EEA Social Security Law Conference in Reykjavik
We are pleased to announce the upcoming EEA Social Security Law Conference organized by Reykjavik University (Iceland) and The Centre on the Europeanization of Norwegian Law at the University of Bergen (Norway).
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EEA Social Security Law Conference in Reykjavik organized by CENTENOl and Reykjavik university
The conference will explore the impact of EU and EEA law on national social security law, with emphasis on Icelandic and Norwegian law. The background is the Norwegian ‘NAV scandal’, where misinterpretation of EEA law led to wrongful accusations of social security fraud for recipients of sickness benefits who had travelled to other EEA States, resulting in dozens of wrongful convictions and thousands of unjust repayment claims. The scandal resulted in much-needed attention being paid to the consequences of the EEA Agreement for Norwegian social security law. Indirectly, this has also resulted in the EFTA Surveillance Authority taking an interest in Icelandic social security law.
More details including a programme to follow.
We hope you will join us for a day of insightful discussions and networking opportunities with leading experts in the field of social security.
CENTENOL
- Full title: Centre on the Europeanization of Norwegian Law - Understanding EEA Law as an integral part of Norwegian Law
- Principal investigator and director of CENTENOL: Christian N.K. Franklin
- Period: 01.06.23 - 31.05.28.
- Bugdet: 21 million NOK
- Main funding: Research Council of Norway (grant 341224)
- Coordinator: Faculty of Law, UiB
- Partners: University of Agder, University of Stavanger, Reykjavik University and Liechtenstein-Institut.
