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Mark Konstantinidis @mkonstantinidis.bsky.social · 27d

🚨 Happy to share my article on recent US pressures against EU #digital regulation, and Europe's (potential) response. Even after the #EU-#US #trade framework agreement, transatlantic relations remain volatile.

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Difficult choices for EU digital regulation push amid US pressure

Recent developments should lead bloc to strengthen its autonomy, writes University of Luxembourg postdoctoral researcher Mark Konstantinidis

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Sep 4

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights.

The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.

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Silhouettes of three people in front of a weathered British flag, with the headline: Misrepresentations around human rights and immigration fuelling calls to quit ECHR, Oxford report finds

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Luxembourg Centre for European Law - University of Luxembourg @lcel.uni.lu · Jul 17

Congratulations to Dr @mkonstantinidis.bsky.social, who has been appointed Thought Leadership Co-Chair of Young ITA (Institute for Transnational Arbitration for the term 2025–2027.

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@uni.lu #uni_lu #LCEL

Dr Mark Konstantinidis appointed Thought Leadership Co-Chair of Young ITA

We are pleased to announce that Dr Mark Konstantinidis, postdoctoral researcher at the Luxembourg Centre for European Law (LCEL), has been appointed

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Luxembourg Centre for European Law - University of Luxembourg @lcel.uni.lu · May 23

📢 The 7th Forum of EU Litigation Law returns 30 June 2025!
Join top voices on key CJEU trends.
📍 Luxembourg Centre for European Law
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/eAZA8Ru2
#EULaw #LitigationLaw #LCEL #uni_lu

@walterbrunowb.bsky.social @anabobic.bsky.social @veronikayefr.bsky.social

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Mark Konstantinidis @mkonstantinidis.bsky.social · May 8

Happy to share my @iclq.bsky.social article on intra-EU arbitration under investor-State contracts after Achmea.

It may be of interest to those working on international #arbitration and #EU law alike.

@lcel.uni.lu

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Intra-EU Investment Contract Arbitration after Achmea | International & Comparative Law Quarterly | Cambridge Core

Intra-EU Investment Contract Arbitration after Achmea - Volume 74 Issue 1

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Mark Konstantinidis @mkonstantinidis.bsky.social · May 15

My interview on the state of the rule of law in Europe has been published in the @tageblatt.lu (in German). Thank you for the interesting discussion!

www.tageblatt.lu/headlines/ma...

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Interview / „Man darf nicht in Schwarzmalerei verfallen“: Expertengespräch über den Rechtsstaat in Europa

Trump jenseits des Atlantiks, Rechtspopulisten und -extreme diesseits. Demokratie und Rechtsstaat scheinen so stark in Bedrängnis wie lange nicht. Ein Expertengespräch über die Unterschiede zwischen E...

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Mark Konstantinidis @mkonstantinidis.bsky.social · May 15

My interview on the state of the rule of law in Europe has been published in the @tageblatt.lu (in German). Thank you for the interesting discussion!

www.tageblatt.lu/headlines/ma...

@uni.lu | @lcel.uni.lu

Interview / „Man darf nicht in Schwarzmalerei verfallen“: Expertengespräch über den Rechtsstaat in Europa

Trump jenseits des Atlantiks, Rechtspopulisten und -extreme diesseits. Demokratie und Rechtsstaat scheinen so stark in Bedrängnis wie lange nicht. Ein Expertengespräch über die Unterschiede zwischen E...

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Luxembourg Centre for European Law - University of Luxembourg @lcel.uni.lu · May 13

Quo vadis, Europe? What’s at stake for the rule of law?

David Althoff, @mkonstantinidis.bsky.social , Lorenzo Gradoni, Gustavo Becker, Marta Requejo Isidro, Joana Mendes and @walterbrunowb.bsky.social reflect on the evolving challenges facing the rule of law.

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University of Luxembourg @uni.lu · May 8

🇪🇺 75 years since Schuman’s vision, Europe remains a community of law.
But today, the rule of law is being tested, by digital disruption, shrinking trust, & shifting values.

@uni.lu researchers @lcel.uni.lu ask:
Quo vadis, Europe?
What’s next for the legal backbone of the EU?

#EuropeDay

Quo vadis, Europe? What’s at stake for the rule of law?

With these visionary words, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman opened his historic declaration on 9 May 1950. He proposed the bold idea that European

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Mark Konstantinidis @mkonstantinidis.bsky.social · May 8

Happy to share my @iclq.bsky.social article on intra-EU arbitration under investor-State contracts after Achmea.

It may be of interest to those working on international #arbitration and #EU law alike.

@lcel.uni.lu

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Intra-EU Investment Contract Arbitration after Achmea | International & Comparative Law Quarterly | Cambridge Core

Intra-EU Investment Contract Arbitration after Achmea - Volume 74 Issue 1

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Holger Hestermeyer @hhesterm.bsky.social · Mar 12

OK. Tariff corner. Today, the first Trump tariffs came into force for EU & UK goods. First up: steel. As of March 12 steel articles (defined in Proclamation 9705) are subject to a 25% tariff. So are derivative steel articles (defined in Proclamation 9980). /1

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Nov 28

The arbitration process in this EU/UK dispute is now underway. Some details 1/

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Oct 25

EU triggers Brexit deal dispute settlement process over UK prohibition on fishing of sandeel ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

My earlier analysis of how the Brexit deal dispute settlement process works here
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2021/01/anal...

Summary of the EU position on the dispute

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Alina Carrozzini @alinacarrozzini.bsky.social · Dec 13

My comment on the Romanian Constitutional Court’s decision to annul elections is available now on @verfassungsblog.de Looking forward to discussing it!

Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · Dec 13

On December 6th, the Romanian Constitutional Court annulled the Presidential Elections, mandating a complete re-do.

@alinacarrozzini.bsky.social on why the ruling was both necessary and legally sound and yet counterproductive for Romanian democracy.

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Alina Carrozzini @alinacarrozzini.bsky.social · Dec 6

What on earth is going on in Romania, and why did the Constitutional Court just annul the Presidential Elections? A 🧵 by a Romanian citizen abroad:

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Merijn Chamon @merijnchamon.bsky.social · Nov 15

The essential starter pack

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Mark Konstantinidis @mkonstantinidis.bsky.social · Oct 11

Happy to share my new article on the Declaration on the ECJ's Komstroy judgment by the #EU and (almost all) member states. I critically examine the aspired translation of Komstroy to international law and its implications for #ISDS and the Energy Charter Treaty.

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Op-Ed: “Translating Komstroy to international Law: Declaration on the legal Consequences of Komstroy” - EU Law Live

Introduction and background The relationship between EU law and investment arbitration has been fraught. In Slovak Republic v Achmea (C-284/16), the Court of Justice of the EU (‘the Court …

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Mark Konstantinidis @mkonstantinidis.bsky.social · Aug 29

🚨 Call for abstracts for the UKAEL Early-Career Researchers Workshop on #EUlaw 🚨

Great opportunity for UK-based #PhD / #postdoc researchers to discuss their work with leading academics and practitioners.

Mark Konstantinidis @mkonstantinidis.bsky.social · Feb 21

My new article, titled ‘GDPR fines: methodology, proportionality and the pursuit of effectiveness’, is now published in European Law Review.

It examines, and criticises, the European Data Protection Board's methodology for calculating fines under the GDPR.

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Mark Konstantinidis @mkonstantinidis.bsky.social · Feb 5

My article, written with Prof. Takis Tridimas, titled 'Customary International Law in the Case Law of the CJEU: In Search of Consistency', is now published in CLEER Papers (TMC Asser Instituut).

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Mark Konstantinidis @mkonstantinidis.bsky.social · Jan 15

Happy to share my article titled 'Demystifying Autonomy: Tracing the International Law Origins of the EU Principle of Autonomy', published in German Law Journal. May be of interest to those working on EU law, international law or international organisations.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Nov 24

Also a law academics list
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Mark Konstantinidis @mkonstantinidis.bsky.social · Nov 24

Glad to share my CELIS article on the Commission’s anti-subsidy investigation in Chinese electric vehicles. It illustrates the geopoliticisation of trade enforcement and, arguably, affirms the ‘de-risking’ approach to EU-China economic relations.

www.celis.institute/celis-blog/a...

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Nov 23

Foreign policy and human rights - CJEU Advocate General's opinion says that the EU courts can rule on damages claims

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Mark Konstantinidis @mkonstantinidis.bsky.social · Nov 21

The UKAEL Young Researchers Workshop on EU Law is taking place on Tuesday 28 November at City Law School.

Stellar line-up of presenters and commentators. Observers are welcome, so reach out if interested!

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