European Court of Justice (News)

Auken and Others v Commission
Law governing the institutions
The Commission did not give the public sufficiently wide access to the purchase agreements for Covid-19 vaccines

Plamaro
Approximation of laws
The collective redundancies directive also applies in the event of the employer’s retirement

WWF Österreich and Others
Environment and consumers
The prohibition of hunting wolves in Austria is valid

Hann-Invest
Law governing the institutions
Rule of law: only the judicial panel responsible for a case can decide its outcome

Caixabank and Others
Approximation of laws
Mortgage loans: the transparency of ‘floor’ clauses may be reviewed in the context of a collective action concerning the entire banking system of a country

Haus Jacobus
A pregnant worker must be afforded a reasonable time limit in order to be able to bring an action against her dismissal

Lupin v Commission
Competition
The Court of Justice rules on the existence of agreements, decisions and concerted practices and of abuse of a dominant position on the perindopril market

Ilva and Others
Environment and consumers
The operation of the Ilva steelworks must be suspended if it poses serious and significant threats to the environment and human health

Death of Judge Marko Ilešič

Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid
Posted Ukrainian workers: the Member State in which the works are carried out may impose an obligation to obtain a residence permit

dm-drogerie markt
Approximation of laws
Advertising for biocidal products: EU law prohibits use of the indication ‘skin friendly’

Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Refugee status: a Member State is not required automatically to recognise refugee status granted in another Member State

Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Hamm
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
The granting of refugee status in a Member State precludes the extradition of the person concerned to his or her country of origin

Zamestnik-predsedatel na Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Stateless persons of Palestinian origin registered with UNRWA should, in principle, be granted refugee status if UNRWA’s protection or assistance is considered to have ceased

Commission v Hungary
Law governing the institutions

Asylum policy: Hungary is ordered to pay a lump sum of 200 million euros and a penalty payment of 1 million euros per day of delay for failure to comply with a judgment of the Court of Justice

Société du Tour de France v EUIPO - FitX (TOUR DE X)
Intellectual and industrial property
Trade mark law: the action brought by Société du Tour de France against registration of the trade mark Tour de X is dismissed

Commission v Deutsche Telekom
The Commission must pay interest on fines it has unduly imposed in competition matters and which it has provisionally collected

Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
International protection: refugee status may be granted to women who identify with the value of equality between women and men

INGSTEEL
Approximation of laws
Public procurement: a tenderer who has been unlawfully excluded from a procurement procedure may claim damages for loss of opportunity

Ryanair v Commission
State aid
COVID-19: the Court upholds the Commission’s decision authorising the solvency support fund for strategic Spanish undertakings