Welfare | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk Edinburgh Europa Institute Sun, 08 Apr 2018 23:35:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/files/2015/03/European-Futures-Icon.png Welfare | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk 32 32 The Deal on EU Immigration and Welfare is Symbolic – But Brexit Won’t Solve the ‘Problem’ of EU Immigration Either https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/the-deal-on-eu-immigration-and-welfare-is-symbolic-but-brexit-wont-solve-the-problem-of-eu-immigration-either/ Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:00:53 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=2938 Christina Boswell The free movement provisions of the UK’s EU renegotiation are unlikely to reduce EU migration to the UK because they do not focus on the factors which drive EU workers to come in the first place, writes Christina Boswell. She argues that, instead of in-work benefits, the real debate on immigration should focus …

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]]> In the UK’s EU Renegotiation, Free Movement Remains the Concern for East Central Europe https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/in-the-uks-eu-renegotiation-free-movement-remains-the-concern-for-east-central-europe/ Fri, 12 Feb 2016 08:00:24 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=2814 Jan Čulík The UK’s EU renegotiation does not feature prominently in the media of East Central Europe, as the UK is no longer seen as a significant international actor, writes Jan Čulík. Drawing on interviews with officials and analysis of national reporting, he underlines that potential restrictions on welfare benefits for EU citizens remain a …

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