CJEU. C-512/22 P | Fininvest v ECB and Others and C-513/22 P | Berlusconi v ECB and Others. Prudential supervision of credit institutions: the Court annuls the 2016 ECB decision refusing the acquisition of a qualifying holding in Banca Mediolanum by Silvio Berlusconi

The ECB could not lawfully oppose Mr Berlusconi’s ownership of a qualifying holding in Banca Mediolanum, as that situation resulted only from the interested party having continued to own a qualifying holding which he had acquired prior to the transposition… Read moreCJEU. C-512/22 P | Fininvest v ECB and Others and C-513/22 P | Berlusconi v ECB and Others. Prudential supervision of credit institutions: the Court annuls the 2016 ECB decision refusing the acquisition of a qualifying holding in Banca Mediolanum by Silvio Berlusconi

More than 5,000 companies in Romania have to prepare sustainability reports in 2025-2026. What do these reporting requirements entail?

In recent years, sustainability has become one of the basic principles governing the way economies and societies think and plan their development. At the level of the European Union, the Green Deal creates an essential platform for the alignment of… Read moreMore than 5,000 companies in Romania have to prepare sustainability reports in 2025-2026. What do these reporting requirements entail?

EGC. T-334/19 | Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google AdSense for Search). The General Court annuls the Commission’s decision

The General Court upholds the majority of the Commission’s findings but annuls the decision by which the Commission imposed a fine of almost €1.5 billion on Google, on the ground inter alia that it failed to take into consideration all… Read moreEGC. T-334/19 | Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google AdSense for Search). The General Court annuls the Commission’s decision

EGC. T-671/19 | Qualcomm v Commission. Abuse of a dominant position: the General Court largely upholds the fine imposed on Qualcomm

The General Court sets the amount of the fine at approximately € 238.7 million as opposed to the € 242 million imposed by the Commission Qualcomm is a US company established in 1985 operating in the field of cellular and… Read moreEGC. T-671/19 | Qualcomm v Commission. Abuse of a dominant position: the General Court largely upholds the fine imposed on Qualcomm

The identity of an economic entity within a business transfer in the light of Directive 2001/23 and CJEU practice

The business transfer inevitably impacts on employment relationships, a context in which the identity of the economic entity has been the subject of exhaustive analysis in recent case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The European… Read moreThe identity of an economic entity within a business transfer in the light of Directive 2001/23 and CJEU practice

Romania fights “shrinkflation” by requiring traders to inform consumers of reduced product weight/volume

The Romanian Consumer Protection Authority (ANPC) issued Order 539/2024 on the information of consumers regarding the trading of pre-packed products whose volume or weight has decreased (Order 539), officially published in the Official Gazette on 10 September 2024. Order 539,… Read moreRomania fights “shrinkflation” by requiring traders to inform consumers of reduced product weight/volume

EGC. T-386/19 | CQ v Court of Auditors. The General Court of the European Union rules for the first time on the financial consequences of alleged irregularities with regard to a former Member of the European Court of Auditors

The General Court largely upholds the decision by the Court of Auditors to recover expenditure considered to be undue CQ, in his capacity as a Member of the European Court of Auditors, received reimbursement for various expenses, and benefited from… Read moreEGC. T-386/19 | CQ v Court of Auditors. The General Court of the European Union rules for the first time on the financial consequences of alleged irregularities with regard to a former Member of the European Court of Auditors

EGC. T-793/22 | TU v Parliament. The European Parliament infringed certain protection rules relating to the status as an informant of a parliamentary assistant

By confining itself to relieving the person concerned of his duties, the Parliament did not take all the measures necessary to ensure that he had balanced and effective protection against any form of retaliation. An accredited parliamentary assistant (APA) within… Read moreEGC. T-793/22 | TU v Parliament. The European Parliament infringed certain protection rules relating to the status as an informant of a parliamentary assistant