Summaries of judgments made in collaboration with the Portuguese judges and référendaire of the General Court (Maria José Costeira, Ricardo Silva Passos and Esperança Mealha) Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber, Extended Composition), 5 february 2025 Joined Cases T-830/22 and T-156/23 and Case T-1033/23 Poland v Commission Law governing the institutions – Partial…
New European regulations that aim to make sustainability rules more lenient, pose significant risks to the objectives of the circular economy and the Green Deal. The rise of ‘fast furniture’, driven by major retail companies such as Zara and H&M, underscores the need for stricter regulation. However, in February, the European Commission introduced a comprehensive…
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Image by Sebastian Nikiel from Pixabay This series of posts presents the implementation of the CDSM Directive in Poland and discusses some of the controversies linked to the new provisions in Polish law. The first post gave an overview of the implementation, including the new provisions on TDM and the implementation of Article 17 of…
OCR Reaches Settlement with Health Care Network Health Over HIPAA Violations Stemming from Phishing Attack On April 23, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a HIPAA enforcement action against PIH Health, Inc. (“PIH”), a California-based health care network, following a phishing attack that exposed patients’ electronic protected…
The annual meeting of the European Procurement Law Group a few weeks ago was a good excuse to find focused time to think about the ongoing process of review of the EU public procurement rules—as we are working on an edited book with a series of recommendations and reform proposals. My draft chapter focuses on…
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Written by Clare Ferguson with Olga Dunderberg. Members are expected to focus on the European Union’s budget this month, with their plenary agenda both looking back at spending in 2023 – and forward to the next long-term budget for the years from 2028 on. A commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World…
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The European Yearbook of Constitutional Law is pleased to announce a call for submissions for its eighth volume (2026) on the theme of Social Rights and Constitutional Justice. Social rights – such as the rights to housing, healthcare, education, and social security – are gaining increased prominence in constitutional discourse, particularly in the light of…
Why are “culture wars” prominent in some European countries but not in others? In new research, Tadeas Cely finds roots for these divides in historic divergence embedded in religious cultures. The term “culture wars” (Kulturkampf) was famously first used by Otto von Bismarck to describe a struggle for influence with the Catholic Church (1871-1878). At…
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This post examines Case C-134/23, where the CJEU ruled that asylum claims cannot be deemed inadmissible if readmission to a safe third country is unfeasible. The decision represents progress in ensuring access to asylum procedures, but it highlights persistent flaws in the EU system of remedies. On 4 October 2024, the Court of Justice delivered…
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