance payments compare in Europe?
In recent years, the severance payable for unfair dismissal in Spain has been subject to several reforms. The 2012 Labor Reform reduced the amount of severance for unjustified dismissal in contracts signed thereafter from 45 to 33 days’ salary per year...
New legislation introduced by Regulation 1215/2012, applicable since January 10, 2015
January 10, 2015 saw the implementation of Regulation 1215/2012 on jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, also known as the Brussels I bis Regulation, which replaces Regulation 44/2001 with respect to the same matters (Brussels I Regulation). However, both Regulations will co-exist...