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Animal Product Import from Botswana, Canada, UK, and US Suspended Over Disease Outbreaks

An implementing regulation removes protection zone status for foot-and-mouth disease in Botswana and suspends HPAI-free certification for zones in three third countries. Re-authorisations cover...

Red Bull Cannot Recover Extraordinary Inspection Costs From Competition Watchdog, Court Rules

The General Court confirms the strict limits on reimbursement of inspection-related expenses, rejecting Red Bull's argument that the Commission must cover IT and legal...

ECJ Staff Harassment Victim Denied Full File Access at the Court Itself

The General Court weighs institutional data protection against a staff member's right to access their own harassment investigation file, in a case where the...

April 23rd – Daily Report

April 23rd is dominated by a single landmark publication: the EU's 20th Russia sanctions package, which combines a €90 billion Ukraine support loan, 37...

The 20th Sanctions Package: Gearing Up for a Long War

A two-year lifeline valued at €90 billion, paired with a sweeping blacklist have been published as Brussels escalates economic pressure on Moscow’s war machine...

Lufthansa Appeals for €6 Billion COVID Bailout

Deutsche Lufthansa challenges the judgment that annulled the Commission's no-objection decision on Germany's COVID recapitalisation. The appeal raises six grounds including eligibility criteria, remuneration...

Banks Cannot Charge Interest on Loan Amounts Client Never Receives – ECJ

The Court of Justice holds that the consumer credit directive prevents banks from calculating interest on the portion of a loan earmarked for paying...

Italy May Not Notify Victims in Case Appeals Against In Absentia Convicts

In an urgent preliminary ruling, the Court of Justice holds that victim rights directives do not extend to Italy's extraordinary in absentia review mechanism...

Daily Report – April 22nd

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General Court Clarifies VAT Bad Debt Relief Rights for Construction Subcontractors Facing Unpaid Invoices

In a preliminary ruling transferred from a Lithuanian court, the Court examines the procedural conditions Member States may impose before granting a VAT base...

Former Senior Belarus Official Fails Sanction Annulement Plea

The Court rejected Andrei Chevtsov's annulment bid, finding the Council correctly assessed his senior state management role as sufficient grounds for listing under the...

EU Bans Destruction of Unsold Consumer Products

A delegated regulation defines ten grounds on which businesses may destroy unsold consumer products under the Ecodesign Regulation's ban. Safety hazards, IP rights breaches,...