European Court of Justice (News)

Zamestnik-predsedatel na Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Advocate General Emiliou: Palestinian applicants for refugee status can claim that UNRWA’s protection has ‘ceased’ in the light of the general living conditions prevailing in the Gaza Strip

Airbnb Ireland
Advocate General Szpunar: a Member State cannot impose general and abstract obligations on an online service provider operating on its territory but established in another Member State
Advocate General Szpunar: a Member State cannot impose general and abstract obligations on an online service provider operating on its territory but established in another Member State

Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google Shopping)
Competition
Advocate General Kokott proposes that the Court of Justice confirm the fine of €2.4 billion imposed on Google for favouring its own comparison shopping service

Commission v Czech Republic
Citizenship of the Union
Advocate General Richard de la Tour: by refusing to grant the right to become members of a political party to Union citizens who are not nationals of Poland or of the Czech Republic but who reside there, those Member States infringed EU electoral law

Wizz Air Hungary v Commission
State aid
The Court dismisses Wizz Air’s appeal concerning the rescue aid granted by Romania to TAROM

Dyson and Others v Commission
Law governing the institutions
Energy labelling of vacuum cleaners: the Court of Justice definitively dismisses the action for compensation brought by Dyson

United Parcel Service v Commission
Law governing the institutions
Termination of the UPS-TNT merger agreement: the irregularity committed by the Commission is not the determining cause of UPS’ alleged loss of profit and therefore cannot justify a compensation payment

Commission v Denmark
Transport
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations: the Court of Justice dismisses the Commission’s action against Denmark concerning the maximum parking time on motorway lay-bys

G. K. and Others
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
European Public Prosecutor's Office: the Court clarifies the exercise of judicial review of cross-border investigation measures by national courts

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Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
European arrest warrant: the surrender of a requested person cannot be refused on the sole ground that she is the mother of young children

Krajowa Rada Sądownictwa
Law governing the institutions
Polish judicial system: an adjudicating panel of the Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs Chamber of the Supreme Court does not constitute an independent and impartial tribunal previously established by law

Royal Antwerp Football Club
Freedom of movement for persons

Football: the rules of UEFA and the Belgian football association on ‘home-grown players’ could be contrary to EU law

Chief Appeals Officer and Others
Freedom of movement for persons
Free movement: the mother of an EU migrant worker may, where she is dependent on that worker, apply for social assistance without that application calling her right of residence into question

European Superleague Company
Competition

The FIFA and UEFA rules on prior approval of interclub football competitions, such as the Super League, are contrary to EU law

International Skating Union v Commission
Competition

The rules of the International Skating Union on the prior authorisation of skating competitions infringe EU law

BMW Bank
Environment and consumers
A consumer who concludes a car leasing agreement without an obligation to purchase does not have a right of withdrawal

JPMorgan Chase and Others v Commission
Competition
Competition in the area of Euro Interest Rate Derivatives: the General Court dismisses most of the pleas in the actions brought by JPMorgan Chase and Crédit agricole

Banque postale v SRB
Economic policy
Calculation of the 2021 ex ante contributions to the Single Resolution Fund: the General Court annuls the decision of the Single Resolution Board relating to certain French and German banks due to a failure to state adequate reasons

Ryanair and Malta Air v Commission
State aid
State aid in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: the General Court annuls the Commission’s decisions approving the financial aid granted by France to Air France and Air France-KLM

EVH v Commission
Competition
The actions of 11 German municipal authorities against the Commission’s approval of the acquisition of the distribution and retail energy business as well as some generation assets of Innogy by E.ON are dismissed