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European Ombudsman: no maladministration in EPSO refusing participation in a selection procedure of a candidate that missed the deadline due to COVID-19 circumstances

The European Ombudsman has issued a decision in case 1445/2020/PL, finding no maladministration occurred by the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) refusing to continue the selection procedure for EU … Read more

Consumer, Health & Environment

‘Protect health and environment from pharmaceutical pollution’ urges EU Parliament

The European Parliament approved a resolution yesterday urging the EU to take measures for the sensible use and disposal of pharmaceuticals over the whole life-cycle and greener manufacturing of … Read more

Banking & FinanceCovid-19Institutional law

Commission presents 2021 Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy and strategic guidance for implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility

Yesterday, the European Commission published its 2021 Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy (ASGS), which launches this year’s European Semester cycle, as well as strategic guidance for the implementation of the … Read more

Consumer, Health & Environment

AG Kokott: General Court ruling finding against Bayer to be set aside and Regulation 485/2013 on conditions for approval of certain active substances to be annulled

The Opinion of Advocate General Kokott was issued yesterday in C-499/18 P, Bayer CropScience and Bayer v Commission: an appeal against a ruling of the General Court (T-429/13 and … Read more

Human RightsInstitutional law

European Parliament insists EU must protect fundamental rights and the rule of law in Poland

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday today calling on the Council of the European Union to take specific action to address grave problems in Poland concerning – … Read more

Human Rights

ECtHR: Finnish authorities breached right to life by failing to take precautionary measures before a school shooting

Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) handed down its judgment in Kotilainen and Others v. Finland (application no. 62439/12), finding that Finnish authorities failed to protect the … Read more

Consumer, Health & Environment

Commission proposes 55% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

In her State of the Union address before the European Parliament, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the Commission’s plan to reduce EU greenhouse gas emission by at … Read more

Banking & FinanceCovid-19

ECB’s Governing Council: exceptional circumstances justify leverage ratio relief

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided in an opinion that, in agreement with ECB Banking Supervision, there are ‘exceptional circumstances’ owing to the COVID-19 … Read more

Banking & FinanceJustice & Litigation

AG’s Opinion on the scope and legal nature of EBA’s recommendations in the context of deposit-guarantee schemes

Today, Advocate General (‘AG’) Campos Sánchez-Bordona delivered his Opinion in Balgarska Narodna Banka (C-501/18), a case stemming from a request for a preliminary ruling by the Administrative Court of … Read more

Internal Market

Free movement of goods: Court of Justice’s judgment on restrictions to exports of electricity

The Court of Justice has just given its judgment in Hidroelectrica (C-648/18), a preliminary ruling requested by the Regional Court of Bucharest, Romania (Tribunalul Bucureşti) in the area of … Read more

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European Ombudsman: no maladministration in EPSO refusing participation in a selection procedure of a candidate that missed the deadline due to COVID-19 circumstances

Sep 18, 2020| Covid-19 Institutional law