December 26, 2024

Category: European Law

EU agrees on the reform of the Court of Justice
European Law

EU agrees on the reform of the Court of Justice

In a significant step towards enhancing the efficiency of its judicial system, the Spanish Presidency of the Council and the European Parliament (EP) have reached a provisional agreement on reforming the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). This agreement, between the Council presidency and representatives of the EP, is in […]

Read More
Was man tun kann – Verfassungsblog
European Law

Was man tun kann – Verfassungsblog

Gestern saß ich abends mit ein paar Freunden zusammen, um auf die Grundgesetzänderung anzustoßen, die der Bundestag gestern und der Bundesrat heute verabschiedet hat. Künftig wird keine Regierung legal das Bundesverfassungsgericht aufblähen und mit Loyalisten vollstopfen können, um es als Kontrollinstanz über die Rechtmäßigkeit ihres Handelns zu neutralisieren. Das Volkskanzler-Szenario, das ich vor fünf Jahren […]

Read More
The return of Ukraine’s stolen children
European Law

The return of Ukraine’s stolen children

Nearly 20,000 children have been abducted from Ukraine since the Russian invasion. As peace talks emerge, our gaze must return to these children and the gross violations of their rights. Reflections on ‘After the Rain: Putin’s Stolen Children Come Home’, a film by Sarah McCarthy Last month, I watched ‘After the Rain: Putin’s Stolen Children […]

Read More
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
European Law

Privacy & Information Security Law Blog

D.C. Circuit Upholds Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act as TikTok Ban Dispute Edges Closer to Supreme Court On December 6, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the “Act”), which is set to take effect on January 19, […]

Read More
Interesting AG Opinion on State aid analysis of procurement compliance, definition of public works contracts, and ‘strategic’ use of remedies by contracting authorities (C-28/23) — How to Crack a Nut
European Law

Interesting AG Opinion on State aid analysis of procurement compliance, definition of public works contracts, and ‘strategic’ use of remedies by contracting authorities (C-28/23) — How to Crack a Nut

On 11 April 2024, AG Campos Sánchez-Bordona delivered his Opinion in NFŠ (C-28/23, EU:C:2024:306). The NFŠ Opinion is very interesting in three respects. First, in addressing some aspects of the definition of public works contracts that keep coming up in litigation in relation to relatively complex real estate transactions. Second, in addressing the effects of […]

Read More