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Human Rights

ECtHR: Conviction at second instance without direct assessment of the evidence and of all relevant circumstances violates the right to a fair trial

Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) gave its judgment in Paixão Moreira Sá Fernandes v. Portugal (application no. 78108/14), a case concerning a criminal conviction by a … Read more

External Relations & Trade

Council Decision: European Commission authorised to open negotiations for future EU-UK relationship

The Council of the EU has adopted a Council Decision addressed to the European Commission, authorising the opening of negotiations with the UK for a new partnership agreement under … Read more

Human Rights

Due diligence requirements for human rights and the environment through the supply chain: Commission study points to the need for EU-level rules

The European Commission announced yesterday the publication of its study on due diligence requirements through the supply chain. This study focuses on due diligence requirements in companies’ own operations … Read more

Competition & State Aid

Op-Ed: “UK Supreme Court and the Micula Arbitration and State aid Saga: Judgment [2020] UKSC 5” by Gillian Cahill

Introduction The Micula Brothers live to fight another day in the latest installment of their ongoing saga to obtain enforcement of an ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment … Read more

Consumer, Health & Environment

How the EU is responding to the coronavirus outbreak

At the end of December 2019, outbreaks of the ‘coronavirus’, an acute respiratory syndrome which has recently been named SARS-CoV-2, were reported in China. The associated disease is now … Read more

Competition & State Aid

State aid recovery decision: in-depth investigation reveals unfair advantages for Romanian rail freight operator

The Romanian state’s debt write-offs in favour of fully state-owned rail freight operator CFR Marfa, and failure to collect (social security, infrastructure and tax) debts from it, were the … Read more

Human Rights

ECtHR: Jehovah’s Witnesses rights violated by Azerbaijan

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) gave two judgments on cases related to religious freedom last Thursday 20 February. In both cases, the Strasbourg-based court found that Azerbaijan … Read more

Banking & Finance

French Conseil d’État raises questions on reviewability of the European Banking Authorities’ powers and soft law instruments

The French Conseil d’État has requested a preliminary reference ruling from the Court of Justice of the EU on the reviewability of guidelines issued by the European Banking Authority, … Read more

External Relations & Trade

Developments regarding exchange of information between the EU and Morocco

The Council has adopted a decision on the EU’s position in relations between the EU and Morocco, for the exchange of information to be provided to evaluate the Euro-Mediterranean … Read more

Internal Market

Reform of the EU Road Transport Sector: Progress for three proposed legislative measures for the Mobility Package

Progress has been made for two draft regulations and one draft directive, proposed by the European Commission in May 2017, which are part of the EU’s Mobility Package which … Read more

News, Analysis & Op-Eds

Agreement with Armenia: Council Decisions on the EU’s position for the Rules of Procedure

Feb 25, 2020|External Relations & Trade