Christine Stix-Hackl
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Christine Stix-Hackl Austrian jurist, Advocate General
at the European Court of Justice
from 2000 to 2006. Since August 2007 Austrian Ambassador in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
), postgraduate studies in European Law at the College of Europe
, Bruges
; member of the Austrian Diplomatic Service (from 1982); expert on European Union
matters in the office of the Legal Adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1985–88); Traineeship at the Legal Service of the European Commission
(1989); "Legal Service – EU" in the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1992–2000, Minister Plenipotentiary); participated in the negotiations on the European Economic Area
and on the accession of the Republic of Austria
to the European Union; Agent of the Republic of Austria at the Court of Justice of the European Communities from 1995; Austrian Consul-General in Zurich (2000); teaching assignments and publications;
Advocate General
An Advocate General is a senior law officer of a country or other jurisdiction, usually charged with advising the courts or Government on legal matters.-India:In India, an Advocate General is a legal adviser to a state government...
at the European Court of Justice
European Court of Justice
The Court can sit in plenary session, as a Grand Chamber of 13 judges, or in chambers of three or five judges. Plenary sitting are now very rare, and the court mostly sits in chambers of three or five judges...
from 2000 to 2006. Since August 2007 Austrian Ambassador in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Biography
Doctor of Laws (University of ViennaUniversity of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
), postgraduate studies in European Law at the College of Europe
College of Europe
The College of Europe is an independent university institute of postgraduate European studies with the main campus in Bruges, Belgium...
, Bruges
Bruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
; member of the Austrian Diplomatic Service (from 1982); expert on European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
matters in the office of the Legal Adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1985–88); Traineeship at the Legal Service of the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
(1989); "Legal Service – EU" in the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1992–2000, Minister Plenipotentiary); participated in the negotiations on the European Economic Area
European Economic Area
The European Economic Area was established on 1 January 1994 following an agreement between the member states of the European Free Trade Association and the European Community, later the European Union . Specifically, it allows Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway to participate in the EU's Internal...
and on the accession of the Republic of Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
to the European Union; Agent of the Republic of Austria at the Court of Justice of the European Communities from 1995; Austrian Consul-General in Zurich (2000); teaching assignments and publications;