Stqarrijiet għall-istampa
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L-Istqarrijiet għall-istampa huma maħsuba sabiex jinformaw, bi stil aċċessibbli, lill-pubbliku b’mod ġenerali u lill-ġurnalisti dwar il-kawżi ta’ interess għall-midja jew li jkollhom impatt fuq il-ħajja taċ-ċittadini. Huma jkopru wkoll l-avvenimenti prinċipali tal-ħajja tal-istituzzjoni.
Il-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja tfassal ukoll
sunti
tal-iktar deċiżjonijiet importanti. Is--sunti huma maħsuba iktar għal membri informati tal-pubbliku, b’mod partikolari għal ġuristi, li jkunu jixtiequ jiksbu ħarsa iktar iddettaljata tad-deċiżjonijiet adottati mill-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja u mill-Qorti Ġenerali.
Nru 184/2014
: 18 ta' Diċembru 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
Creditors must prove that they have fulfilled their pre-contractual obligations to provide information and to check the creditworthiness of borrowers
Nru 183/2014
: 18 ta' Diċembru 2014
Prinċipji tad-Dritt Komunitarju
L-obeżità tista’ tikkostitwixxi "diżabbiltà" fis-sens tad-Direttiva dwar l-ugwaljanza fit-trattament fil-qasam tal-impjieg
Nru 182/2014
: 18 ta' Diċembru 2014
Ċittadinanza Ewropea
Where third-country nationals hold a ‘residence card of a family member of a Union citizen’, the United Kingdom cannot make their right of entry subject to the requirement that they must first obtain a visa
Nru 181/2014
: 18 ta' Diċembru 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
An organism which is incapable of developing into a human being does not constitute a human embryo within the meaning of the Biotech Directive
Nru 180/2014
: 18 ta' Diċembru 2014
Il-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja tieħu deċiżjoni dwar l-abbozz ta’ ftehim dwar l-adeżjoni tal-Unjoni Ewropea għall-Konvenzjoni għall-Protezzjoni tad-Drittijiet tal-Bniedem u tal-Libertajiet Fundamentali u tidentifika problemi ta’ kompatibbiltà mad-dritt tal-Unjoni
Nru 179/2014
: 17 ta' Diċembru 2014
Kompetizzjoni
For the first time the General Court rules on the Commission’s rejection of a complaint on the ground that the competition authority of a Member State is already dealing with the case
Nru 178/2014
: 17 ta' Diċembru 2014
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The Court annuls, on procedural grounds, the Council measures maintaining Hamas on the European list of terrorist organisations
Nru 177/2014
: 17 ta' Diċembru 2014
Kompetizzjoni
The General Court upholds the Commission’s decision concerning the Pilkington group’s participation in the car glass cartel
Nru 176/2014
: 12 ta' Diċembru 2014
Għajnuna mill-Istat
The General Court confirms the Commission decision ordering the recovery of State aid granted by Portugal to Banco Privado Português
Nru 175/2014
: 11 ta' Diċembru 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
The Data Protection Directive applies to a video recording made with a surveillance camera installed by a person on his family home and directed towards the public footpath
Nru 174/2014
: 11 ta' Diċembru 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
The Court clarifies the extent of the right of illegally staying third-country nationals to be heard
Nru 173/2014
: 11 ta' Diċembru 2014
Libertà ta’ stabbiliment
Emergency ambulance services may be entrusted on a preferential basis and by direct award to voluntary associations
Nru 172/2014
: 11 ta' Diċembru 2014
Għajnuna mill-Istat
The General Court confirms the Commission’s decision that the partial exemption from the obligation of purchasing green electricity, which Austria plans to grant to energy-intensive businesses, constitutes unlawful State aid
Nru 171/2014
: 11 ta' Diċembru 2014
Ambjent u Konsumaturi
According to Advocate General Wathelet, Poland has failed to fulfil its obligation to transpose the Renewable Energy Directive
Nru 170/2014
: 11 ta' Diċembru 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
Advocate General Jääskinen: victims of an illegal cartel may claim compensation for their loss before the courts where one of the participants in the infringement is domiciled
Nru 169/2014
: 10 ta' Diċembru 2014
Impenn solenni tal-President u tal-Membri tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea quddiem il-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja tal-Unjoni Ewropea
Nru 168/2014
: 10 ta' Diċembru 2014
Kompetizzjoni
The General Court confirms that the French Ordre national des pharmaciens restricted competition on the clinical biology analysis market
Nru 167/2014
: 5 ta' Diċembru 2014
Kuntratti pubbliċi
The President of the General Court orders the Commission to suspend the decision awarding an insurance contract to a broker
Nru 166/2014
: 4 ta' Diċembru 2014
Ambjent u Konsumaturi
Sweden is fined for failure to implement a 2012 judgment of the Court finding incorrect transposition of the IPPC Directive
Nru 165/2014
: 3 ta' Diċembru 2014
Għajnuna mill-Istat
Aid to Spanish coal power plants granted in order to ensure a secure supply of electricity in Spain is compatible with EU rules on State aid
Nru 164/2014
: 2 ta' Diċembru 2014
Dritt istituzzjonali
Greece is ordered to pay financial penalties for failing to comply with a 2005 judgment of the Court establishing its failure to fulfil obligations under the ‘Waste Directive’
Nru 163/2014
: 2 ta' Diċembru 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
Italy is ordered to pay financial penalties for failing to comply with a 2007 judgment of the Court establishing failure to fulfil obligations under the waste directives
Nru 162/2014
: 2 ta' Diċembru 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
The Court clarifies the methods by which national authorities may assess the credibility of the declared sexual orientation of applicants for asylum
Nru 161/2014
: 26 ta' Novembru 2014
Nru 160/2014
: 25 ta' Novembru 2014
Kompetizzjoni
The General Court confirms the decisions ordering an inspection taken by the Commission against Orange in connection with a possible abuse of a dominant position
Nru 159/2014
: 25 ta' Novembru 2014
Għajnuna mill-Istat
The Court partially annuls a Commission Decision declaring that the exemption of transfer and transit passengers from payment of the Irish air travel tax did not constitute State aid
Nru 158/2014
: 25 ta' Novembru 2014
Proprjetà intellettwali u industrijali
Registration of the shape of the Rubik’s Cube as a Community trade mark is valid
Nru 157/2014
: 21 ta' Novembru 2014
Trasport
Mobile boarding stairs colliding with an aircraft does not constitute "extraordinary circumstances" relieving the air carrier of its obligation to pay compensation for a flight delay of more than three hours
Nru 156/2014
: 20 ta' Novembru 2014
Proprjetà intellettwali u industrijali
The Court of Justice partially sets aside the judgments of the General Court regarding registration of the sign GOLDEN BALLS as a Community trade mark
Nru 155/2014
: 20 ta' Novembru 2014
Kompetizzjoni
According to Advocate General Wathelet, the proprietor of a standard-essential patent may be required, before seeking an injunction against a company that has infringed that patent, to make that company a specific licensing offer
Nru 154/2014
: 20 ta' Novembru 2014
Libertà ta’ stabbiliment
Advocate General Jääskinen considers that the EU legislation limiting the ratio of bankers bonuses compared to their basic salary is valid
Nru 153/2014
: 19 ta' Novembru 2014
Ambjent u Konsumaturi
The Court clarifies Member States’ obligations as regards respecting the limit values for nitrogen dioxide
Nru 152/2014
: 18 ta' Novembru 2014
Nru 151/2014
: 13 ta' Novembru 2014
Agrikoltura
The Commission was correct in introducing compulsory labelling for citrus fruits that are subject to post-harvest processing using preserving agents or other chemical substances
Nru 150/2014
: 13 ta' Novembru 2014
Agrikoltura
Poultry retailers may be penalised if they sell salmonella-contaminated fresh meat
Nru 149/2014
: 13 ta' Novembru 2014
Nru 148/2014
: 12 ta' Novembru 2014
Kompetizzjoni
The Court of Justice reduces the fine imposed on Guardian for its role in the flat-glass cartel from €148 million to €103.6 million
Nru 147/2014
: 11 ta' Novembru 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
According to Advocate General Sharpston, non-combat military personnel may claim asylum if they consider themselves to be at risk of prosecution or punishment for refusal to perform military service where so doing might involve commission of war crimes
Nru 146/2014
: 11 ta' Novembru 2014
DISC
Iċ-ċittadini tal-Unjoni ekonomikament inattivi li jiċċaqilqu fi Stat Membru ieħor bl-uniku skop li jibbenefikaw mill-għajnuna soċjali jistgħu jiġu esklużi minn ċerti benefiċċji soċjali
Nru 145/2014
: 7 ta' Novembru 2014
Għajnuna mill-Istat
The Court annuls the Commission decisions declaring the Spanish tax regime allowing for the deduction of shareholdings in foreign companies to be incompatible with the internal market
Nru 144/2014
: 6 ta' Novembru 2014
Koeżjoni Ekonomika u Soċjali
The Court upholds the Commission’s decisions not to pay financial aid to Italy in respect of waste management and disposal in Campania
Nru 143/2014
: 5 ta' Novembru 2014
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The General Court confirms that the restrictive measures adopted against Mr Adib Mayaleh, Governor of the Central Bank of Syria, are valid
Nru 142/2014
: 5 ta' Novembru 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
Third-country nationals who have been duly heard on the illegality of their stay need not necessarily be heard again before the adoption of a return decision
Nru 141/2014
: 24 ta' Ottubru 2014
Official visit of a delegation from the Court of Justice of the European Union to Spain
Nru 140/2014
: 23 ta' Ottubru 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
Consumers supplied with electricity and gas within the framework of a universal supply obligation must be informed, with adequate notice before any price increase comes into effect, as to the reasons and preconditions for that increase and its scope
Nru 139/2014
: 22 ta' Ottubru 2014
Libertà ta’ stabbiliment
By taxing winnings from games of chance obtained in other Member States although it exempts such winnings obtained on its territory, Italian legislation restricts the freedom to provide services
Nru 138/2014
: 16 ta' Ottubru 2014
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The Court annuls, on procedural grounds, the Council measures maintaining the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on the European list of terrorist organisations
Nru 137/2014
: 14 ta' Ottubru 2014
Agrikoltura
The Commission did not act unlawfully by prohibiting French fishermen in 2008 from fishing bluefin tuna before the end of the validity of fishing licences
Nru 136/2014
: 9 ta' Ottubru 2014
Tassazzjoni
The minimum excise duty of 115% applied by Italy to cigarettes with a retail price lower than the most popular price category of cigarettes is contrary to EU law
Nru 135/2014
: 9 ta' Ottubru 2014
SOPO
According to Advocate General Bot, a provision of the Spanish law on the calculation of permanent invalidity pensions is contrary to EU law
Nru 134/2014
: 9 ta' Ottubru 2014
Sigurtà soċjali tal-ħaddiema migranti
The reimbursement of medical expenses incurred in another Member State cannot be refused where a lack of basic medical supplies and infrastructure makes it impossible for the insured person to receive hospital treatment in good time in his Member State of residence
Nru 133/2014
: 8 ta' Ottubru 2014
Nru 132/2014
: 6 ta' Ottubru 2014
Official visit of a delegation from the Court of Justice of the European Union to the United Kingdom
Nru 131/2014
: 24 ta' Settembru 2014
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The General Court annuls the retention of Mr Qadhaf Al Dam, cousin of Muammar Qadhafi, on the list of persons subject to restrictive measures against Libya
Nru 130/2014
: 23 ta' Settembru 2014
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The General Court annuls the entry of a Belarusian journalist in the list of persons subject to restrictive measures against Belarus
Nru 129/2014
: 18 ta' Settembru 2014
SERV
The minimum wage fixed in the context of the award of public contracts may not be extended to employees of a subcontractor established in another Member State, where those employees perform the contract at issue exclusively in that State
Nru 128/2014
: 18 ta' Settembru 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
Registration as a trade mark of shapes required by the function of a product and of shapes which give substantial value to a product with several characteristics may be precluded under EU law
Nru 127/2014
: 18 ta' Settembru 2014
Trasport
Spanish law requiring airlines to carry checked-in baggage without a surcharge, infringes EU law.
Nru 126/2014
: 18 ta' Settembru 2014
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The General Court rejects the claim for damages brought by Mr Georgias, Deputy Minister of the Government of Zimbabwe
Nru 125/2014
: 11 ta' Settembru 2014
Sentenza tal-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja fil-Kawżi magħquda C-204/12, C-205/12, C-206/12, C-207/12, C-208/12
DISC
The Flemish green energy certificate scheme is compatible with EU law
Nru 124/2014
: 11 ta' Settembru 2014
Libertà ta’ stabbiliment
A Member State may authorise libraries to digitise, without the consent of the rightholders, books they hold in their collection so as to make them available at electronic reading points
Nru 123/2014
: 11 ta' Settembru 2014
Kompetizzjoni
The Court of Justice holds that the General Court could not properly conclude that the pricing measures adopted by the French Groupement des cartes bancaires had as ‘their object’ the restriction of competition
Nru 122/2014
: 11 ta' Settembru 2014
Kompetizzjoni
The Court of Justice confirms the judgment of the General Court and thus validates the Commission’s decision prohibiting the multilateral interchange fees applied by MasterCard
Nru 121/2014
: 10 ta' Settembru 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
The Court clarifies the scope of consumer protection in the case of a charge on the family home
Nru 120/2014
: 10 ta' Settembru 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
Member States are obliged to admit to their territory third-country nationals who wish to stay for more than three months for study purposes, where they meet the conditions for admission exhaustively listed by EU law
Nru 119/2014
: 5 ta' Settembru 2014
Kompetizzjoni
The General Court dismisses the action brought by Odile Jacob in connection with the purchase of Vivendi Universal Publishing by Lagardère
Nru 118/2014
: 4 ta' Settembru 2014
Kompetizzjoni
By providing that the price of haulage services may not be lower than minimum operating costs, Italian legislation infringes EU law
Nru 117/2014
: 4 ta' Settembru 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
The Court clarifies the scope of the protection of victims of accidents caused by vehicles
Nru 116/2014
: 4 ta' Settembru 2014
Trasport
Il-ħin tal-wasla effettiv ta’ titjira jikkorrispondi għal mument li fih jinfetaħ mill-inqas bieb wieħed tal-ajruplan
Nru 115/2014
: 4 ta' Settembru 2014
Għajnuna mill-Istat
The Court of Justice upholds the partial annulment of a decision by which the Commission approved various measures taken by France in favour of SNCM
Nru 114/2014
: 4 ta' Settembru 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
Third-country nationals may enter the territory of the European Union even if they present a valid passport without a visa and a valid visa inside an invalid passport
Nru 113/2014
: 3 ta' Settembru 2014
Libertà ta’ stabbiliment
If a parody conveys a discriminatory message, a person holding rights in the parodied work may demand that that work should not be associated with that message
Nru 112/2014
: 17 ta' Lulju 2014
Prinċipji tad-Dritt Komunitarju
Advocate General Jääskinen considers that morbid obesity may amount to a ‘disability’ for the purposes of the Equal Treatment in Employment Directive
Nru 111/2014
: 17 ta' Lulju 2014
SANT
According to Advocate General Mengozzi, a sexual relationship between two men does not, in or of itself alone, constitute conduct that justifies permanent exclusion from giving blood
Nru 110/2014
: 17 ta' Lulju 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
Advocate General Sharpston considers that when verifying an asylum seeker’s claimed sexual orientation, Member States’ freedom of action is constrained by the Charter of Fundamental Rights
Nru 109/2014
: 17 ta' Lulju 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
According to Advocate General Cruz Villalón, an ovum whose development has been stimulated without fertilisation and which is not capable of becoming a human being cannot be considered a human embryo
Nru 108/2014
: 17 ta' Lulju 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
For third country nationals, the reunification of spouses may be subject to a condition that both spouses have reached the age of 21 by the date the application is lodged
Nru 107/2014
: 17 ta' Lulju 2014
Regolamenti tal-persunal
According to Advocate General Jääskinen, decisions adopted by the European Parliament’s Petitions Committee may not be challenged before a Court
Nru 106/2014
: 17 ta' Lulju 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
In order to be able to acquire the long-term resident status provided for under EU law, third-country nationals must be personally legally and continuously resident in the host Member State for five years before submitting their application
Nru 105/2014
: 17 ta' Lulju 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
A Member State cannot rely on the fact that there are no specialised facilities in a part of its territory to justify detaining third-country nationals in prison pending their removal
Nru 104/2014
: 17 ta' Lulju 2014
Ambjent u Konsumaturi
By not prohibiting the uncontrolled management of a landfill site in the National Marine Park of Zakinthos (Zante), Greece has infringed European Union environmental legislation
Nru 103/2014
: 17 ta' Lulju 2014
Moviment liberu tal-persuni
Returning to a Member State in order to practise there the profession of lawyer under the title obtained in another Member State does not constitute an abuse
Nru 102/2014
: 17 ta' Lulju 2014
SOPO
French rules on certain pension-related advantages granted to civil servants give rise to indirect discrimination on grounds of sex
Nru 101/2014
: 17 ta' Lulju 2014
SOPO
According to Advocate General Szpunar, the Italian legislation on fixed-term contracts in the education sector is contrary to EU law
Nru 100/2014
: 17 ta' Lulju 2014
SOPO
According to Advocate General Mengozzi, a maximum age of 30 for participation in a recruitment procedure for the local police service is contrary to EU law
Nru 99/2014
: 10 ta' Lulju 2014
Moviment liberu tal-merkanzija
Mixtures of herbs containing synthetic cannabinoids consumed as a marijuana substitute are not medicinal products
Nru 98/2014
: 10 ta' Lulju 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
The representation of the layout of a retail store, such as an ‘Apple’ flagship store, may, subject to certain conditions, be registered as a trade mark
Nru 97/2014
: 10 ta' Lulju 2014
Agrikoltura
The Court confirms the withdrawal from Greece of more than €250 million because of recurrent deficiencies in the sectors of aid for olive oil and for arable crops
Nru 96/2014
: 10 ta' Lulju 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
The requirement of a basic knowledge of the German language imposed by Germany as a condition for the issue of a visa for the purpose of reunification of spouses of Turkish nationals residing lawfully in its territory is contrary to EU law
Nru 95/2014
: 10 ta' Lulju 2014
Kompetizzjoni
The Court dismisses the appeal lodged by Telefónica and Telefónica de Espaħa concerning its abuse of a dominant position on the Spanish broadband market
Nru 94/2014
: 8 ta' Lulju 2014
SERV
A company established in an EEA State which is proprietor of a vessel flying the flag of a third country may rely on the freedom to provide services where it provides maritime transport services from or to an EEA State
Nru 93/2014
: 3 ta' Lulju 2014
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The General Court annuls the restrictive measures imposed on Mr Mohamad Nedal Alchaar solely because of his status as a former Syrian Minister of Economy and Trade
Nru 92/2014
: 3 ta' Lulju 2014
SOPO
By setting a maximum period of one year for successive fixed-term contracts for seafarers and by laying down a penalty in the event of misuse of such contracts, Italian law complies with the principles of EU law
Nru 91/2014
: 3 ta' Lulju 2014
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The General Court annuls the listing of a university as an entity subject to restrictive measures against Iran
Nru 90/2014
: 1 ta' Lulju 2014
Moviment liberu tal-merkanzija
The Swedish support scheme promoting green energy production in the national territory is compatible with EU law
Nru 89/2014
: 25 ta' Ġunju 2014
Dritt istituzzjonali
Portugal is ordered to pay a lump sum of €3 million and a penalty payment of €10 000 for every day of delay in complying with an earlier Court judgment
Nru 88/2014
: 19 ta' Ġunju 2014
DGEN
In infringement actions, an unregistered Community design must be presumed to be valid if its holder indicates what elements give it its individual character
Nru 87/2014
: 19 ta' Ġunju 2014
Sigurtà soċjali tal-ħaddiema migranti
According to Advocate General Cruz Villalón, a Member State is obliged to authorise the provision of a service in another EU State when the fact that the service cannot be provided in its territory is the result of an occasional, temporary deficiency in its hospital facilities
Nru 86/2014
: 19 ta' Ġunju 2014
Ċittadinanza Ewropea
A woman who gives up work or seeking work, because of the physical constraints of the late stages of pregnancy and the aftermath of childbirth can retain the status of ‘worker’
Nru 85/2014
: 12 ta' Ġunju 2014
SERV
The more liberal policy adopted temporarily by the Land Schleswig-Holstein on games of chance does not damage the consistency of the stricter policy pursued by the other German Länder
Nru 84/2014
: 12 ta' Ġunju 2014
Moviment liberu tal-merkanzija
According to Advocate General Bot, products consisting of aromatic herbs and synthetically produced cannabinoids and which are sold exclusively for recreational purposes are not medicinal products
Nru 83/2014
: 12 ta' Ġunju 2014
SOPO
The death of a worker does not extinguish his right to paid annual leave
Nru 82/2014
: 12 ta' Ġunju 2014
Kompetizzjoni
The General Court upholds the fine of €1.06 billion imposed on Intel for having abused its dominant position on the market for x86 central processing units between 2002 and 2007
Nru 81/2014
: 11 ta' Ġunju 2014
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The General Court annuls the inclusion of Syria International Islamic Bank in the list of entities subject to the restrictive measures against Syria
Nru 80/2014
: 5 ta' Ġunju 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
A court’s review of an extension of detention must permit it to substitute its own decision for that of the authority which ordered the initial detention of an illegally staying third-country national
Nru 79/2014
: 5 ta' Ġunju 2014
Kompetizzjoni
Where a cartel has the effect of leading competitors to raise their prices, the members of the cartel may be held liable for the loss caused as a result
Nru 78/2014
: 5 ta' Ġunju 2014
Libertà ta’ stabbiliment
According to Advocate General Jääskinen, a Member State may authorise libraries to digitise, without the consent of the rightholders, books they hold in their collection so as to make them available at electronic reading points
Nru 77/2014
: 27 ta' Mejju 2014
DFON
The rule, in the Schengen Area, restricting the application of the ne bis in idem principle to cases in which the penalty imposed in a Member State has been enforced or is actually in the process of being enforced is not contrary to the Charter of Fundamental Rights
Nru 76/2014
: 22 ta' Mejju 2014
SOPO
A salesperson’s holiday pay cannot be limited to their basic salary
Nru 75/2014
: 20 ta' Mejju 2014
Ċittadinanza Ewropea
According to Advocate General Szpunar, a Member State may not make a third-country national’s right of entry subject to the prior obtaining of a visa, when he already holds a ‘Residence card of a family member of a Union citizen’ issued by another Member State
Nru 74/2014
: 20 ta' Mejju 2014
DISC
According to Advocate General Wathelet, Germany may refuse, on the basis of a general criterion that demonstrates the absence of a genuine link with the host Member State, nationals of other Member States ‘social security benefits for jobseekers who are in need of assistance’
Nru 73/2014
: 14 ta' Mejju 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
Advocate General Maciej Szpunar considers that EU law precludes registration as trade marks of shapes which result from the functionality of the goods and shapes whose aesthetic characteristics determine the attractiveness of the goods concerned
Nru 72/2014
: 14 ta' Mejju 2014
SANT
The General Court confirms the Commission’s decision according to which Germany may not maintain its current limit values for arsenic, antimony and mercury in toys, but annuls the decision in part as regards lead
Nru 71/2014
: 13 ta' Mejju 2014
Dritt istituzzjonali
Spain is ordered to pay a lump sum of €30 million for having failed to comply with a judgment finding a failure to fulfil obligations
Nru 70/2014
: 13 ta' Mejju 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
L-operatur ta’ mutur ta’ tfittxija fuq l-internet huwa l-kontrollur tal-ipproċessar li huwa jwettaq tad-data personali li tidher fuq paġni tal-internet ippubblikati minn terzi
Nru 69/2014
: 6 ta' Mejju 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
The Court annuls the directive on cross-border exchange of information on road safety related traffic offences
Nru 68/2014
: 30 ta' April 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
According to Advocate General Bot, a Member State may not, except in exceptional circumstances, rely on the lack of specialised centres in part of its territory in order to detain in prison a third-country national awaiting his removal, even with the consent of that third-country national
Nru 67/2014
: 30 ta' April 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
Advocate General Mengozzi considers that the age limit laid down by EU law for those seeking family reunification with their spouse may also be reached after the relevant application has been submitted
Nru 66/2014
: 30 ta' April 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
Consumers who contract a loan in foreign currency must be able to assess the economic consequences of the application of a rate of exchange (the selling rate) to the repayment of the loan which is different from that applicable to the calculation of the amount of the loan when it is made available (the buying rate)
Nru 65/2014
: 30 ta' April 2014
Tassazzjoni
The Court dismisses the action brought by the United Kingdom against the decision authorising eleven Member States to establish enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax
Nru 64/2014
: 30 ta' April 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
Member States can monitor whether companies which supply electronic communications services in their territory, but are established in another Member State, are complying with consumer protection rules
Nru 63/2014
: 30 ta' April 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
According to Advocate General Mengozzi, the requirement of having a basic knowledge of the German language, which Germany imposes for the grant of a visa for the purposes of family reunification of spouses who are third-country nationals, is contrary to EU law
Nru 62/2014
: 10 ta' April 2014
Tassazzjoni
In exempting the private production of small quantities of spirits from excise duty, Hungary has infringed EU law
Nru 61/2014
: 10 ta' April 2014
Moviment liberu tal-kapital
A Member State may not exclude from a tax exemption dividends paid by nationally established companies to an investment fund established in a nonMember State if there exists between the two States an obligation of mutual administrative assistance
Nru 60/2014
: 10 ta' April 2014
Kompetizzjoni
The Court in part allows the appeals in the cases concerning the cartel on the gas insulated switchgear market
Nru 59/2014
: 10 ta' April 2014
Moviment liberu tal-persuni
According to Advocate General Nils Wahl, the mere fact that a citizen chooses to acquire the title of lawyer in another Member State for the purpose of benefitting from more favourable legislation is not an abuse of rights
Nru 58/2014
: 10 ta' April 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
The amount of the levy payable for making private copies of a protected work may not take unlawful reproductions into account
Nru 57/2014
: 9 ta' April 2014
Official visit of the Court of Justice of the European Union to Poland
Nru 56/2014
: 9 ta' April 2014
Agrikoltura
The General Court confirms the Commission Decision ordering Greece to recover aid granted to cereal producers and agricultural cooperatives in 2008
Nru 55/2014
: 9 ta' April 2014
Libertà ta’ stabbiliment
Payees may be generally prohibited from levying charges on the payer whatever the payment instrument selected
Nru 54/2014
: 8 ta' April 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
The Court of Justice declares the Data Retention Directive to be invalid
Nru 53/2014
: 8 ta' April 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
By prematurely bringing to an end the term served by its Data Protection Supervisor, Hungary has infringed EU law
Nru 52/2014
: 8 ta' April 2014
Għajnuna mill-Istat
The General Court confirms the prohibition on ABN Amro making acquisitions
Nru 51/2014
: 3 ta' April 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
The exclusive jurisdiction in matters relating to immovable property attributed by the Brussels I Regulation to the courts of a Member State is not affected by the fact that the court of another Member State was first seised
Nru 50/2014
: 3 ta' April 2014
Ambjent u Konsumaturi
Member States are required to propose the declassification of a site of Community importance when that site has become irretrievably unsuitable to achieve the objectives of the Habitats Directive
Nru 49/2014
: 3 ta' April 2014
Għajnuna mill-Istat
The Court of Justice confirms the partial annulment of the Commission’s decision relating to aid granted to ING because of the financial crisis
Nru 48/2014
: 3 ta' April 2014
Għajnuna mill-Istat
The Court confirms that the implied unlimited guarantee granted by the French State in favour of La Poste constitutes unlawful State aid
Nru 47/2014
: 2 ta' April 2014
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The General Court annuls the extension of Mr Mehdi Ben Ali’s inclusion on the list of persons whose funds are to be frozen in view of the situation in Tunisia
Nru 46/2014
: 1 ta' April 2014
Libertà ta’ stabbiliment
By providing that the link company must be established in the UK in order for companies to be entitled to consortium group relief, UK tax legislation infringes freedom of establishment
Nru 45/2014
: 28 ta' Marzu 2014
Koeżjoni Ekonomika u Soċjali
The General Court confirms that the financial aid provided by the European Regional Development Fund to the Italian region of Apulia must be reduced by almost €80 million
Nru 44/2014
: 27 ta' Marzu 2014
All European Final of the European Moot Court Competition takes place at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg on 28 March
Nru 43/2014
: 27 ta' Marzu 2014
Kompetizzjoni
The General Court reduces the fine imposed on the Saint-Gobain group for the car glass cartel from €880 million to €715 million
Nru 42/2014
: 27 ta' Marzu 2014
Kompetizzjoni
The Court reduces Ballast Nedam’s fine for the cartel on the road pavement bitumen market in the Netherlands from €4.65 million to €3.45 million
Nru 41/2014
: 27 ta' Marzu 2014
Trasport
The freedom to provide services to maritime cabotage applicable to EU shipowners who have their ships registered in a Member State governs maritime cruise services
Nru 40/2014
: 27 ta' Marzu 2014
DISC
The option to use German before the civil courts of the Province of Bolzano must not be reserved only for Italian citizens residing in that region
Nru 39/2014
: 27 ta' Marzu 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
The Court clarifies the conditions under which application of the forfeiture of entitlement to contractual interest is, as a penalty for a creditor’s breach of its precontractual obligation to assess a borrower’s creditworthiness, compatible with EU law
Nru 38/2014
: 27 ta' Marzu 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
An internet service provider may be ordered to block its customers’ access to a copyright-infringing website
Nru 37/2014
: 20 ta' Marzu 2014
Moviment liberu tal-merkanzija
The obligation imposed by Poland and Lithuania to reposition the steering-wheel of right-hand drive passenger vehicles to the left-hand side infringes EU law
Nru 36/2014
: 18 ta' Marzu 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
Id-dritt tal-Unjoni ma jeżiġix li omm prospettiva li kellha tarbija permezz ta’ ftehim ta’ omm surrogata li tibbenefika minn leave tal-maternità jew ekwivalenti
Nru 35/2014
: 14 ta' Marzu 2014
Kompetizzjoni
The General Court confirms, on the whole, the lawfulness of the requests for information sent by the Commission to cement manufacturers
Nru 34/2014
: 13 ta' Marzu 2014
Nru 33/2014
: 12 ta' Marzu 2014
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The General Court confirms the entry of Ms Bushra al-Assad, sister of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, on the list of persons subject to restrictive measures taken against Syria
Nru 32/2014
: 12 ta' Marzu 2014
Ċittadinanza Ewropea
The Court clarifies the rules on the right of residence of thirdcountry nationals who are family members of an EU citizen in the Member State of origin of that citizen
Nru 31/2014
: 10 ta' Marzu 2014
Impenn solenni quddiem il-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja tal-Unjoni Ewropea minn seba’ Membri ġodda tal-Qorti tal-Awdituri Ewropea
Nru 30/2014
: 6 ta' Marzu 2014
SOPO
The automatic exclusion of a female worker from a training course because she has taken compulsory maternity leave constitutes unfavourable treatment contrary to EU law
Nru 29/2014
: 27 ta' Frar 2014
Kompetizzjoni
The General Court reduces the fines imposed on Innolux and LG Display for their participation in the cartel on the market for LCD panels
Nru 28/2014
: 27 ta' Frar 2014
SOPO
Where a worker is unlawfully dismissed during part-time parental leave, the fixed-sum protective award to which a full-time worker is entitled must be calculated on the basis of full-time salary
Nru 27/2014
: 27 ta' Frar 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
Where the same dispute is brought before the courts of different Member States, the jurisdiction of the court first seised is established if it has not declined jurisdiction of its own motion and none of the parties has contested it
Nru 26/2014
: 27 ta' Frar 2014
Tassazzjoni
Taxis and minicabs may, under certain conditions, be subject to different rates of VAT
Nru 25/2014
: 27 ta' Frar 2014
SOPO
According to Advocate General Jääskinen, male workers do not suffer discrimination as regards retirement merely because their female counterparts automatically satisfy, thanks to compulsory maternity leave, a legal condition relating to a break in their careers
Nru 24/2014
: 27 ta' Frar 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
The financial allowances granted to asylum seekers must enable them to find, if necessary, accommodation on the private rental market
Nru 23/2014
: 27 ta' Frar 2014
Libertà ta’ stabbiliment
A spa which transmits protected musical works to its guests by means of devices located in their bedrooms must pay copyright fees
Nru 22/2014
: 27 ta' Frar 2014
Tassazzjoni
The Spanish tax on retail sales of diesel and petrol is contrary to EU law
Nru 21/2014
: 20 ta' Frar 2014
An arbitral tribunal such as the Portuguese ‘Tribunal Arbitral necessário’ may refer questions to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling
Nru 20/2014
: 13 ta' Frar 2014
Libertà ta’ stabbiliment
The owner of a website may, without the authorisation of the copyright holders, redirect internet users, via hyperlinks, to protected works available on a freely accessible basis on another site
Nru 19/2014
: 13 ta' Frar 2014
Libertà ta’ stabbiliment
Demographic criteria applied in Austria in relation to the opening of new pharmacies are incompatible with the freedom of establishment
Nru 18/2014
: 13 ta' Frar 2014
Għajnuna mill-Istat
When executing a Commission decision declaring an aid scheme illegal and incompatible with the internal market, the national court is not bound by the institution’s later statements of position, but must take them into consideration by virtue of the principle of sincere cooperation
Nru 17/2014
: 13 ta' Frar 2014
Agrikoltura
The Court of Justice declares that the listing of the Slovak wine name ‘Vinohradnícka oblasť Tokaj’ in the E-Bacchus register of protected designations of origin does not constitute an actionable measure
Nru 16/2014
: 12 ta' Frar 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
According to Advocate General Wahl, contractual terms which provide, in respect of the advancement of a loan in foreign currency, for the use of an exchange rate which differs from that used for the repayment of the loan are not necessarily exempt from an assessment as to whether they are unfair
Nru 15/2014
: 12 ta' Frar 2014
A delegation from the Supreme Court of the United States visits the Court of Justice of the European Union
Nru 14/2014
: 5 ta' Frar 2014
DISC
Taxation which disadvantages undertakings linked, within a group, to companies established in another Member State constitutes indirect discrimination on the basis of the registered office of the companies
Nru 13/2014
: 4 ta' Frar 2014
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The General Court confirms the inclusion of a Lebanese bank in the list of entities subject to the restrictive measures against Syria
Nru 12/2014
: 30 ta' Jannar 2014
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
In EU law, the interpretation to be given to the concept of ‘internal armed conflict’ must be independent of the definition used in international humanitarian law
Nru 11/2014
: 23 ta' Jannar 2014
Trasport
In the view of Advocate General Bot, the Spanish legislation which prohibits air carriers from charging for checking in passengers’ baggage in the form of an optional price supplement is incompatible with EU law
Nru 10/2014
: 23 ta' Jannar 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
The limitation of compensation payable for non-material damage resulting from minor physical injuries caused by road traffic accidents is in accordance with EU law
Nru 9/2014
: 23 ta' Jannar 2014
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
Circumventing a protection system of a games console may, in certain circumstances, be lawful
Nru 8/2014
: 23 ta' Jannar 2014
Dritt istituzzjonali
Advocate General Sharpston proposes that the Court impose a fine of €50 million on Spain for failing to recover aid illegally granted in the Basque Country
Nru 7/2014
: 22 ta' Jannar 2014
Politika ekonomika
The power of the European Securities and Markets Authority to adopt emergency measures on the financial markets of the Member States in order to regulate or prohibit short selling is compatible with EU law
Nru 6/2014
: 16 ta' Jannar 2014
Ċittadinanza Ewropea
To be regarded as a dependant of an EU citizen, a descendant who is over 21 years old and a third-country national, does not have to establish that he has tried all possible means to support himself
Nru 5/2014
: 16 ta' Jannar 2014
Trade mark Komunitarja
The General Court confirms that Steiff, the German soft toy manufacturer, is not entitled to a Community trade mark for the attachment of a button or a label attached by means of a button to the ear of a soft toy
Nru 4/2014
: 16 ta' Jannar 2014
Ċittadinanza Ewropea
Periods in prison cannot be taken into account for the purposes of the acquisition of a permanent residence permit or with a view to the grant of enhanced protection against expulsion
Nru 3/2014
: 15 ta' Jannar 2014
Visit of Mr. José Manuel Barroso to the Court of Justice of the European Union
Nru 2/2014
: 15 ta' Jannar 2014
SOPO
Article 27 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights on the right of workers to information and consultation does not by itself suffice to confer on individuals a right which may be invoked in order to disapply a national provision that is contrary to EU law
Nru 1/2014
: 15 ta' Jannar 2014
Dritt istituzzjonali
In the context of recovery of a penalty payment set by the Court of Justice, the Commission cannot rule on the conformity with EU law of national legislation which the Court of Justice has not examined beforehand
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