EU court rules against Bulgarian biometric data collection
The EU’s top court ruled that the Bulgarian police may not collect DNA and fingerprints unnecessarily, in a judgement on Thursday.
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May 10, 2023 EU Court rules against Commission in Lufthansa state aid case
The General Court of the EU announced on Wednesday (10 May) that the European Commission was mistaken in permitting Germany to provide state aid to airline Lufthansa during the COVID-19 pandemic, legally annulling the decision.
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July 13, 2022 EU court confirms Commission’s extended powers in merger reviews
The General Court upheld a broad interpretation of the EU Merger Regulation that allows national competition authorities to refer to the European Commission concentration cases below the national thresholds on Wednesday (13 July).
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July 3, 2022 EU Court slams Lithuania’s Belarus migrant pushbacks
The Lithuanian law introduced in response to migrants coming from Belarus last year, which orders the automatic detention of people who cross irregularly into the country and denies the right to asylum, is incompatible with EU law, the Court of Justice found on Thursday.
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June 21, 2022 EU court limits air travel surveillance to the ‘strictly necessary’
The European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday (21 June) that the EU’s Passenger Name Record (PNR) directive must be curtailed to be compatible with fundamental rights.
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May 23, 2021 EU court orders immediate halt to Turów mine in Poland
Mining at the contested Polish open-pit mine near Turów must stop immediately, the European Court of Justice ruled on Friday (21 May) following a complaint lodged by the Czech Republic.
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March 3, 2021 EU court tells Polish judges to ignore national laws breaking bloc law
Judges applying to join Poland’s Supreme Court should have the right to appeal against the opinions of a body which reviews candidates, the EU’s top court said on Tuesday (2 March), underlining a rift over the rule of law between Warsaw and Brussels.
