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Data, Tech & IP

Commissioners’ Statement ahead of Data Protection Day on 28 January 2020

Commission Vice-President Jourová and Commissioner Reynders have issued a joint statement today to show their awareness of the need for strong data protection and privacy regulation for the upcoming … Read more

Banking & Finance

Actions against ECB and SRB for winding up of AS PNB Banka published today

On 15 August 2019, the Single Resolution Board decided that resolution of AS PNB Banka, a Latvian credit institution, was not necessary. The decision was taken following the European … Read more

Data, Tech & IP

EUIPO confirms EU intellectual property rules still apply to UK during transition period

The EUIPO has updated its available information on Brexit and confirms that EU law remains applicable to and in the UK, including for the Trademark and RCD Regulations and … Read more

Banking & Finance

Analysis: “ECB reviewing its monetary policy strategy” by Marijn van der Sluis

Last week, the Governing Council of the ECB announced it would review its monetary policy strategy. The monetary policy strategy includes a definition of price stability and sets out … Read more

Internal Market

Analysis: “Advocate General suggests the Court of Justice uphold its stance on the qualification of Giudici di Pace as judges within the meaning of Article 267 TFEU and deem them ‘workers’ under EU law” by Daniele Gallo

Four days ago, AG Kokott delivered an Opinion in UX (C‑658/18) on the status of magistrates (Giudici di Pace) from the standpoint of EU law. The request has been … Read more

Competition & State Aid

Op-Ed: “Advocate General Kokott’s Opinion in Generics (UK) and Others – a welcome clarification on restrictions by object and potential competition in settlements of patent disputes” by Tom Pick

On 22 January 2020, Advocate General (AG) Kokott delivered her much-awaited Opinion Generics (UK) and Others (C-307/18) on patent settlement agreements and the application of EU competition rules, hot … Read more

External Relations & Trade

Contingency measure: interim arrangement agreed between EU and WTO members

An interim arrangement agreed today in Davos will allow a two-step dispute settlement system to continue to operate for disputes among WTO members. This measure comes in the context … Read more

Institutional law

Junqueras files legal proceedings against the European Parliament

Oriol Junqueras, leader of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC), a Catalan pro-independence party, and former Vice-President of the Catalan regional government, has filed legal proceedings against the European Parliament. … Read more

Institutional law

Brexit: EU signs Withdrawal Agreement

Today, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Council Charles Michel signed the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United … Read more

Employment & Immigration

CJEU rules on requirements of permanent residence and persons entitled to an old age pension

In the case of AT v Pensionsversicherungsanstalt (C‑32/19), the Court of Justice, in response to the preliminary reference made by the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof), ruled on the … Read more

News, Analysis & Op-Eds

Commission clears three acquisitions

Jan 27, 2020|Competition & State Aid