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The Impact of War and European Accession on the Labour Law Reform in Ukraine

European Studies
Volume 11 (2024): Issue 2 (December 2024)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eustu-2024-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2464-6695
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Language: English
Page range: 265 - 289
Published on: Oct 22, 2025
Published by: Palacký University Olomouc
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year
Keywords:
labour law reform,
deregulation,
EU accession,
employment policy,
EU acquis,
European social model,
labour rights
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Political economics, other,
Law,
Law, other,
Social sciences,
Political science,
Political science, other

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