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Salvador Luz
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Legal Advisor at Council of Europe | LL.M. Public International Law (LSE)
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Today we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Portugal signing the Treaty of Accession.

Portugal has enriched our Union with its unique soul, made up of courage, “saudade” and entrepreneurship.

Reminding us that the most difficult seas are not to be feared, but sailed.
June 12, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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“Towards A New Democratic Pact for Europe” – Secretary General 2025 Report is published today.

SG @alain-berset.coe.int: “What Europe needs is a reset: a New Democratic Pact for Europe. Because what is at stake is nothing less than Europe’s security, the values we share and our place in the world”.
May 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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5 May 1949: Europe said never again.

The Council of Europe was born – to defend human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.

Watch the video & hear Ernest Bevin’s powerful opening words.

Happy Birthday, Council of Europe. Let’s keep moving forward.
May 5, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Europe’s choice is clear.

To put science at the heart of its economy.

To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration.

And to welcome talent from all over the world.

I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative.

europa.eu/!TTbWbJ
May 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.

https://go.nature.com/4kd1vIu
Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere
US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.
go.nature.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Usefully sober fact sheet on Ukraine. Please share with those who need it.
understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
Institute for the Study of War
Russian forces currently occupy around 20 percent of Ukraine, leaving the remaining 80 percent of the country under Ukraine's sovereign control. At the current rate of advance, it would take Russian f...
understandingwar.org
February 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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An interesting judgment, from back in July - national court applies the EU Digital Services Act against X in private litigation, ie the Act can be enforced without waiting for the EU Commission or national regulators to act. (The case involved the GDPR too)
techcrunch.com/2024/07/12/m...
More bad news for Elon Musk after X user's legal challenge to shadowban prevails | TechCrunch
If X continues to violate Europe's data protection rules, the company is on the hook for fines of up to €4,000 per day.
techcrunch.com
December 3, 2024 at 12:30 AM