Jorge Costa Braga

Jorge is from Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, where his family runs a bakery.

He studied Law at the University of Porto and is currently enrolled in a postgraduate programme in Public Regulation and Competition Law at the University of Coimbra. He also completed an Erasmus exchange semester at the University of Perugia, Italy. He has taken part in several seminars and summer schools dedicated to the foundational values of Europe and faith-based participation in the public sphere.

At COMECE, Jorge assists the EU External Affairs Office. He is motivated by the opportunity to contribute to work that seeks to make a meaningful moral contribution to society, oriented towards the pursuit of the Good, the True and the Beautiful.

In his free time, Jorge enjoys reading the classics of literature and political philosophy, as well as works on history. During the holidays, he participates in Catholic mission projects with rural communities in Portugal.

He speaks Portuguese, Italian and English.