Zygimantas Juska

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><strong>Žygimantas Ju&scaron;ka</strong> is a European Union diplomat with over seven years of experience, including diplomatic postings in Rwanda, Ukraine, and Kosovo. He holds a PhD in EU competition law from Leiden University in the Netherlands. Žygimantas is also the author of the book &lsquo;Soft Power of the European Union: Mastering the Language of Power Politics&rsquo; (Springer, 2024).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Dr. Ju&scaron;ka has built a strong profile as an EU competition lawyer, with experience spanning the European Commission, private sector, and academia. His legal expertise also extends to international criminal justice, having worked on high-profile cases at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and represented Lithuania at the International Criminal Court.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">An accomplished academic, he has published eight peer-reviewed articles on EU competition law and refugee policy, and served as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Rwanda. Žygimantas was also the first Lithuanian to receive the EU Fulbright-Schuman scholarship.</span></p>