EU court strikes down Polandโs pharmacy advertising ban
Pharmacy owners were fined for displaying signs about card payments, and during the pandemic, patients werenโt informed that vaccinations were available in pharmacies.
CJEU
National Limits, European Claims: The Ultra Vires Conflict in EU Constitutional Law (part 2)
Dr Benedikt Riedl,
Mjur (Oxford), postdoctoral researcher
and academic assistant at the Chair of Public Law and Legal Philosophy (Prof Dr
Peter M. Huber, former Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court and former
Minister of the Interior…
National Limits, European Claims: The Ultra Vires Conflict in EU Constitutional Law (part 1)
Dr Benedikt Riedl,
Mjur (Oxford), postdoctoral researcher
and academic assistant at the Chair of Public Law and Legal Philosophy (Prof Dr
Peter M. Huber, former Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court and former
Minister of the Interior…
Advocate General ฤapetaโs Opinion in WS and Others v Frontex before the Grand Chamber: The End of Frontexโs Shielding? Joint Liability of Frontex and Member States in Return Operations
Antje Kunst*
* Antje Kunst is
an international lawyer and barrister of Garden Court North Chambers, admitted
to the Bar of England and Wales, and the Bar of Berlin, advising and
representing individuals in a wide range of matters related to…
First decision by the European Court of Human Rights on suspicion of reverse discrimination in tax matters
Dr Samira-Asmaa Allioui, Research fellow, Centre
d’รฉtudes internationales et europรฉennes, Universitรฉ de Strasbourg
Photo credit : Chabe10, via Wikimedia
Commons
The applicants in
the European Court of Human Rights judgment in Defor…
Integration as Exclusion: The Keren Case Revisited
Dr Sarah
Ganty, LL.M. (Yale), Ph.D. (ULB); J.S.D. candidate, Yale Law School; F.N.R.S.
Postdoctoral Fellow, UCLouvain; Research Visitor, Bonavero Institute of Human
Rights (Oxford); Research Fellow, CEU Democracy Institute (Budapest); President
o…
Temporary means temporary? The Commission proposes the extension โ and the phase-out โ of temporary protection
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of
London
Photo credit: Moahim, via Wikimedia
Commons
Introduction
What is the future of temporary
protection in the EU for those fleeing the invasion of Ukraine? Today the EU
Commissio…
A candle in the dark: the CJEU rules against criminalising parents for smuggling their children
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway University of London
Photo credit: Bologna, taken by ะะฒะปะฐัะตะฝะบะพ, via Wikimedia Commons
Introduction
The world is increasingly bleak for
those concerned about civil liberties, poverty or climate change …
UK threatens to sue Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich over Chelsea sale funds
British government says it’s “deeply frustrated” that no deal has been reached with the tycoon.
European Return Orders and the European Human Rights Convention: The Commissionโs Proposal for a Return Regulation
Professor
Elspeth Guild, University of Liverpool
Photo credit: Marcelx42,
via Wikimedia
Commons
In March 2025 the European
Commission published a proposal for a re-cast
return regulation. It has been met with mixed respo…
Towards a Euro-Rwanda policy? The proposed new EU asylum law rules on โsafe third countriesโ
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway University of London
Photo credit: Home Office,
via Wikimedia
Commons โ the former Home Secretary meets Rwandaโs foreign minister
Introduction
An unlawful attempt to remove
asylum-seekers to an unsafe coun…
Friends with benefits: the legal elements of the reset of the EU/UK relationship
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of
London
Photo credit: Julian Herzog, via Wikimedia
Commons
Introduction
Advocates of Quebecโs independence
from Canada have long argued that their plan would not entail complete separation
fr…
Pirates of the Mediterranean meet judges of the Kirchberg: the CJEU rules on Maltaโs investor citizenship law
Steve Peers, Professor of
Law, Royal Holloway University of London*
Photo credit: Aldo Ardetti,
via Wikimedia
Commons
*Thanks to Justin Borg-Barthet
for corsair quote
**This blog post builds on research
for the upcoming third edition of The
E…
Jumping the Gun? The proposed early application of some of the EUโs new asylum pact โ and a common list of supposedly โsafe countries of originโ
Steve Peers, Professor of Law, Royal Holloway University
of London
Photo credit: Andre Engels, via Wikimedia Commons
The EUโs asylum pact was adopted less
a year ago, and mostly wonโt apply for over another year โ and yet the EU Commission
has …
Hamoudi v Frontex: Advocate General Norkusโ Opinion – Reversing the Burden of Proof and the Presumption of Frontexโs Privileged Access to Evidence
Antje Kunst*
*Antje Kunst is
an international lawyer and barrister of Garden Court North Chambers, admitted
to the Bar of England and Wales, and the Bar of Berlin, advising and
representing individuals in a wide range of matters related to …
Between pragmatic and legal considerations: comment on the Advocate General’s opinion in joined cases Cโ758/24 [Alace] and Cโ759/24 [Canpelli]
Matteo
Zamboni (human rights lawyer working between Italy and the UK. He is a
partner to the Immigration Law and Policy clinic of Goldsmiths, University of
London)
…
Budapest Pride: banned? – Banning Pride as a violation of EU free movement
Attila Szabรณ, LLM in European law, Head of Legal Aid Service, Hungarian Civil
Liberties Union
The author would
like to thank Steve Peers and Mรกtรฉ Szabรณ, HCLU’s professional director, for
their ideas for the text!
Photo credit: Tรฉteles…
The New EU โCommon System for Returnsโ under the Return Regulation: Evidence-Lacking Lawmaking and Human Rights Concerns
Dr. Izabella Majcher, Independent
ConsultantPhoto credit: Alamy Stock Photo On 11 March 2025, the European Commission published a proposal
for a Return Regulation to replace the 2008 Return
Directive. This new proposal also supersedes t…
European Parliamentโs careless harassment investigations are failing victims, complainants say
Two recent judgements by the Court of Justice of the European Union on internal parliamentary hearings shed light on slapdash processes undermining bullying investigations.
Fast-track visa reimposition: a strengthened tool for EU immigration control and external relations policies?
Professor
Steve Peers, Royal Holloway
University of London
Photo
credit: Sixflashphoto, via Wikimedia Commons
How and why can short-term visa requirements be re-imposed,
on a fast track basis? For the EU, this issue is decided collectivel…
The Italy-Albania protocol before the Court of Justice of the European Union โ hearing of the CJEU
Matteo Zamboni (human
rights lawyer working between Italy and the UK. He is a partner to the
Immigration Law and Policy clinic of Goldsmiths, University of London)
Photo: The towers of the Court of Justice in the Luxembourg fog (c)…
The CJEU rules on multiple temporary protection applications but leaves key questions unanswered in Case Cโ753/23 (Krasiliva)
Dr Meltem Ineli
Ciger, Associate
Professor, Suleyman Demirel University
Photo credit: Odessa Opera and Ballet Theatre,
by Konstantin Brizhnichenko, via Wikimedia
Commons
On 27 February 2025, the Court of Justice delivered its ju…
CJEU GDPR ruling: Right to info for data subjects trumps trade secrets
Courts can balance the right of the data subject against trade secret protection to decide what information the data subject can receive.
Court confirms Google may have abused its dominance in Android auto case
AGCOM had fined Google โฌ102 million for breaching competition law.
The Italy/Albania asylum treaty reaches the CJEU: what are the issues?
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of
London
Photo credit: Pudelek, via Wikimedia
Commons
Is the Italy/Albania deal on housing
asylum-seekers a model of the future, to be emulated by the rest of the EU, and
the UK โ or is …
The right to perform secondary movements under international refugee law
Paolo Biondi Photo credit: Mstyslav Chernov, via Wikimedia Commons Introduction The 1951 Refugee Convention is a pivotal document in international refugee protection, outlining the rights of asylum seekers and …
New Geo-Political Challenges and the Past and Future of EU-Greenland Relations
Ulla Neergaard, Professor of EU Law, University of Copenhagen
Photo credit: Gordon Leggett, via Wikimedia Commons
*This contribution draws upon Ulla
Neergaardโs forthcoming work, โโEurarcticโ: Colonialism and EU-Greenland…
Court says European Parliament must release confidential harassment reports
New judgement sets a precedent for greater transparency in future cases
Hands On, Eyes Closed? CJEU Grand Chamber hearing on Frontexโs role in unlawful pushbacks (WS and Others v Frontex, C-679/23 P)
Jan-Hendrik Seelow, Dutch
Council for Refugees*
*The Dutch Council for Refugees has
closely worked with the applicantโs counsel to support the case from the
beginning Photo credit: Francesco Placco, via Wikimedia Commons
Introduction
It is a f…
Meloniโs migration deal with Albania fails once again
The judges’ decisions are fuelling discontent within the government, which now faces an investigation into its recent repatriation of ICC-indicted Libyan warlord Almasri.
The post Meloniโs migration deal with Albania fails once again appeared first on …
EUโs work โdignityโ goal might be soon over
EU institutions have been โwalking on thin iceโ when adopting the minimum wage directive, wrote Nicholas Emiliou, advocate-general of the CJEU.
The post EU’s work โdignityโ goal might be soon over appeared first on Euractiv.
EDPS hearings start today, Polish presidency expresses views on AI factories
And the much-awaited decision this evening on next week’s Musk/DSA plenary debate.
The post EDPS hearings start today, Polish presidency expresses views on AI factories appeared first on Euractiv.
GDPR floodgates more of a trickle, GPAI Code of Practice
A look at the week ahead in all things Tech.
The post GDPR floodgates more of a trickle, GPAI Code of Practice appeared first on Euractiv.
Commission under pressure over Microsoft dependency, Meta fact-checks, and Muskโs politics
New age checks in French porn, the CJEU’s GDPR enforcement spree, and the latest manoeuvres of Europe’s social media giants, all in today’s Tech Pro newsletter.
The post Commission under pressure over Microsoft dependency, Meta fact-checks, and Musk…
EU Court rules GDPR complaints canโt be rejected based on frequency
77 complaints in 20 months was not deemed vexatious or abusive by the EU’s top court
The post EU Court rules GDPR complaints can’t be rejected based on frequency appeared first on Euractiv.
CJEU orders Commission to pay โฌ400 for unlawful personal data transfer to the US
But activist Schrems is sceptical about the CJEU decision that data staying on a US cloud provider in the EU is not a EUDPR’s breach.
The post CJEU orders Commission to pay โฌ400 for unlawful personal data transfer to the US appeared first on Euractiv.
CJEU verdicts incoming, Macron wades in on Musk-Weidel X interview
An eye on the Tech developments emerging mid-week including new CJEU rulings on GDPR, AI protection of deepsea cables, and French rhetoric on digital sovereignty.
The post CJEU verdicts incoming, Macron wades in on Musk-Weidel X interview appeared firs…
No surprises here! What is discretionary remains discretionary in the CJEUโs first judgment on temporary protection
Dr Meltem Ineli
Ciger, Associate
Professor, Suleyman Demirel University
Photo credit: Francisco Anzola, via Wikimedia
Commons
On 19 December
2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union gave its judgment in Joined
ca…
The right to perform secondary movements under international refugee law
Paolo Biondi, EU Asylum
Agency
Photo
credit: Ggia, via Wikimedia
Commons
Introduction
The 1951
Refugee Convention is a pivotal document in international refugee
protection, outlining the rights of as…
The CJEU ruling in Changu: โIf Iโve said it once, Iโve said it a thousand times: the Return Directive in conjunction with the Charter of Fundamental Rights does not oblige EU Member States to grant a right to remain to irregularly staying migrantsโ
Alan Desmond, University of Leicester
Kevin Fredy Hinterberger, Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour
Photo credit: Luxufluxo,
via Wikimedia Commons
Introduction
The 2008 Return
Directive sets out common standards and procedures…
EU court opinion: states can end shelter for temporary residents of Ukraine
EU member states are free to withdraw temporary protection that they voluntarily granted to temporary residents of Ukraine, according to a legal opinion for the European Court of Justice
โSafe countries of originโ in asylum law: the CJEU first interprets the concept
Professor Steve Peers, Royal
Holloway University of London
Photo credit: viewsridge,
via Wikimedia
commons
Introduction
Along with judgments on Afghan
women asylum seekers (discussed here)
and the status of Turkey as a โsafe third coun…
Latest Updates on The Legitimate Interest Ground for Processing Personal Data (Article 6(1)(f) of GDPR): the latest CJEU Case and EDPB New Guidelines
Aolan Li*
*The author is a third-year PhD
candidate in Law at Queen Mary University of London. Her ongoing doctoral
thesis research delves into the application of Article 6(1)(f) of GDPR from a
comparative perspective. Email: aolan…
Pyrrhic victory for the Greek government: the CJEU rules on Turkey as a โsafe third countryโ
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of London
Photo credit: Mstyslav Chernov, via Wikimedia
Commons
Hamster idiom credit: Adam Sharp
(Thanks to Zoe Gardner for discussion of the case;
the following analysis is my own)
Introduc…
Setting Gender-Based Asylum Straight: The Court of Justiceโs Landing Point
Salvo Nicolosi
and Tรผrkan Ertuna Lagrand, University of UtrechtPhoto credit: USAID, via Wikimedia Commons
Just a couple of weeks after the Taliban regime in
Afghanistan announced a
new decree prohibiting women from being heard …
EU Court rules in favour of lifting market exclusivity for cystic fibrosis drug
Market exclusivity for ‘Tobi Podhaler’ had not been unfairly lifted, the CJEU ruled on Friday.
Safe country of origin must cover entire territory, not specific regions, EU court rules
As the whole country must now be safe for asylum seekers to return, recent efforts by member states to return Syrians by declaring some areas of the country safe will be stunted.
EUโs top court sets time-limits on using personal data for targeted ads
The CJEU ruling could have implications for AI training, where companies scrap data to train AI models, according to the European Center for Digital Rights (Noyb).
The Lassana Diarra case: what is it and will it change football like Bosman?
A court verdict could potentially lead to players walking out on contracts without their clubs being compensatedOn Friday the court of justice of the European Union (CJEU) will deliver a verdict in the case of Fifa v the player โBZโ โ AKA the former Ch…
Orbรกnโs new threat: Dispatching migrants to Grand-Place in Brussels
Hungarian PM doubles down on proposal to give asylum-seekers a one-way ticket to the EU capital.
Top FIFA official also holds key EU court function
A senior football official makes more than $200K a year while also assessing future judges for Europe’s supreme court.
CJEU upholds European Parliamentโs decision to deny Catalan separatists leadersโ MEP seats
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Thursday (26 September) ruled in favour of the European Parliament to deny former Catalan separatist leaders Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comรญn their MEP seats in Strasbourg in 2019.
EU member states struggle to implement human rights rulings, report finds
EU member states have consistently failed to implement rulings from both the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), a report finds.
Top EU Court rejects Googleโs appeal of โฌ2.42 billion fine in Shopping caseย
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) upheld the European Commission’s โฌ2.42 billion fine against Google over allegations it abused its dominant position in the search engine market.
After Austria, the EUโs top court sets Spain straight on wolf hunting
Regions cannot authorise the hunting of wolves if their population numbers are still low at the national level, as is the case in Spain’s Castilla Leon region, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) said on Monday (29 July), weeks after upholding strict p…
Pornhub challenges natural names disclosure under digital rules at Europeโs highest court
Aylo, Pornhub’s parent company, is appealing to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to avoid having to disclose the natural names of users in its ad repository, as required by its Digital Services Act (DSA) designation.
EU drugs regulator revises rules after court links experts to industry
A court found flaws in the European Medicines Agency’s policy for handling links to competitor drugs.
Verdict on TikTok, Von der Leyenโs promisesย
The CJEU dismissed all of Bytedance’s arguments as to why it shouldn’t be a gatekeeper under the EU’s digital rules, while re-elected Commission President von der Leyen laid out a series of promises for tech policy.
Exiled Spanish MEP-elect questions Metsolaโs democratic legitimacy
Toni Comรญn, MEP – elect in exile of the Catalan separatist JxCat party, files a case with CJEU, questioning the democratic legitimacy of President Roberta Metsola, accusing her of being influenced by Spain’s PP, after his seat was left vacant.
Mass hacking and fundamental rights: a missed opportunity for the CJEU?
Hugo Partouche, Attorney-at-law
(avocat) at the Paris Bar, and Chloรฉ Berthรฉlรฉmy, Senior Policy Advisor,
EDRi
Photo credit: hacker-silhoutte,
via Wikimedia
commons
*A first version of this article
was published in French by Actualitรฉ …
Economic reasons not enough to allow wolf hunting, says EU Court of Justice
In a ruling published on Thursday (11 June), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) upheld a request by NGOs for a ban on wolf hunting in Austria, authorised by derogation, at a time when EU Member States are struggling to agree on a common …
โGood IED !โ – The CJEU Grand Chamber โIlvaโ judgment : a Kirchberg view of conciliating environmental law and human rights
Jacques Bellezit, University of Strasbourg
(France)
Photo credit: mafe de baggis, via Wikimedia Commons
If one wants to trace back the history of European construction, it
would necessarily have to mention the European…
Top EU court upholds Commissionโs decision on anti-competitive behaviour in perindopril market
The EUโs Court of Justice (CJEU) has upheld a Commission decision from 2014 to fine companies involved in anti-competitive behaviour in the pharmaceutical sector.
Only one bite at the cherry: Appealing a default judgment of the General Court to the Court of Justice, and simultaneously asking the General Court under the specific remedy to set aside its own default judgment is not permitted: Eulex Kosovo v SC (Case C-785/22 P)
Antje Kunst*
* Antje Kunst is an
international lawyer and barrister of Pavocat Chambers, admitted to the Bar of
England and Wales, and the Bar of Berlin, advising and representing individuals
in a wide range of matters related to …
Recent asylum case law of the CJEU: Distinction, Integration or Extension from ‘Mainstream’ EU law?
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of
London
Photo credit: Luxofluxo, via Wikimedia Commons
Introduction
While attention has been focussed
on the overhaul of EU law on asylum โ which I have analysed in an upcoming
article…
A Further Step to Gender-Sensitive EU Asylum Law: The Case of โWesternised Womenโ
Tรผrkan Ertuna Lagrand, Assistant Professor, and Salvo Nicolosi, Senior Assistant
Professor, University of Utrecht
Photo credit: Mystslav Chernov, via Wikimedia
Commons
Gender-based asylum
claims have been gaining momentum in EU law. O…
Tech giants do not have to follow Italian authoritiesโ provisions, rules EU Court
The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) backed Google, Amazon, and Airbnb in a lawsuit against the Italian Communications Authority’s request that they disclose company information.ย
Compatibility of Member Statesโ Alcohol Health Warning Labelling with EU Law
Dr Nikhil Gokani,
Lecturer in Consumer Protection and Public
Health Law at the University of Essex, Chair of the Alcohol Labelling and Health Warning
International Expert Group at the European Alcohol Policy Alliance,
Vice President of the La…
Protecting the conditional autonomy of governing bodies in sport from review โfrom a competition standpointโ: how the Court should decide its pending cases on the transfer system, the regulation of agents and club (re-)location.
Stephen Weatherill
Jacques Delors Professor of
European Law (Emeritus), Faculty of Law and Somerville College, University of
Oxford
Photo: Lassana Diarra, by ะ ัะฑะฐะบะพะฒะฐ ะะปะตะฝะฐ, on Wikimedia Commons
In preparing this paper I have
bene…
A new EU Body for Ethical Standards: Final destination or important interim step?
Markus Frischhut, Jean
Monnet Professor (EU law, ethics and values) at Management Center Innsbruck,
Austria and Adjunct professor at โAlma Mater Studiorum – Universitร di Bolognaโ,
Italy
Art credit: William Hogarth, An Election: the Polling
…
Restoring the Borderless Schengen Area: Mission Impossible? Summary of a new report
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of LondonPhoto credit: BlueMars, via Wikimedia CommonsMy European Policy Analysis report on the amendments to the
Schengen Borders Code, published
today by the Swedish Institute of European Policy …
High Trust Arrangements in a Low Trust Context: The Rwanda Policyโs impact on the Common Travel Area
Professor Colin Murray,
University of Newcastle, and Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway
University of London Photo credit: Zairon, via Wikimedia CommonsIntroduction
The latest spat between the UK
and Ireland over the knock-on conse…
The new EU asylum laws, part 8: the โcrisisโ Regulation โ and conclusions
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway, University of LondonPhoto credit: Sam Zidovetski, via Wikimedia Commons(Last amended June 18 2024: amendments marked by asterisks)
Just before Christmas, the
European Parliament and the Council (the EU body…
The new EU asylum laws, part 6: the new Dublin rules on responsibility for asylum-seekers
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway, University of London
Photo credit: Ggia, via Wikimedia Commons(last updated 10 June 2024: changed text marked by an asterisk)Just before Christmas, the
European Parliament and the Council (the EU body consi…
The new Screening Regulation โ part 5 of the analysis of new EU asylum laws
Professor Steve
Peers, Royal Holloway University of London
Photo credit: Rock Cohen, via Wikimedia
Commons(Amended on 14 May and 10 and 18 June 2024 – changed sentences marked with an asterisk)
Just before Christmas, the European
Parliament and…
Resistance is futile: the new Eurodac Regulation โ part 4 of the analysis of new EU asylum laws
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of LondonPhoto credit: Rachmaninoff, via Wikimedia CommonsAmendments to this blog post since its original publication are marked by asterisks.* Most recent amendment: June 18 2024. Just before…
Climate case against ING: what does it mean for monetary policy?
Annelieke Mooij, Assistant Professor,
Tilburg University
Photo credit: Sandro Halank, via Wikimedia
Commons
The Dutch climate
organization โmilieudefensieโ had threatened to start a case
against the Dutch ING bank. The 14th of February 2024 the…
Proposed SEP Regulation is a boost for EU innovation
New rules on standard-essential patents for technology will revamp the licensing ecosystem for innovators, while supporting the fundamental right to intellectual property.
EU competitiveness and licensing of essential technologies
The authors regularly advise the automotive and IT/tech industry. The views expressed in this article are personal. As things stand now, European manufacturers are at a disadvantage, as patent owners from around the world can exclude devices that implement standards from the market unless manufacturers give in to their royalty demands. The proposed EU SEP [โฆ]
Top human rights court backs Belgian religious slaughter bans
Decision follows challenge brought on behalf of Muslim and Jewish individuals and groups.
EU threatens Portugal with sanctions over conservation failings
The EU Commission started legal proceedings against Portugal at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Wednesday in two individual cases for its alleged failure to comply with a ruling on the conservation of sites considered Special Areas…
The Council must swiftly implement a legal framework akin to the CEOS for staff employed in CSDP missions: Reflections on the Jenkinson litigation (Case C-46/22 P)
Antje Kunst*
Photo credit: Jan-Tore
Egge, via Wikimedia
Commons
Introduction
The Court of Justice of the
European Union in its judgment in Jenkinson
v Council and others ( Case C-46/22 P) of 18 January 2024 dismissed the
appeal brought by Mr…
EU top court finds indiscriminate storing of convictsโ data illegal
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that law enforcement agencies cannot indiscriminately store biometric and genetic data on those who committed criminal offences until their death, it said in a judgementย published on Tuesday (30 January).
Foreign policy sanctions and criminal law harmonisation
Professor Steve Peers, Royal
Holloway University of London
Photo credit: Pierre
Blachรฉ, via Wikicommons
*This blog post draws upon and
updates research for the 5th edition of EU
Justice and Home Affairs Law (OUP,
2023)
…
Tech licensing regulation: A common-sense attempt at balance
Proposed EU regulation would mark a welcome return to balance and more transparency in standardized technology licensing.
Short-term rentals: EU court advisor reaffirms country of origin principle
A non-binding opinion of Polish advocate general Maciej Szpunar to the Court of Justice of the EU suggests reaffirming the country of origin principle on joined cases of the short-term rental industry.
The New EU Asylum Laws, part 3: the Resettlement Regulation
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway University of London*
Photo credit: Voice of
America, via Wikimedia
Commons *Sentences with an asterisk have been updated since the original post in light of later developments. Most recent update: 14 May …
The New EU Asylum Laws, part 2: the Reception Conditions Directive
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway University of London
Photo credit: Rebecca
Harms, via Wikimedia Commons *sentences with an asterisk have been corrected or updated since the original publication of this post. Most recent update 14 May 2024.&nb…
The New EU Asylum Laws, part 1: the Qualification Regulation
Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway University of London*
Photo credit: Ggia, via Wikimedia
Commons
*sentences with an asterisk have been corrected or updated since the original publication of this post. Most recently updated 14 May 2024.&n…
The son of a leading businessperson under the Russian sanctions framework before the CJEU: Ongoing relevance of the Tay-Za case law
By Antje Kunst*
Photo credit: Alvegaspar, via Wikicommons media
Many challenges before the EU
General Court of listings or re-listings of Russian oligarchs and their
immediate family members have been unsuccessful in recent past. …
Take this job and shove it: the revised EU law on non-EU migrant workers
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of
London*Text updated Dec 22 2023, to add a link to the agreed text of the Directive, and April 12 2024, on its final adoption
Photo credit: Lasse Fuss, via Wikimedia
commons
Overshadowe…
EU top courtโs ruling spells trouble for scoring algorithms
The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) ruled on Thursday (7 December) that decision-making by scoring systems that use personal data is unlawful, a judgement that could have significant spillover effects for social security and credit agencies.
EU court lowers requirements for imposing fines for data protection breaches
The European Court of Justice issued a landmark ruling on Tuesday (5 December) that is set to facilitate the imposition of fines for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Judicial control over alleged breaches of fundamental rights in the implementation of Eulex Kosovo and Advocate Generalโs ฤapeta’s Opinion in Joined Cases C-29/22 P and C-44/22 P
Antje
Kunst*
Photo
credit: Sharon Hahn Darlin, via Wikimedia Commons
Advocate
General (โAGโ) ฤapeta delivered her Opinion in
Joined Cases Cโ29/22 P and Cโ44/22, KS and KD, on 23 November 2023.
She proposed that individuals may bring an act…
Itโs OK to ban wearing religious symbols at work, EU top court rules
A public administration may prohibit staff from wearing items such as an Islamic headscarf, CJEU says.
Taking Rights Away Seriously: the Councilโs position on the long-term residents Directive
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of London
Photo credit: JLogan, via Wikimedia
commons
Although the Commission …
Europolโs Joint and Several Liability Regime: Revolutionizing EU Fundamental Rights Responsibility?
Dr Joyce de Coninck, University
of Ghent
Photo credit: Oseveno
Introduction
The Europol Regulation introduces
a system of joint and several EU liability for unlawful data processing in
violation of Article 7 and 8 of the Chart…
Europolโs Joint and Several Liability Regime: Revolutionizing EU Fundamental Rights Responsibility?
Dr Joyce de Coninck, University
of Ghent
Photo credit: Oseveno
Introduction
The Europol Regulation introduces
a system of joint and several EU liability for unlawful data processing in
violation of Article 7 and 8 of the Chart…
EU Commission supports FIFA in row with football agents
Brussels delivers blow to agents by supporting cap on fees as dispute heads for EU’s top court.
EU-US data transfer agreements: an endless disagreement?
This week, Max Schrems, an Austrian lawyer and activist who launched the not-for-profit organisation NYOB, standing for None-of-Your-Business, joins Euractiv Tech brief podcast to talk about the European Union – United States Data Privacy Framewo…