Stijn Verhelst

Senior Research Fellow, European Affairs Program at EGMONT – The Royal Institute for International Relations

Stijn Verhelst obtained a Master’s Degree in Political Science (2007) and a Master’s Degree in Business Economics (2008), both from Ghent University. Afterwards he obtained a Master’s Degree in European Law from Université Paris-Sud (2009). He joined the European Affairs Program of Egmont – Royal Institute for International Relations in November 2009. He became Senior Research Fellow in January 2012.

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Will the national ‘golden rule’ eclipse the EU fiscal norms?

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