JURIST

MAY 14, 2025

As reported by the Bulgarian News Agency, the proposal for a referendum did not comply with several legislative instruments. The referendum would have included the question of whether citizens agree or not with Bulgaria introducing the single European currency in 2026.

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JURIST

MAY 5, 2022

The European Commission Tuesday moved to establish the European Health Data Space (EHDS), calling the proposed space “a health specific ecosystem comprised of rules, common standards and practices.” The Commission estimates that more efficient secondary use of health data could benefit the EU by more than €3.4

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JURIST

AUGUST 9, 2023

Norwegian data protection agency Datatilsynet told Reuters on Monday that Meta will be fined 1 million kroner per day starting from August 14 if it does not comply with the agency’s requests. Datatilsynet is advising against the use of Meta products due to perceived shortcomings in security and user confidentiality.

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JURIST

JUNE 26, 2024

The European Union’s border and coast guard agency (Frontex) and the Republic of Serbia signed a cooperation agreement that facilitates increased cooperation and enhanced border management operations on Tuesday. The post EU and Serbia sign agreement to strengthen border management cooperation appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

MARCH 13, 2024

The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted the Media Freedom Act to protect journalists and press freedoms. The European Parliament also acknowledged the influence social media has on press freedoms. The European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton welcomed the overwhelming support from the European Parliament.

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JURIST

MARCH 4, 2025

The EU Agency for Asylum (EUAA) reported on Monday that asylum applications across the EU+ (the EU member states plus Norway and Switzerland) decreased by 11 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year. The post EU agency reports decreasing asylum applications in Europe 2024 appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 11, 2024

While the migration agencies in the UK, Greece, Sweden and the Netherlands have mirrored this decision, the caretaker government in Austria went a step further. The vast majority of Syrians present in the EU (90 percent) who already have asylum status could lose that status in the future, according to an EU Commission spokesperson.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Law students from the European Union are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting the European Union and its member states. EU heads of state and heads of government sitting in the European Council concluded their latest summit meeting in Brussels at 3 AM Friday.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The US Federal Trade Commission Thursday sued to block Nvidia Corp’s $40 billion acquisition of Arm from SoftBank on antitrust grounds. The European Commission, for example, announced in October that it is undertaking an in-depth inquiry of the deal. The UK is likewise conducting its own investigation through its own watchdog.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Three more regional councils in Poland voted to repeal motions declaring their provinces “LGBT-free” areas on Monday, according to the state-run news agency Polska Agencja Prasowa (PAP). Earlier this month, the European Commission sent letters to the governors of the five provinces demanding they suspend the anti-LGBT declarations.

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JURIST

JANUARY 18, 2024

Previously on September 20, 2023, European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson requested former Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau to provide information on the visa scandal. The post Poland anti-corruption agency detains former minister for role in visa payment scandal appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

JULY 19, 2024

Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) announced on Friday that Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms had been fined $220 million for discriminatory practices affecting Nigerian data and consumers.

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JURIST

JUNE 12, 2024

In its statement, the Riigikogu construes the law as antithetical to the European Convention on Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Citing the Venice Commission’s assessment , the Riigiko alleged the law is clearly a violation of the rule of law, legality, proportionality and non-discrimination.

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JURIST

APRIL 30, 2024

Furthermore, the report concluded that these killings by the state have not been subject to a fair and effective investigations, violating the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The legislation creates a new body, the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery, to examine legacy cases.

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The Fashion Law

JULY 14, 2021

An investigation into Nike’s tax activities in the Netherlands will go forward after a court in the European Union determined that Dutch tax authorities did not act improperly in initiating the probe into the Swoosh. ” The spokesman further asserted, “We believe the European Commission’s investigation is without merit.”.

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JURIST

MARCH 9, 2022

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) agreed with the European Commission (“the Commission”) Tuesday in ruling that the UK violated EU law by failing to apply effective customs control measures and owes the EU billions for failure to collect import fees in respect of certain imports of textiles and footwear from China.

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JURIST

MARCH 4, 2022

Over 900 international law, environment and peacebuilding experts and 156 organizations Thursday warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine poses “ profound risks ” to the environment of Ukraine and the greater European region, in addition to the risks the conflict poses to the sovereignty and human rights of the Ukrainian people.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

However, the agency stated, in Ukrainian, that the dismissal was due to the deputy’s “actions and statements of a negative nature, aimed at personally and professionally discrediting” an employee who submitted a tip about an information leak.

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JURIST

MAY 10, 2022

Belarusian law students enrolled at European Humanities University are filing reports with JURIST on current circumstances in Belarus under the constitutionally-disputed presidency of Alexander Lukashenka. It is important to note that an international commission has recognized this fact. Sofya is a citizen of the Russian Federation.

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JURIST

APRIL 26, 2021

Stefan De Keersmaecker, the European Commission ‘s Public Health and Food Safety Spokesperson, said Monday that Brussels has initiated legal proceedings against AstraZeneca over its delayed supply of COVID-19 vaccines. ” The European Medicine Agency echoed the WHO’s conclusion.

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JURIST

MAY 27, 2021

Three organizations initiated legal action Tuesday against the European Border and Coast Guard (EBCG) Agency, or Frontex, at the European Court of Justice for violations of EU and international law. ” These measures can constitute violations of international refugee law and the European Convention on Human Rights.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 13, 2023

X’s actions follow recent criticism from Europe’s top tech regulator, Thierry Breton, the Internal Market Commissioner of the European Commission. Moreover, the platform emphasized its commitment to working closely with law enforcement agencies to address issues related to illegal content.

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JURIST

MARCH 16, 2024

The body is to be established through an interinstitutional agreement between Parliament and the Commission. The lead negotiators for the session were European Parliament Vice President Katarina Barley and German Green Party representative Daniel Freund. It now allows five experts to examine individual conflicts of interest.

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Intelligize Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The agency has postponed the process of finalizing the proposed rules until October, and some have speculated that the final proposal may be partially influenced by the ISSB’s rules. The SEC and European Union worked with the IFRS to develop the new ISSB standards. All in all, the international situation feels pretty kumbaya.

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JURIST

AUGUST 29, 2024

The new evaluation report published on Wednesday from the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) urges Italy to adopt and implement measures promoting integrity and combating corruption within top executive functions (PTEFs) and law enforcement agencies.

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JURIST

APRIL 25, 2022

Additionally, a parliamentary commission and the Spanish Intelligence Agency CNI will conduct a separate probe. The list also includes Catalan presidents, legislators, and members of the European Parliament. ” The Catalan government remains dissatisfied with these measures.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The approval of the package of laws took place in a fast-track procedure before parliament, despite nationwide protests and statements of concern by the European Commission. The European Commission, in turn, has threatened to block Slovakia’s funding. “EU

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JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2024

President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Síofra O’Leary urged the UK government in a press conference held on Thursday in Strasbourg to abide by the interim measures it has issued against the Rwanda agreement under Rule 39 of the Rules of Court. The House of Commons passed the Safety of Rwanda Bill last week.

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JURIST

APRIL 4, 2023

The Australian federal government Tuesday banned TikTok on government devices following advice from national intelligence agencies. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus announced that the viral media platform will be prohibited on devices issued by Commonwealth departments and agencies.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 23, 2025

State of Norway (EFTA Court Advisory Opinion) could have sweeping consequences for fossil fuel development across Europe, especially in Norway, a major oil producer outside the European Union but deeply integrated into its legal framework through the EEA. Environmental Protection Agency.

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JURIST

APRIL 21, 2024

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides met with the President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen to discuss the management of the increased migration flows from Lebanon in the past few months and to input specific measure aimed at prevent this phenomenon through the more active involvement of the EU.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2021

France’s National Commission for Information and Liberty (CNIL) announced Thursday it had issued a notice on November 1 to US-based facial recognition company Clearview AI ordering the company to halt personal data collection of subjects on French territory and delete the existing data.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The EU Commission’s Proposal of 1 December 2021 outlines, in its introductory Recitals: “Efficient cross-border judicial cooperation requires secure, reliable and time-efficient communication between courts and competent authorities. However, most instruments do not provide for engaging in such communication through digital means.

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JURIST

JULY 16, 2022

The US Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) claiming that the FTC has taken “unlawful and self-aggrandizing actions,” including counting votes from departed commissioners and coordinating with foreign governments, and unlawfully withholding internal records of these actions from the public.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The agreement by the European Parliament and Commission has yet to come to fruition, reportedly due to Russia’s veto power in the United Nations Security Council. The European Commission has announced plans to establish a centre to collect evidence on crimes of aggression from July onwards.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The European Commission recently released its draft revised Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and Vertical Guidelines.

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Intelligize Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Squaring off in court with the Federal Trade Commission, the chains have made the case that the combination will give them more scale to compete with other players in the grocery sector. Meanwhile, the agency says discount chains and premium grocers (including Amazon-owned Whole Foods) don’t count as supermarkets, either.

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