EU Court Upholds Asset Freeze Over ‘Conflict Diamond’ Exports
The European General Court on Thursday upheld the asset freeze of two companies involved in the buying and selling of “conflict diamonds” from the Central African Republic.
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BASF’s Emergency Bid to Duck Animal-Testing Order Denied
The European General Court on Thursday denied emergency relief to a chemical company from orders that it begin testing its antibacterial triclosan on animals to determine whether it’s dangerous for human use.
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The General Court refused Thursday to overturn a ruling that requires the shipping company Societe Nationale Corse-Mediterranee to repay $250 million in illegal state aid to France.
Read moreEU Must Pay for Delay in Deciding Antitrust Case
Europe’s General Court ordered the European Union on Wednesday to pay more than $730,000 in damages to a glass company that faced excessively delayed antitrust proceedings.
Read moreEU Sanctions Against Cousin of Syria’s Al-Assad Upheld
The European General Court refused Thursday to thaw the assets of the cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose government was reported this week to be secretly cremating the bodies of prisoners it executes — the latest in a host of atrocities linked to Syria.
Read moreCourt Victory for EU Petition Against Trade Deal
The European General Court on Wednesday said a citizen petition to stop the EU’s negotiation of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership should have been circulated for signatures, finding it a legitimate foray into democratic debate rather than an interference in the legislative process.
Read moreCourt Orders Gadhafi’s Daughter Off EU Blacklist
The European Union’s lower court on Tuesday lifted restrictive measures against the daughter of slain Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, finding no good reason for her continued inclusion on the EU’s blacklist.
Read moreEU Court Reverses Block of UPS-TNT Merger
The European General Court on Tuesday reversed a decision to deny the merger of UPS and TNT, finding regulators improperly relied on an economic analysis that wasn’t disclosed to UPS during the inquiry into the takeover.
Read moreIllegal French Aid
The European General Court on Wednesday ordered France to claw back $232 million from Societe Nationale Corse-Mediterranee, finding the money paid for providing extra ferry service between Marseille and Corsica during peak times amounted to illegal state aid.
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Challenge of EU-Turkey Refugee Agreement Tossed
Three refugees who made it to the European Union via Turkey can’t challenge an informal agreement that could see them returned to Turkey because the measure was never formally adopted by any EU institutions, the European General court ruled Tuesday.
Read moreEU Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese Solar Upheld
The European General Court on Tuesday upheld duties imposed on imports of solar panels from China, stemming from a regulatory investigation that found companies were selling panels at far below market prices while also receiving illegal subsidies.
Read moreEU Court Chief Stays Out of Lawmakers’ Wage Fight
The president of the European General Court on Thursday refused to block efforts by the European Parliament to claw back nearly $700,000 from three of its members who used EU money to pay for local assistants.
Read moreEU Regulator Blasted For Denying Citizens’ Initiative
The European General Court on Friday overturned the European Commission’s denial of a citizen petition to improve the protection of racial and linguistic minorities, finding the regulatory body had shirked its duty to offer concrete reasons for the rejection.
Read moreEU’s Asset Freeze of Russian Weapons Maker Upheld
The European General Court on Wednesday upheld an asset freeze on a Russian manufacturer of surface-to-air missiles in light of its weapons ending up in the hands of pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine.
Read moreEuropean Central Bank Ducks Covering Greek Bailout Losses
The European Central Bank has no obligation to make good on losses suffered by commercial banks following debt restructuring efforts in the wake of Greece’s financial collapse, the European General Court ruled Tuesday.
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Collectibles giant Topps’ demand to investigate whether FIFA and others violated EU antitrust rules in the licensing of soccer-related collectibles was rightly refused for a lack of evidence of infringement, the European General Court ruled Wednesday.
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