ANNOUNCEMENTS

The team of undergraduate students of the School of Law of the University of Athens and the Department of International Studies achieved a very important distinction in the Grand Final of the European Law Moot Court Competition 2022-2023, which was held in Luxembourg on 20-21 April 2023 before the Plenary of the Court of Justice of the European Union, winning the third place in the world, while the student Adamantia Pavlopoulou, who competed as a General Prosecutor, won the second place in the world.

The ELMC competition (http://www.europeanlawmootcourt.eu/) has been held since 1989 under the auspices of the Court of Justice of the European Union with the participation of more than 80 European and American universities. It is based on a simulation of a trial before the Court of Justice, and includes a written and oral procedure. A particular feature of the competition that distinguishes it from others is its bilingual nature, as teams are required to develop their arguments in English and French. During the months of September to December, the written submission procedure takes place, from which the 48 teams with the best written submissions qualify to compete in one of the four regional finals of the oral procedure. These Finals are held before renowned academics, judges and lawyers. The team that comes first in each regional round qualifies for the Grand Final, which is held at the Court's headquarters in Luxembourg. The theme of this year's competition addressed difficult issues of European current affairs:

• the imposition of sanctions, in the context of the CFSP, against third countries and against natural persons who are not citizens of the Union, and the possible possibility for Member States to maintain in their legal order national measures reproducing such sanctions.
• liability for environmental damage caused by professional activities on board a recreational craft.
• the compatibility of a national provision providing for the withdrawal of nationality of a Member State, and thus of Union citizenship, with the principle of freedom of movement and establishment of persons.

The Athens Law School team consisted of the undergraduate students Ariadne Kanatsas, Maria Kollias, Adamantia Pavlopoulou and Maria Fournogeraki, while the students Rania Sainidou and Myrto Katsouli also participated in the drafting of the written pleadings. The preparation was undertaken by students Penelope Mandeli, Vassilis Christodoulou, Theodora Sfakianakis and Ioanna Pasia, who were members of the team that participated in the competition last year. The contribution of the post-doctoral researcher, Mr I. Kourtis, was also important. The team was prepared under the academic supervision of Rev. Professor Rebecca - Emmanouela Papadopoulou, as well as Rev. Professor Mr. Emm. Perakis, and with the contribution of the Assistant Professor. Professor M. Kouskouna, with the assistance of Professor P. Perez and with the support of the assistant Professor M. Kouskouna.