European Court of Justice (News)

Formal sitting for a eulogy in the memory of Uno Lõhmus and Ena Cremona

Deldits
Principles of Community law
GDPR and transgender identity: the rectification of data relating to gender identity cannot be made conditional upon proof of surgery

Shuvalov v Council
External relations
War in Ukraine: the Court of Justice confirms the restrictive measures adopted against Mr Igor Shuvalov, former Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government

Semedo v Parliament
Staff Regulations of Officials
Harassment complaint against a former Member of the European Parliament: the General Court annuls the finding of harassment and the penalty imposed by the President of the Parliament, on the ground of failure to observe the rights of the defence

Commission v Poland
Rule of law: Advocate General Spielmann considers that the action brought by the European Commission concerning the Polish Constitutional Court is well founded

Commission v Croatia
Environment and consumers
The Court imposes financial penalties on Croatia for failing to manage, in an appropriate manner, waste deposited in a landfill and posing a danger to human health and the environment

Commission v Germany
Approximation of laws
Failure to fulfil obligations: Five Member States are ordered to pay financial penalties for failing to transpose the Whistleblowers directive

D. K.
Law governing the institutions
Independence of judges: the decision to withdraw cases from a judge must be based on objective and precise criteria

Cymdek
Transport
Air passenger rights: a boarding pass may be sufficient to prove a confirmed reservation on a flight

Solemn undertaking before the Court of Justice of the European Union by the European Ombudsman

Commission v Hungary
Law governing the institutions
Advocate General Medina: by voting against the Council’s Decision establishing the position of the European Union on the reclassification of cannabis and cannabis-related substances, Hungary infringed EU law

Austria v Commission
State aid
Advocate General Medina proposes to set aside the judgment of the General Court that upheld the Commission’s decision to approve aid from Hungary for two new nuclear reactors at Paks

Apothekerkammer Nordrhein
Approximation of laws
Member States may authorise advertising measures to promote the purchase of unspecified prescription-only medicinal products in the form of price reductions or payments of an exact amount

Dun & Bradstreet Austria
Principles of Community law
Automated credit assessment: the data subject is entitled to an explanation as to how the decision was taken in respect of him or her

AEON NEPREMIČNINE and Others
Property intermediation services: EU law does not preclude a cap limiting commissions charged by property agencies to 4% of the sale price or of the rent amount

Sąd Rejonowy w Białymstoku
Law governing the institutions
Judicial independence: the Court of Justice clarifies the requirements of EU law concerning the determination of national judges’ remuneration

Alphabet and Others
Competition
A refusal by an undertaking in a dominant position to ensure that its platform is interoperable with an app of another undertaking, which thereby becomes more attractive, can be abusive

Slagelse Almennyttige Boligselskab Afdeling Schackenborgvænge
Principles of Community law
AG Ćapeta: The Danish legislation on public housing in transformation areas constitutes direct discrimination based on an ethnic criterion

Alchaster II
AG Spielmann: Arrest Warrants under the TCA with the United Kingdom - changes in parole rules do not, in principle, fall under the concept of "heavier penalty" under the EU Charter

Lexitor
Environment and consumers
Consumer credit agreements: in the event of failure to comply with the obligation to provide information, a bank may be deprived of its right to interest