European Union

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1070 of 26 May 2025 amending Decision (CFSP) 2024/1484 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia.

Bervidi
Social policy
Discrimination at work: the rights of persons with disabilities to protection against indirect discrimination extend to parents of children with disabilities

MSIG
Principle ne bis in idem: a person cannot be prosecuted in one Member State for an act of terrorism for which he or she has already been convicted in another Member State, even though the offence has a different classification in each of those Member States

Banco Santander
Freedom of movement for persons
Banco Popular: the rights arising from actions for a declaration of nullity and for damages brought before the resolution of that bank are enforceable against Banco Santander

Austria v Commission
State aid
The Court of Justice annuls the Commission’s decision to approve aid from Hungary for the Paks II nuclear power station

Positive Group v Council
Common foreign and security policy
War in Ukraine: the General Court upholds the restrictive measures against Positive Group PAO, an entity operating in the Russian IT sector with a license issued by Russia’s domestic intelligence services

Meta Platforms Ireland v Commission
Approximation of laws
Digital Services Act: the General Court annuls the Commission’s decisions setting the supervisory fee applicable to Facebook, Instagram and TikTok

Austria v Commission
Austria’s action against the inclusion of nuclear energy and fossil gas in the sustainable investment scheme dismissed

Puigdemont i Casamajó and Others v Parliament
Advocate General Szpunar proposes that three grounds of appeal brought by Mr Antoni Comín against the judgment of the General Court dismissing his action against the waiver of his immunity by the European Parliament be rejected

Shipov
Advocate General Richard de la Tour: the Member State of origin of a transgender person is obliged to issue identity documents consistent with the persons lived gender identity

Safi
Advocate General Tamara Ćapeta: EU citizenship encompasses the right not to move

AMENDMENTS 1 - 294 - Draft report EU-US political relations
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Michał Szczerba

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