Summary: The UPC's preparatory committee (Unified Patent Court Committee) is pretending not to understand that London is neither in France nor in Italy; this whole scandal serves to show how Team UPC basically tarnishes the reputation of the European Union and national governments, in effect repudiating the state and the Rule of Law (this is an offence in Germany)
All other things being equal, one could expect the Portuguese political establishment to support Campinos in his reappointment bid. But what if all other things are no longer equal because the former "asset" has in the meantime become a "liability"?
"The "career scientist" - with PhD and research office by their mid-twenties - follows well oiled tracks and institutional signposts, steering away from controversial or "difficult" subjects."