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Dr. Maria Haag is a Lecturer in European Union Law at Tilburg University's Department of Public Law and Governance within the Tilburg Law School. Her research focuses on EU constitutional law, Union citizenship, and free movement/migration law. She holds degrees from Durham University and the European University Institute (EUI), where she earned her LL.B., LL.M., and Ph.D. Haag has held roles at the European Commission's Legal Service, the Robert Schuman Centre, and served as a research scholar at the University of Michigan and Edinburgh Law Schools. She currently chairs the Stichting European Law Blog.
- Education: LL.B. Durham University; LL.M. & Ph.D. EUI
- Professional Roles: European Commission trainee, research scholar at multiple institutions
Her recent work critiques judicial approaches to EU citizenship rights, particularly in social security and migration contexts. Key themes include legal certainty, directive interpretation, and balancing EU law with national welfare systems. Her 2025 article highlights shifts in the Court of Justice's formalistic stance on Directive 2004/38.
Haag has published extensively on EU citizenship rights, including case notes on pandemic-era travel restrictions and reviews of legal scholarship. She actively participates in academic networks and has presented at conferences across Europe.
