European Court of Justice (News)

Juan
DFON
The prohibition of double jeopardy does not appear to preclude the execution of a European arrest warrant against the person responsible for a fraudulent pyramid scheme set up in Spain and in Portugal

Belgium v Commission
State aid
Tax rulings: the tax exemptions granted by Belgium to companies forming part of multinational groups constitute an unlawful aid scheme

NADA and Others
Principles of Community law
Anti-doping and data protection: Advocate General Ćapeta considers that a national anti-doping authority which publishes personal data of a doped professional athlete on the internet is not in breach of the GDPR

TGSS
Spain - Discrimination on grounds of sex: fathers of two or more children, forced to go to court in order to benefit from a supplement to their invalidity pension, have the right to additional compensation

Tuk Tuk Travel
Approximation of laws
Termination of package holidays in the event of extraordinary circumstances: a national court may, under certain conditions, notify of its own motion the traveller of his or her right to terminate the contract without fees

Volkswagen Group Italia and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
The principle ne bis in idem applies to penalties, imposed for unfair commercial practices, that are classified as administrative penalties of a criminal nature

Venezuela v Council
External relations
The General Court dismisses the action brought by Venezuela against the restrictive measures of the European Union

Asociaţia "Forumul Judecătorilor din România"
Principles of Community law

Rule of law in Romania: the promotion of judges to a higher court, based on an assessment, by members of that court, of their work and conduct, is compatible with EU law

Nexive Commerce and Others
Freedom of establishment

Operational costs of the postal sector regulatory authority: a contribution obligation may be imposed on market participants, excluding any State funding

Lietuvos Respublikos generalinė prokuratūra
Approximation of laws

The Directive on privacy and electronic communications precludes the use, in connection with administrative investigations into corruption in the public sector, of data collected for the purpose of combating serious crime

EDPS v Parliament and Council
Law governing the institutions

The action brought by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) against the amended Europol regulation is inadmissible

EDPS v Parliament and Council
Law governing the institutions
Le recours du Contrôleur européen de la protection des données (CEPD) contre le règlement Europol modifié est irrecevable

WS and Others v Frontex
Law governing the institutions
Return operations: the action for damages brought by a number of Syrian refugees against Frontex after they were returned from Greece to Türkiye is dismissed

Pumpyanskiy v Council
External relations
War in Ukraine: the General Court dismisses the actions brought by Mr Dmitry Alexandrovich Pumpyanskiy and Ms Galina Evgenyevna Pumpyanskaya against the restrictive measures adopted by the Council

Udlændinge- og Integrationsministeriet
Citizenship of the Union
Denmark may make the retention of Danish nationality dependent on the existence of a genuine connection with that country

Parliament v Commission
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
The Commission was not required to suspend the exemption from the visa requirement for US nationals due to a lack of reciprocity in this matter

Lin
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

Combating fraud against the European Union’s financial interests: national rules on limitation periods for criminal liability must allow effective prevention and punishment

Lin
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Lutte contre la fraude aux intérêts financiers de l’Union européenne : les règles nationales de prescription pénale doivent permettre une prévention et une répression effectives

TT
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Wrongful removal of a child: although the court of the Member State in which the child was habitually resident has jurisdiction to rule on rights of custody, it may exceptionally request the transfer of the case to a court of the Member State to which the child has been removed

TT
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Déplacement illicite d’un enfant : bien que compétente pour se prononcer sur le droit de garde, la juridiction de l’État membre dans lequel l’enfant résidait habituellement peut exceptionnellement demander le renvoi du litige à une juridiction de l’État membre dans lequel il a été déplacé