EU Adviser Slams Drugmaker Over Pay-for-Delay Deals
Paying to delay the production of generic drugs violates European Union competition regulations, an adviser to the EU’s highest court said Wednesday.
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EU High Court Takes Up Romanian Rule of Law
The European Union’s highest court wrapped up two days of hearings Tuesday on controversial changes to Romania’s justice system that some say undermine the rule of law.
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EU Court Urged to Limit Access to Personal Data
European spy agencies should not have free rein to access personal data from internet and phone companies, an adviser to the European Union’s top court said Wednesday.
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EU Adviser Says Ferry Disaster Claims Can Be Heard in Italian Courts
The relatives of more than 1,000 people killed in a disastrous ferry accident in the Red Sea in 2006 should be allowed to pursue their claims for damages in Italy, a European Union court magistrate said Tuesday.
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EU Magistrate Slams Hungary Rules for Foreign-Funded NGOs
Hungarian regulations on nongovernmental organizations conflict with European Union law, a European Court of Justice magistrate held Tuesday in the latest in the clash between the EU and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
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Catalan Separatist Politicians Win New EU Legal Victory
The European Union’s top court on Friday overturned a decision preventing fugitive former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont from taking a seat in the European Parliament, in a fresh legal victory for secessionist politicians from the Spanish region.
Read moreLock Them Up!
Bavarian officials can be thrown into jail for failing to adopt air quality standards like a ban on some diesel vehicles – but only if German law allows such a solution and if the jail term is proportionate, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday.
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EU Anti-Choice Group Loses Bid to Ban Abortion by Initiative
Siding with its magistrate and its lower court, the EU’s highest court ruled Thursday that the European Commission was right to reject a citizens’ initiative calling for a ban on abortion, stem cell research and the destruction of human embryos.
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Spilled Coffee on Plane Can Leave Airline Liable, EU Court Finds
A child who was scalded with her father’s hot coffee on a flight does not need to prove that there was turbulence to seek compensation from the aircraft, the EU’s highest court ruled Thursday.
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E-Book Resales Run Afoul of Copyright Law, EU Court Rules
E-books are not physical objects and therefore cannot be resold in Europe without the consent of the author, the European Court of Justice held Thursday.
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Top EU Court Clears Airbnb in French Licensing Dispute
Airbnb is an information service, not a real estate company, Europe’s highest court ruled Thursday in France’s attempt to regulate the home-sharing platform with licensing rules meant for real estate agents.
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EU Court Ruling Fortifies Imprisoned Catalan Leader
Europe’s highest court on Thursday shook up Spanish politics, ruling that an imprisoned Catalan political leader was entitled to immunity after he was elected to the European Parliament in May.
Read moreEU Top Court Clears Governments to Seek Payment for Antitrust Losses
Wading deep into the weeds of antitrust law, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that entities indirectly affected by price-fixing or other anticompetitive acts by a cartel – including government agencies – can demand compensation for their losses.
Read morePension Supplement for Moms, Not Dads, Ruled Unfair
Spanish men with two or more children are just as entitled as are mothers to a supplement that the country applies to pension awards, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday.
Read moreTop EU Court Backs Arrest Warrants From 3 Countries
Fine-tuning its requirements about the independence of issuing judicial authorities, the EU’s top court on Thursday backed European arrest warrants executed by public prosecutors in France, Sweden and Belgium.
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EU Court Rejects Trademark for Italian Cannabis Shop
An Italian store selling dog treats and coffee made with cannabis cannot trademark its marijuana leaf-filled logo, the European General Court ruled Thursday.
Read moreEU Court Urged to Shy Away From Slovenia & Croatia’s Border Fight
It’s not for the European Court of Justice to wade into an international territorial dispute between the Balkan nations of Slovenia and Croatia, the court’s advocate general said Wednesday.
Read moreEU High Court Drives Into Spat Over Dutch Speeding Ticket
A Polish man learned a valuable lesson at the European Court of Justice on Thursday: When you sell your car, call the DMV and remove your name from the registration before you turn over the keys.
Read moreBalsamic Is Generic, EU Court Tells Modena Vinegar Makers
Vinegar from Modena, Italy, has a geographic designation recognizing its link to traditions in the area, but the EU’s top court ruled Wednesday that the protections do not extend to the Italian word for balsamic.
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EU Sues Spain Over Compensation Hurdles in Government Liability Cases
The European Commission took Spain to the European Court of Justice on Wednesday over rules on compensation for damages caused by the state that the commission says run afoul of EU law.
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