{"id":2693,"date":"2025-09-03T12:44:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T10:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcel-en\/?post_type=events&#038;p=2693"},"modified":"2025-10-05T16:37:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T14:37:52","slug":"european-union-law-and-values-in-a-changing-world","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcel-en\/events\/european-union-law-and-values-in-a-changing-world\/","title":{"rendered":"European Union law and values in a changing world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"inaugural-conference-of-the-luxembourg-centre-for-european-law\"\n    >\n<strong>Inaugural conference of the <\/strong><strong>Luxembourg Centre for European Law<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The inaugural conference of the Luxembourg Centre for European Law (LCEL) will provide a forum for the discussion of the meaning and role of EU values in contemporary Europe and beyond. In recent years, Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) has acquired wide resonance in EU law, both in academic and institutional circles. Crucially, it has given rise to some of the most important judgments ever delivered by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference brings together distinguished speakers to provide a political, judicial, institutional, and scholarly perspective of EU values and of their possible role in shaping EU law and integration. From the prism of EU values, it seeks to assess some of the key challenges facing the EU and, more broadly, Europe, and the role of law and the courts in confronting them. The conference will include, among others, keynote speeches by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, the President of the Court of Justice of the EU, the President of the General Court of the EU. It will also feature addresses by members of national supreme courts and academics.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference thus reflects the mission and remit of the Centre. Its mission is to engage in cutting edge scholarly research which addresses contemporary societal problems, foster the study of European law, and contribute to its development. It pursues research excellence and aspires to be one of the leading transnational hubs for the study of European law in the world. The Centre has a global outlook and its targeted audience are academic scholars, policy makers, courts, legal practitioners, and the civil society.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The remit of the Centre encompasses all aspects of European law, including, as priority areas, EU constitutional law, judicial protection, and EU governance; geopolitics and the EU\u00b4s external relations; nature and sustainability; the regulation of digital markets and artificial intelligence; Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and financial regulation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The registration is closed.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-buttons btn-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-button\"    aria-disabled=\"false\"\n    >\n    <a\n        role=\"link\"\n        aria-disabled=\"false\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcel-en\/events\/european-union-law-and-values-in-a-changing-world\/calendar\"\n                target=\"_blank\"\n        class=\"btn btn--secondary\"\n            >Add to calendar<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"10-october-2025-at-the-chamber-of-commerce-luxembourg\"\n    >\n10 October 2025 at the Chamber of Commerce, Luxembourg<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list list-highlighted list-highlighted--architectural\"><li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"8-30-09-00\"\n    >\n8.30 &#8211; 09.00<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>Registration &amp; welcome coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"9-00-9-30\"\n    >\n9.00 &#8211; 9.30<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>Welcome addresses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"ulux-list\">\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Professor Jens Kreisel&nbsp;(Rector, University of Luxembourg)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">St\u00e9phanie Obertin&nbsp;(Minister for Research and Higher Education, The Luxembourg Government) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Professor Takis Tridimas&nbsp;(Director, Luxembourg Centre for European Law, University of Luxembourg)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Professor Dirk Zetzsche&nbsp;(Head of the Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, University of Luxembourg)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"9-30-11-00\"\n    >\n9.30 &#8211; 11.00<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>Keynote speeches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"ulux-list\">\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">George Gerapetritis&nbsp;(Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Koen Lenaerts&nbsp;(President, Court of Justice of the European Union)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"11-00-11-20\"\n    >\n11.00 &#8211; 11.20<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>Break<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"11-20-11-30\"\n    >\n11.20 &#8211; 11.30<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong><br>Dr Viviane Reding (former Vice-President of the European Commission)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list list-highlighted list-highlighted--architectural\"><li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"11-30-13-00\"\n    >\n11.30 &#8211; 13.00<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>European values and the Court of Justice<\/strong><br>Chair: Judge Ben Smulders&nbsp;(Court of Justice of the European Union)<\/p>\n\n<p><em><strong>European values and article 2 TEU: doctrinal and normative reflections<\/strong><\/em><br>Professor Paul Craig&nbsp;(University of Oxford)<\/p>\n\n<p><em><strong>The Court&#8217;s use of the values in shaping EU legislative competences<\/strong><\/em><br>Professor Bruno de Witte (European University Institute and University of Maastricht)<\/p>\n\n<p><em><strong>Values and interests in EU external action: two perspectives from the Front Polisario cases<\/strong><\/em><br>Professor Marise Cremona&nbsp;(European University Institute)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list list-highlighted list-highlighted--architectural\"><li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"13-00-14-00\"\n    >\n13.00 &#8211; 14.00<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"14-00-15-45\"\n    >\n14.00 &#8211; 15.45<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>European values: A view from the judiciary<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Chair: Advocate General Laila Medina&nbsp;(Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><em>Judicial independence, cornerstone and tangible manifestation of the rule of law&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><br>Marko Bo\u0161njak (Court of Justice of the European Union and Former President, European Court of Human Rights)<\/p>\n\n<p><em><strong>Rule of law : a meta-principle?<\/strong><\/em><br>Judge Francis Delaporte&nbsp;(Vice President of the Constitutional Court of Luxembourg)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><em>European values post-brexit: the response of the UK courts<\/em><\/strong><br>The Right Hon Lady Rose of Colmworth&nbsp;(The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><em>Le Conseil d\u2019Etat fran\u00e7ais et la premi\u00e8re des valeurs mentionn\u00e9es \u00e0 l\u2019article 2 TUE, celle du respect de la dignit\u00e9 humaine<\/em><\/strong><br>G\u00e9raud Sajust de Bergues&nbsp;(Conseiller d\u00b4Etat, France)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><em>European values and national constitutional courts&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><br>Judge Francesco Vigan\u00f2 (The Constitutional Court of Italy)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list list-highlighted list-highlighted--architectural\"><li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"15-45-16-05\"\n    >\n15.45 &#8211; 16.05<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>Break<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"16-05-17-20\"\n    >\n16.05 &#8211; 17.20<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>European values and democracy <\/strong><br>Chair: Krystyna Kowalik-Ba\u0144czyk&nbsp;(President of the Third Chamber, General Court of the European Union)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><em>The emergence of European society through EU law&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><br>Professor Armin von Bogdandy (Director, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><em>EU values, mutual trust, and the changing role of the CJEU&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><br>Professor Oliver Gerstenberg (University College London)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><em>European values and democracy: uncomfortable bedfellows?&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><br>Dr Martijn van den Brink (Assistant Professor in EU law, Europa Institute, Leiden University)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"17-20-17-35\"\n    >\n17.20 &#8211; 17.35<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>Closing remarks of the first day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Savvas Papasavvas (Vice-President, General Court of the European Union)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"11-october-2025-at-the-luxembourg-centre-for-european-law\"\n    >\n11 October 2025 at the Luxembourg Centre for European Law <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list list-highlighted list-highlighted--architectural\"><li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"8-30-9-00\"\n    >\n8.30 &#8211; 9.00<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>Registration <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list list-highlighted list-highlighted--architectural\"><li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"9-00-9-30\"\n    >\n9.00 &#8211; 9.30<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>Keynote speech<\/strong><br>Chair: Professor Herwig C.H. Hofmann&nbsp;(Professor of European and Transnational Public Law, Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, University of Luxembourg)<\/p>\n\n<p>Marc Van der Woude (President, General Court of the European Union)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list list-highlighted list-highlighted--architectural\"><li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"9-30-10-30\"\n    >\n9.30 &#8211; 10.30<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>European values: a view from the institutions <\/strong><br>Chair: Fran\u00e7ois Biltgen&nbsp;(President of the First Chamber, Court of Justice of the European Union)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><em>How to balance between democracy and the rule of law within the judiciary, illuminated from a values perspective<\/em><\/strong><br>Professor Miranda de Meijer (European Prosecutor)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><em>EU values and the legal questions they present \u2013 a view from the European Commission<\/em><\/strong><br>Katarzyna Herrmann (The Legal Service, The European Commission) <\/p>\n\n<p><em><strong>The winding path of Art. 7 TEU<\/strong><\/em><br>Eugenia Dumitriu-Segnana&nbsp;(Director, Legal Service of the Council of the European Union)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><em>Values and the internal market : perspectives from negotiating the European Media Freedom Act<\/em><\/strong><br>Eadaoin Ni Chaoimh (The Legal Service, European Parliament) <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"10-30-10-50\"\n    >\n10.30 &#8211; 10.50<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p>Break<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list list-highlighted list-highlighted--architectural\"><li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"10-50-11-45\"\n    >\n10.50 &#8211; 11.45<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>European values and private law <\/strong><br>Chair: Professor Herwig C.H. Hofmann&nbsp;(Professor of European and Transnational Public Law, Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, University of Luxembourg)<\/p>\n\n<p><em><strong>EU values and private law<\/strong><\/em><br>Professor Maciej Szpunar&nbsp;(First Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union)<\/p>\n\n<p><em><strong>New&nbsp;values&nbsp;for old: the case of&nbsp;EU&nbsp;discrimination&nbsp;law<\/strong><\/em><br>Professor Catherine Barnard&nbsp;(University of Cambridge)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><em>EU values and private law in the digital age<\/em><\/strong><br>Professor Hans Micklitz&nbsp;(European University Institute, Florence)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><em>European values, artificial intelligence and private law<\/em><\/strong><br>Professor Verica Trstenjak (Former Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union and Professor in Vienna and Ljubljana)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"11-45-12-45\"\n    >\n11.45 &#8211; 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