By the Alessandra Silveira (Editor) On peace and sustainability Between 27 and 29 September 2024, the University of Minho hosted “Greenfest” – the largest sustainability event held in Portugal and one that has been running for 17 years.[1] I had the honour of speaking on the panel dedicated to “Peace” – which addressed issues related … Read more
Teresa Freixes (President of Citizens pro Europe and Jean Monnet Professor ad personam) In recent weeks, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has handed down judgments that shatter the assertion, so dear to some, that law cannot constrain policy. I am referring, essentially, to those that have considered the EU’s agricultural … Read more
Miryam Rodríguez-Izquierdo Serrano (Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Seville) On 11 June 2024[1], the Spanish Official State Journal published Organic Law 1/2024, of 10 June, on amnesty for institutional, political and social normalisation in Catalonia (Ley Orgánica 1/2024, de 10 de junio, de amnistía para la normalización institucional, política y social … Read more
Eduardo Paiva (Master in Law and Informatics – UMinho) The healthy unfolding of democratic electoral processes – and of democratic life in general – has been threatened by the dissemination of disinformation (defined as “false or misleading content that is spread with an intention to deceive or secure economic or political gain, and which … Read more
Mariana Marques (Master’s student in European Union Law at the School of Law of the University of Minho) Introduction In practice, financial institutions often grant credit without analysing the consumer’s creditworthiness. In most cases, credit is granted without analysing any variant that could compromise the borrowers’ financial capacity – and this is particularly prevalent … Read more
