Welcome to The Official Blog of UNIO – Thinking and Debating Europe – the official blog of UNIO – EU Law Journal!

UNIO aims to publish texts which  significantly  contribute to the understanding of European Union law and enhance the  expansion of knowledge in this area, effectively working to promote and disseminate the work of Portuguese researchers abroad, as well as to publish the works of researchers from different parts of the world, especially from Lusophone countries.

Thus, even as we contribute to the community of EU law academics, we feel that we can go further by creating a blog that adds a more interactive element, and goes  beyond the academic circuit, bringing the European Union’s legal discussions and debates to the wider population of non-legally trained European citizens.

Europe is a very important player on the global scene and we believe that legal scholars play a fundamental role in providing information and promoting reflection. We are also aware of the growing importance of digital technologies as a tool to spread and disseminate knowledge, so we felt that the  time was right to take such a step. It is our hope that this blog features an interactive approach, meaning we would be delighted to read your comments and suggestions.

Our blog also aims to promote young editors, explore dynamic content and disseminate creativity. It will be a learning experience for our team and we also hope to learn from you, as well as with you!

This blog reflects UNIO’s commitment to contributing to the expansion of knowledge on European Union law, making the European Union’s discourse more accessible to all those interested in the subject.

Copyright 

Authors retain copyright of the articles submitted to The Official Blog of UNIO – Thinking and Debating Europe. However, publication in the The Official Blog of UNIO – Thinking and Debating Europe requires that authors grant the journal the right of first publication of their article. Articles will be licenced and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY).

Absence of publication fees

The Official Blog of UNIO – Thinking and Debating Europe does not charge any fees for publication or processing of articles.

Ethical rules for publication and use of AI

The Official Blog of UNIO – Thinking and Debating Europe follows the Code of Ethical Conduct of the University of Minho regarding the rules governing ethical research (Chapter 5).

The Official Blog of UNIO – Thinking and Debating Europe does not accept submissions written entirely or generated by Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) due to the fact that this type of technology does not offer guarantees regarding the originality of the publication, cannot assume the legal obligations that arise from the publication of a scientific article, nor can it guarantee compliance with the procedural and ethical rules that govern the journal.

Without prejudice,  The Official Blog of UNIO – Thinking and Debating Europe recognises the potential of AI as a tool to support scientific research and, as such, allows authors to use AI, including large language models, exclusively in the preparation, research, and revision of articles. The author remains fully responsible for the tasks delegated to AI and must carefully supervise the results generated by this technology.

The Official Blog of UNIO – Thinking and Debating Europe reserves the right to use AI writing detection tools and to exclude or issue a formal retraction for submissions that exceed the use of AI permitted by the journal, as described above.

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This blog was developed by Alexandra Severino in cooperation with CEDU.