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Three months after Weiss: Was nun?

Justice & Litigation

Meaning of the specialty rule under the EAW Framework Decision: AG Bobek’s Opinion

Advocate General Bobek has delivered his opinion in Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof (Principe de spécialité) (C-195/20 PPU), a case stemming from a request for a preliminary ruling by the German … Read more

Competition & State Aid

Alleged unlawful French aid to Corsica Linea: invitation to submit comments officially published

Official publication has been made of the Commission’s invitation to interested parties to submit comments in the context of the investigation procedure under Article 108(2) TFEU regarding State aid … Read more

Covid-19Institutional law

European Ombudsman’s inquiries and initiatives into the COVID-19 response in the EU administration

The European Ombudsman has made publicly available an overview of its ongoing assessment of the functioning of the EU administration in the context of the COVID-19 crisis. This includes … Read more

Human Rights

ECtHR: Disqualification of political party ‘Patria’ from participation in the 2014 general elections breached the right to free elections

Earlier this week, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rendered its judgment in Political party ‘Patria’ and Others v. Republic of Moldova (applications nos. 5113/15 and 14 others), … Read more

Human RightsInstitutional law

Towards rule of law conditionality in the management of EU funds: LGBTI free zones not eligible for town twinning funding

– by Dolores Utrilla – In the midst of ongoing discussions about the rule of law backsliding in Poland and Hungary and on the appropriateness of fostering respect for … Read more

Banking & FinanceConsumer, Health & Environment

Court of Justice to clarify the interpretation of Directive 2008/48 on credit agreements for consumers

Official publication has been made of a request for a preliminary ruling (C-187/20) from the Ravensburg Regional Court, Germany (Landgericht Ravensburg). The request, made in the case JL v … Read more

Banking & FinanceInstitutional lawJustice & Litigation

Three months after Weiss: Was nun?

– by Dolores Utrilla – Three months ago, on 5 May 2020, the Second Senate of the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht, ‘BVerfG’) rendered its judgment in Weiss (2 … Read more

Competition & State AidData, Tech & IP

Opening of in-depth merger investigation into proposed acquisition of Fitbit by Google

Yesterday, the European Commission announced its decision to open an in-depth investigation concerning the proposed acquisition of Fitbit by Google. The Commission is concerned that the proposed transaction would … Read more

Human Rights

ECtHR: Albania breached procedural obligations to protect right to life by failing to conduct an effective investigation into a case of gender-based violence

Yesterday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) gave its judgment in Tërshana v. Albania (application no. 48756/14), a case concerning the scope of the positive obligations to protect … Read more

Competition & State Aid

Creation of new national development bank in Portugal authorised under State aid rules

Yesterday, the European Commission announced that it has approved under State aid rules the plans notified by Portugal to set up a new national development bank, Banco Português de … Read more

News, Analysis & Op-Eds

Commission authorisation of vitamin D2 mushroom powder as a novel food now published

Aug 7, 2020| Consumer, Health & Environment Internal Market