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Elaine Fahey

@faheye.bsky.social

Professor of EU law @ City Law School, City St. Georges, University of London.

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πŸ™We are grateful as well to Francesca Strumia and @azmanova.bsky.social Prof Albena Azmanova for their many thoughtful reflections - your perspectives added so much depth to the discussion. Many thanks also to @faheye.bsky.social for chairing the session!

06.10.2025 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’‘There's still time to register for 'Autocratic Legalism Meets Supranational Opportunism' w/ Profs @profkochenov.bsky.social, @azmanova.bsky.social @faheye.bsky.social & F. Strumia

πŸ™Join us at @thecitylawschool.bsky.social!

@citystgeorges.bsky.social @ceudeminst.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social

29.09.2025 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Many thanks to the Swedish Network for European Legal Studies for the invitation to deliver a keynote address on recent developments in EU-US relations at their annual workshop
www.snef.se/en/activity/...

29.08.2025 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Contemporary Trajectories of Direct Effect in EU Law: A Reappraisal | City St George's, University of London The seminar, which builds upon Prof. Gallo’s book on Direct Effect in EU Law (EU Law Library Series, OUP, 2025), will offer a fresh understanding of direct effect in EU law.

πŸ–οΈJoin us for 'Contemporary Trajectories of Direct Effect in EU Law: A Reappraisal' w/ guest Daniele Gallo, #LuissUniversity Rome & discussants: Lilija Alijeva, @elifmendosk.bsky.social & chair: Francesca Strumia

πŸ—“οΈFri, 17 Oct 2025, 5-6pm GMT
πŸ“Room TG13 @thecitylawschool.bsky.social
πŸ‘‡Register below

23.09.2025 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ“’ Updated Events Program – Now Live! πŸŽ‰

We’re excited to announce our updated Events Program + registration links:

πŸ—“οΈMonday, 29 September, 12:00-13:30 CEST:
πŸ“Œ'The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Occupied Palestinian Territory and the European Union: Legal Reflections'
πŸ“Hybrid πŸ”— esil-sedi.eu/ig-eu-global...

17.09.2025 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A huge thank you to @faheye.bsky.social for organising such an enriching event and to Prof @dimitriosgian.bsky.social, @thecitylawschool.bsky.social and @citystgeorges.bsky.social for supporting it!

πŸ™ We look forward to seeing you all soon again!

04.07.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Autocratic Legalism Meets Supranational Opportunism: The Battle for the Future of the Rule of Law in the European Union | City St George's, University of London This event approaches the EU's response to the democratic and Rule of Law backsliding over the past ten years from the perspective of the effects of the steps taken by supranational institutions.

πŸ“’Join us for 'Autocratic Legalism Meets Supranational Opportunism' with special guest @profkochenov.bsky.social @ceudeminst.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social, discussant F. Strumia, chair @faheye.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social

πŸ“…Thu, 2 Oct, 17-18h GMT
πŸ“ TG14 @thecitylawschool.bsky.social

17.09.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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It was a nice start to the academic year to present my new book β€˜Big Tech and EU law: Transatlantic Lawyering, Lobbying and Litigating’ @elgarpublishing.bsky.social at UACES 25 @uaces.bsky.social
and to 'soft launch' the WG Hart IALS @ials.bsky.social 2026 Workshop on responsible digitalisation.

04.09.2025 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Infographic titled "The journey of a European citizens' initiative," illustrating six steps in the process: (1) Preparation – forming a group of at least 7 EU citizens from 7 different countries; (2) Registration – Commission checks registration conditions; (3) Collection – 12 months to gather at least 1 million signatures; (4) Verification – national authorities verify signatures; (5) Submission – verified initiative is submitted to the Commission; (6) Examination – meeting with the Commission, public hearing in the European Parliament, and Commission's official response.

Infographic titled "The journey of a European citizens' initiative," illustrating six steps in the process: (1) Preparation – forming a group of at least 7 EU citizens from 7 different countries; (2) Registration – Commission checks registration conditions; (3) Collection – 12 months to gather at least 1 million signatures; (4) Verification – national authorities verify signatures; (5) Submission – verified initiative is submitted to the Commission; (6) Examination – meeting with the Commission, public hearing in the European Parliament, and Commission's official response.

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Through the European citizens’ initiative, EU policies can be shaped by you.

This week we:

β˜‘οΈ received the 12th successful initiative for examination, with over 1M signatures
βœ… replied to the 11th successful initiative

πŸ”— europa.eu/!BcP46G

Discover the ECI step by stepπŸ‘‡πŸ½

#EUTakeTheInitiative

04.09.2025 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah killed by Israeli tank, investigation finds An Israeli army tank killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six other journalists in Lebanon while they were filming cross-border shelling on Oct. 13, a Reuters investigation has found.

According to Israeli media, the first strike on Nasser hospital was tank fire. The IDF says it was aiming at a camera. It killed Reuters cameraman Hussam al-Masri, who was filming his usual livefeed there. So, same as the IDF killing of Reuters’ Issam Abdallah in 2023 www.reuters.com/graphics/ISR...

27.08.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Dutch and Swedish foreign ministers send joint letter to the EU foreign affairs chief urging tougher action on Gaza/Israel.
Note penultimate bullet point: the Commission is supposed to have drawn up an analysis about whether the EU itself is in compliance with International Court of Justice opinion

28.08.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Many thanks to the Swedish Network for European Legal Studies for the invitation to deliver a keynote address on recent developments in EU-US relations at their annual workshop
www.snef.se/en/activity/...

29.08.2025 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Stylised map of Europe formed by colorful interconnected cycling routes, representing all the EuroVelo routes across Europe. Three bicycle icons are placed across the map. The text reads: 'Two wheels. One Europe. Endless possibilities.' A logo of the European Commission is shown in the bottom right corner.

Stylised map of Europe formed by colorful interconnected cycling routes, representing all the EuroVelo routes across Europe. Three bicycle icons are placed across the map. The text reads: 'Two wheels. One Europe. Endless possibilities.' A logo of the European Commission is shown in the bottom right corner.

Cycling is more than just exercise. It means a cleaner planet, thriving cities, and a stronger economy.

EU cycling in numbers:
βœ”οΈ 92,000+ km of EuroVelo cycling routes across Europe
βœ”οΈ Nearly 10 million bikes produced in the EU every year
βœ”οΈ 1.35 million jobs supported by the EU cycling sector

21.08.2025 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 200    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4
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UK recovers position in EU’s Horizon Europe science research programme Scientists received €735m in grants in 2024 after UK rejoined programme as associate member post-Brexit

UK recovers position in Horizon research programme - from @lisaocarroll.bsky.social - www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

12.08.2025 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 133    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1
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This is actually insane. The excitability of the EU commentator hoping that the bloc could retaliate against the US and set fire to the global economy to show strength. Because we want to try the 1930s spiral of retaliation. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

06.08.2025 06:47 β€” πŸ‘ 162    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 12
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Exclusive: Google is indexing ChatGPT conversations, potentially exposing sensitive user data Thousands of shared ChatGPT chats are now appearing in Google search results.

Well this is bad. Google is indexing ChatGPT conversations exposing sensitive user data

I tried a few quick searches. I found someone's chat where I can see their api key

I found some building their resume. Their name, email and phone numbers are exposed.

www.fastcompany.com/91376687/goo...

31.07.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2620    πŸ” 1797    πŸ’¬ 77    πŸ“Œ 246
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Trump and von der Leyen announce US-EU trade deal Agreement includes 15% baseline tariff for most EU exports to US after deal reached at Scotland crunch talks

More details - Trump and EU sign trade deal after 4 months of talks.
- 15% baseline tariffs.
- 50% tariffs on steel to continue
- pharma and semi-conductors not in deal
- EU to purchase $750bn of energy from US
- EU promises $600bn investment

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

27.07.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 8
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Arlene Foster, as DUP leader, gave free rein to the DUP's Westminster MPs pursuing Brexit, and tore Unionism apart. Now things are just about stable again, she plunges into endorsing the Braverman report for wrecking the GFA. And thinks this will save the Union.

www.prosperity.com/wp-content/u...

21.07.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2
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Many thanks to all the participants of the scoping workshop 'A future for binding law in Global Data Governance' held at The City Law School on 1 July
@thecitylawschool.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social @davidheniguk.bsky.social @clsisel.bsky.social @marcoalmada.com @gzf.bsky.social

04.07.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Many thanks to all the participants of the scoping workshop 'A future for binding law in Global Data Governance' held at The City Law School on 1 July
@thecitylawschool.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social @davidheniguk.bsky.social @clsisel.bsky.social @marcoalmada.com @gzf.bsky.social

04.07.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ukraine and the Council of Europe sign Agreement on establishing a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine - Portal - www.coe.int Secretary General Strasbourg 25 June 2025

What has the Council of Europe ever done for us? www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

26.06.2025 06:37 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Future for Binding Law in Global Data Governance? | City St George's, University of London The event is organised by Prof Elaine Fahey, The City Law School and The Institute for the Study of European Laws (ISEL).

πŸ“£ Join our next workshop on 'A Future for Binding Law in Global Data Governance?' on the 1st July!

πŸ™Œ This workshop is organised by Prof @faheye.bsky.social, @clsisel.bsky.social.

More details and sign up below πŸ‘‡
ow.ly/Kjfe50Wfna2

26.06.2025 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, the Commission adopted a six-month extension of the two adequacy decisions with the United Kingdom, allowing to continue the free flow of data with the UK until 27 December 2025.

25.06.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
FOMATPLAY round table: Losing Freedom of movement. Brexit and EU citizens’ rights. 4 June 2025
YouTube video by Corpora & applied linguistics FOMATPLAY round table: Losing Freedom of movement. Brexit and EU citizens’ rights. 4 June 2025

A recording of the roundtable. " Loosing freedom of Movement. Brexit and EU citizens rights.
youtu.be/NUKEYKk3mJI?...

25.06.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ORG at 20: Cory Doctorow in conversation with Maria Farrell As well as being a renowned author, activist and journalist, Cory Doctorow was a founding member of Open Rights Group!

A world free of Big Tech. Can you imagine? πŸ’­

Join Cory Doctorow and @mariafarrell.bsky.social‬ for a special event to mark the 20th anniversary of Open Rights Group πŸŽ‚

πŸ—“οΈ Wed 16 July
πŸ•• 6pm BST
πŸ’» Zoom

Don't miss out! Register now ⬇️

#ORG20 #digitalrights

www.openrightsgroup.org/events/org-a...

25.06.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Carney confirms on CNN that he is actively moving away from the US towards a closer relationship with the EU. #cdnpoli

25.06.2025 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2841    πŸ” 759    πŸ’¬ 151    πŸ“Œ 82
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City St George’s academics support the EU Studies Association 19th Biennial Conference | City St George's, University of London Academics from the Institute for the Study of European Law shared their expertise on the EU and transatlantic relations at the event held in Philadelphia, USA.

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Academics from @clsisel.bsky.social shared their expertise on the EU and transatlantic relations at the EU Studies Association 19th Biennial Conference in Philadelphia, US!

πŸŽ‰ Congrats to all! @faheye.bsky.social @jedodermatt.bsky.social @tamarahervey.bsky.social!

Read more ⬇️
ow.ly/sKtx50Wfmie

24.06.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“… On 26 June, we’re teaming up with @bertelsmannst.bsky.social to discuss Europe’s path to digital sovereignty and strategic autonomy.

πŸ“£ With opening remarks by @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social, it will examine the implementation of the newly adopted EuroStack resolution.

REGISTER πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/44eJN0c

23.06.2025 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Predictions of Β£40bn hit to public finances from Brexit β€˜correct’ Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast of a 4 per cent productivity loss from leaving the EU has been largely borne out, says top economist

🚨🚨 #brexit anniversary: Office of Budget Responsibility predictions of £ 40 bn hit to public finances has proven correct according to research by top economist @johnspringford.bsky.social . www.thetimes.com/article/346e...

23.06.2025 06:00 β€” πŸ‘ 439    πŸ” 242    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 35
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My new monograph 'Big Tech and EU law: Transatlantic Lawyering, Lobbying and Litigating' will be published soon by β€ͺ@elgarpublishing.bsky.social‬
Order it now: www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/big...

@thecitylawschool.bsky.social @clsisel.bsky.social

22.06.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@faheye is following 20 prominent accounts