European Union

In connection with reports of a Polish 'waste mafia' earning money with garbage, the Commission announced that it would monitor the situation. However, is emphasized that enforcement is the responsibility of the member states. EURACTIV Poland reports.

The European Court of Justice has decided that the iconic four-fingered design of Nestlé’s KitKat chocolate bar is not entitled to protection under the EU’s intellectual property protection scheme.

While Europe is undergoing an unusual summer weather pattern, infected ticks and the related Lyme disease are spreading through the continent, reflecting the growing impact of climate change on health.

Vernaza Ayovi
DFON
The framework agreement on fixed-term work does not mean that non-permanent workers in the Spanish public sector must be guaranteed reinstatement in the event that their disciplinary dismissal is found to be wrongful

AY
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
The execution of a European arrest warrant cannot be refused on the ground that a decision of the Public Prosecutor’s Office has closed a criminal investigation when, during that investigation, the requested person was interviewed as a witness only

The European Union Commission is preparing to introduce tariffs on $20 billion of US goods if Washington imposes trade levies on imported cars, EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström told the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter today (25 July).

Société des produits Nestlé v Mondelez UK Holdings & Services
Intellectual and industrial property
EUIPO must reconsider whether the three-dimensional shape of a ‘4 Finger KitKat’ can be retained as an EU trade mark

Dyson
Energy
Not providing consumers with information on the testing conditions that resulted in the energy classification indicated on the energy label of vacuum cleaners does not constitute a ‘misleading omission’

Commission v Spain and Others
State aid
The Court of Justice sets aside the judgment of the General Court on the ‘Spanish tax lease system’

Generalstaatsanwaltschaft (Conditions de détention en Hongrie)
DFON
An assessment of detention conditions in the issuing Member State made prior to the execution of a European arrest warrant must be limited to the prisons in which it is actually intended that the person concerned will be held

Minister for Justice and Equality
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
A judicial authority called upon to execute a European arrest warrant must refrain from giving effect to it if it considers that there is a real risk that the individual concerned would suffer a breach of his fundamental right to an independent tribunal and, therefore, of the essence of his fundamental right to a fair trial on account of deficiencies liable to affect the independence of the judiciary in the issuing Member State

Bulgaria has sent a request for proposals (RFP) for 16 new or used fighter jets to replace its ageing Soviet-designed MiG-29s to seven countries, the defence ministry told Reuters today (25 July).

Alheto
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
A Palestinian who has refugee status from UNRWA cannot obtain refugee status in the EU while receiving effective protection or assistance from that UN agency

Confédération paysanne and Others
Approximation of laws
Organisms obtained by mutagenesis are GMOs and are, in principle, subject to the obligations laid down by the GMO Directive

In June 2018, the European Commission unveiled its much-awaited plans for the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). In light of the Brexit and the emergence of new priorities such as security and immigration, the Commission proposed a 5% cut in...

Ryanair, Easyjet, Wizz Air and IAG, the owner of BA and Iberia have filed a complaint with the European Commission against a strike in France they say is restricting the freedom of movement of European citizens and residents. The complaint follows French air traffic control strikes, which have disrupted flights. "The right to strike needs to be balanced against freedom of movement," said IAG chief executive Willie Walsh.

The UK Home Office has come forward with a "toolkit" to help British employers register EU citizens with a new immigrant status following Brexit. Sajid Javid, the home secretary, said the toolkit would "offer security and certainty to EU citizens living in the UK". Up to 3.8m EU citizens are thought to be living in the UK.

EU commission chief and trade commissioner in Washington to avert a trade clash on cars, but Trump's tweets bode ill for the talks.