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Jean-Claude Juncker was elected President of the Governing Board of the Academy of European Law (ERA) at its 30th annual meeting on 22 November 2021. He succeeds Jacques Santer, who has served as President of the ERA Governing Board for 21 years.
“As a trained lawyer, as Prime Minister of Luxembourg and as President of the European Commission, he has personified the development of the European Union as a community of law – and would be the perfect ambassador for ERA as it embarks on the next stage of its development”, said Jettie van Caenegem, Chair of the Friends of ERA Association, as she proposed Mr Juncker for the position.
“It’s a great honour for me to take over the leadership of the ERA Foundation”, said Mr Juncker following his election. “I’m...
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