Political visions 2 December 2019 Is free movement a threat or a boost to welfare states? By Maria Giulia Montanari Mobile European citizens have been repeatedly alleged to represent a burden on national welfare systems. Nevertheless, this might not emerge to be the case when one considers real data. Leaving public misperceptions about migration aside, this article points out the pros and cons of EU free movement for national welfare budgets.
Political visions 20 November 2018 Why Current Restrictions on EU immigrants’ Access to Welfare Rights should be Lifted By Dimitrios Efthymiou What restrictions in terms of access to its welfare system, would an EU member-state in a free movement Union opt for if it didn't know how the benefits and costs of freedom of movement would be distributed among the Union's member states?
