EU Law
Latest business news about EU law, legal issues and the European Court of Justice
- EU court adviser rejects case against British retirement law — 23 September 2008, 13:25 CET
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The European court's top advisor has rejected a rights group's claim that British retirement law, under which the over-65s can be forced to stop working, breaks EU law.
- EU to respect court ruling on terror funds — 11 September 2008, 20:25 CET
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The European Union's anti-terrorism coordinator affirmed Thursday that the bloc will comply with a court ruling and inform terror suspects why their assets have been frozen.
- EU court threatens to annul terror funds freeze — 03 September 2008, 22:55 CET
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Europe's highest court has given the EU three months to inform a Saudi sheik and a Sweden-based foundation why their funds have been frozen or see the measures annulled.
- EU court ruling threatens Denmark's immigration policy — 01 September 2008, 12:15 CET
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A ruling by the European Court of Justice may sound the death knell for Denmark's restrictive immigration policy by forcing it to ease family reunification rules.
- Swedish eavesdropping law violates EU law: complaint — 14 August 2008, 22:53 CET
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A new law in Sweden that allows cross-border emails and phone calls to be monitored in the name of national security violates European Union law, a legal expert says.
- Spanish restrictions on energy takeovers illegal: EU court — 17 July 2008, 15:13 CET
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Europe's highest court ruled on Thursday that Spain broke EU law by subjecting energy sector takeovers to special regulatory scrutiny in a case that fuelled fears of protectionism between European nations.
- EU court refers Sony merger ruling back to lower tribunal — 11 July 2008, 13:20 CET
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Europe's highest court has told a lower EU court to rejudge the merger that created music giant Sony BMG after finding a 2006 judgement was riddled with errors.
- Don't send asylum seekers back to Greece: Dutch court — 07 July 2008, 18:09 CET
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A Dutch court has blocked Netherlands authorities from sending asylum
seekers who entered Europe via Greece back to that country for case
processing, citing serious flaws in the Greek refugee system.
- Music industry independents appeal EU's Sony BMG ruling — 17 June 2008, 00:07 CET
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Independent music companies have launched a new legal appeal against an EU decision unconditionally to approve the merger that created the music giant Sony BMG.
- EU court rejects O2 claim over Hutchison 3G mobile phone ads — 12 June 2008, 17:26 CET
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The European Court of Justice has rejected a claim by mobile phone group O2 that Hutchison 3G infringed its trademark in a British advertising campaign comparing the prices of the two rival services.
- EU moves to ease cross-border child support claims — 07 June 2008, 23:46 CET
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EU justice ministers have agreed new guidelines to help ensure that separated parents do not escape their obligation to pay maintenance and child support.
- EU court slams French law denying Briton payout over daughter's death — 05 June 2008, 14:37 CET
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A French law which prevented a British resident from receiving compensation following the death of his daughter is discriminatory and unjustifiable, a European court ruled on Thursday.
- EU drops court case against Sweden over broadcasting monopoly — 05 June 2008, 14:40 CET
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The Commission has dropped a court case against Sweden after Stockholm abolished partly state-owned Boxer's monopoly in digital terrestrial broadcasting.
- EU Directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law — 22 May 2008, 17:29 CET
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Latest news, background information and web links about environment policy in the European Union.
- Microsoft appeals against record EU anti-trust fine — 11 May 2008, 23:08 CET
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Microsoft on Friday lodged an appeal at a European court against the record EUR 899 million fine imposed on it by the Commission for defying a landmark anti-trust ruling.
- Lobbyists activities - EP Legislative Observatory texts — 08 May 2008, 23:33 CET
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Development of the framework for the activities of interest representatives (lobbyists) in the European institutions - European Parliament Legislative Observatory - COM(2007)0127 - A6-0105/2008
- EU sues Italy over Naples rubbish crisis — 06 May 2008, 17:35 CET
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The Commission sued Italy on Tuesday before an EU court for failing to tackle a rubbish crisis around the Italian city of Naples, hoping to force Rome to take more urgent action.
- EU to take legal action against Britain over deficit — 28 April 2008, 21:58 CET
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EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said Monday he would launch legal action against Britain after forecasting that its public deficit would break EU rules in 2008.
- EU hails court ban on spring migratory bird hunt in Malta — 28 April 2008, 18:12 CET
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The European Commission on Friday hailed a European Court of Justice ban on the spring hunting of quails and turtle doves in Malta.
- Mediation in civil and commercial matters - guide — 23 April 2008, 23:58 CET
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Rulings of the European Court of Justice and other legal issues concerning the EU
- Mediation in civil and commercial matters - summary — 23 April 2008, 23:54 CET
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Rulings of the European Court of Justice and other legal issues concerning the EU
- Italy not doing enough to clean up rubbish: EU court — 10 April 2008, 21:45 CET
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Italy has not fulfilled its obligation to clear mountains of rubbish dumped in landfill sites and elsewhere, a European court ruled Thursday, as the EU's executive arm mulls further action against Rome.
- EU panned over non-existent list of items banned on planes — 10 April 2008, 19:04 CET
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The Commission has promised to issue a fuller list of objects banned from aircraft cabins, after the EU's top legal adviser said the current situation "cannot be tolerated".
- Two-stripe imitations could infringe Adidas logo: EU court — 10 April 2008, 13:40 CET
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Adidas has successfully defended its three stripes logo as the European Court of Justice ruled that two-stripe imitations could infringe the German sportswear maker's trademark.
- Court upholds Sweden's right to tax wine more than beer — 09 April 2008, 17:07 CET
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The European Court of Justice on Tuesday upheld Sweden's right to impose a higher tax rate on wine than beer, rejecting a legal challenge by the European Commission.
