European Court of Justice (News)

Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Hamm
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
The granting of refugee status in a Member State precludes the extradition of the person concerned to his or her country of origin

Zamestnik-predsedatel na Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Stateless persons of Palestinian origin registered with UNRWA should, in principle, be granted refugee status if UNRWA’s protection or assistance is considered to have ceased

Commission v Hungary
Law governing the institutions

Asylum policy: Hungary is ordered to pay a lump sum of 200 million euros and a penalty payment of 1 million euros per day of delay for failure to comply with a judgment of the Court of Justice

Société du Tour de France v EUIPO - FitX (TOUR DE X)
Intellectual and industrial property
Trade mark law: the action brought by Société du Tour de France against registration of the trade mark Tour de X is dismissed

Commission v Deutsche Telekom
The Commission must pay interest on fines it has unduly imposed in competition matters and which it has provisionally collected

Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
International protection: refugee status may be granted to women who identify with the value of equality between women and men

INGSTEEL
Approximation of laws
Public procurement: a tenderer who has been unlawfully excluded from a procurement procedure may claim damages for loss of opportunity

Ryanair v Commission
State aid
COVID-19: the Court upholds the Commission’s decision authorising the solvency support fund for strategic Spanish undertakings

Malacalza Investimenti and Malacalza v ECB
Law governing the institutions
Non-contractual liability on the part of the European Union: the General Court of the European Union dismisses the action for damages brought by Malacalza Investimenti and Mr Vittorio Malacalza against the ECB

Supermac's v EUIPO - McDonald's International Property (BIG MAC)
Intellectual and industrial property
McDonald’s loses the EU trade mark Big Mac in respect of poultry products

Medel v Council
Economic, social and territorial cohesion
Rule of law: the actions brought by organisations of European judges against the Council decision approving the recovery and resilience plan for Poland are dismissed as inadmissible

Conny
Approximation of laws
Online orders: the order button, or a similar function, must clearly indicate that, by clicking on it, the consumer assumes an obligation to pay

Airbnb Ireland
E-commerce: a Member State may not impose additional obligations on an online service provider established in another Member State

Hypo Vorarlberg Bank v SRB
Economic policy
The General Court of the European Union finds that the calculation of the 2022 ex-ante contributions to the Single Resolution Fund (SRF) is unlawful

Touristic Aviation Services
Transport
Rights of air passengers: the shortage of airport staff for loading baggage which caused a long delay of a flight may constitute an "exceptional circumstance"

Hocinx
Freedom of movement for persons
Equal treatment: frontier workers must enjoy the same social advantages as resident workers

Asociaţia "Forumul Judecătorilor din România"
Principles of Community law
Rule of Law: EU law does not require that professional associations of judges are granted the right to challenge decisions relating to the appointment of prosecutors

Ryanair v Commission
State aid
The General Court of the European Union annuls the decision of the Commission to approve restructuring aid for charter airline Condor

Izuzquiza and Others v Parliament
Law governing the institutions
Transparency: the European Parliament must give access, in the interests of public scrutiny, to information relating to a Member of the European Parliament who has been convicted in a court of law

Mirin
Citizenship of the Union
According to Advocate General Richard de la Tour, a Member State’s refusal to recognise changes of forename and gender acquired in another Member State is contrary to the rights of EU citizens