Heidi Suorsa

Heidi Suorsa is a PhD candidate working on the research project "Unity in Diversity of European Health Care Systems: A Fundamental Legal Perspective on Common Values, Financial and Organisational Principles". Heidi has a Master of Arts degree (cum laude) in international relations from Leiden University, an LL.M. in EU law, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in European studies, both from the University of Amsterdam. Her research interests include comparative social policy and law, in particular, the law and policy of health care systems and work-life balance.

Areas of Expertise: 

• Social Law
• EU Law
• Health Law
• Work-life Balance Policy
  

Selected Publications: 

• Suorsa, H. and van der Vlugt, S. (2022) Clarifying the VAT treatment of city cards (Case C-637/20, Skatteverket v DSAB Destination Stockholm AB).
• Suorsa, H. (2022) VAT exemptions and accessibility of private medical care (Case C-228/20, I GmbH and the Finanzamt H).
• Suorsa, H. (2021) Creating a European Health Union in times of COVID-19: a trajectory towards a fundamental right to health care?​
  

Full Publication List: repository.uantwerpen.be/acadbib/irua/21971/N​

Selected Projects: 

• 2021 - 2025 - Unity in diversity of European Health Care systems: A fundamental legal perspective on common values, organizational and financial principles.