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Judge orders Trump administration to resume foreign aid spending – Go Health Pro

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Judge orders Trump administration to resume foreign aid spending – Go Health Pro

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday, February 13 to temporarily lift a three-week funding freeze that has shut down US aid and development work worldwide, citing the sweeping damage that the sudden shutdown has done to nonprofits and other organizations that help carry out US assistance overseas. The court ruling was the … Read more

Further confusion on duty of the European Commission to assess State aid measures’ compatibility with other rules of EU internal market law (C‑490/23 P) — How to Crack a Nut – Go Health Pro

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Further confusion on duty of the European Commission to assess State aid measures’ compatibility with other rules of EU internal market law (C‑490/23 P) — How to Crack a Nut – Go Health Pro

The Court of Justice has been recently presented with some cases where a State aid measure was argued to have (not) infringed EU internal market law and should thus (not) have been authorised by the European Commission. These cases raise the common issue of the Commission’s duty to assess proposed State aid measures for compliance … Read more

Whose Legal Duty to Aid? – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

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Whose Legal Duty to Aid? – EJIL: Talk! – Go Health Pro

On 4 November, Israel officially informed the United Nations of its decision to cut ties with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) following the passage of two bills opposing UNRWA’s activities on Israeli territory. The new laws also designate UNRWA as a terrorist organisation and strip its staff of legal immunity. As many commentators (e.g. Eirik Bjorge), including state officials, have criticised, those bills seriously threaten the operational viability of UNRWA in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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In exchange for troops in Ukraine, Russian aid to North Korea may extend to space – Go Health Pro

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In exchange for troops in Ukraine, Russian aid to North Korea may extend to space – Go Health Pro

Earlier this week, North Korea apparently completed a successful test of its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile, lofting it nearly 4,800 miles into space before the projectile fell back to Earth. This solid-fueled, multi-stage missile, named the Hwasong-19, is a new tool in North Korea’s increasingly sophisticated arsenal of weapons. It has enough range—perhaps as … Read more

A missed opportunity to provide meaningful clarification on state aid analysis of procurement compliance and some problematic ‘obiter dicta’ (C-28/23) — How to Crack a Nut – Go Health Pro

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A missed opportunity to provide meaningful clarification on state aid analysis of procurement compliance and some problematic ‘obiter dicta’ (C-28/23) — How to Crack a Nut – Go Health Pro

On 17 October 2024, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its preliminary ruling in NFŠ (C-28/23, EU:C:2024:893). The case was 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 … Read more

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