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Summaries of judgments: Joined Cases T-830/22 and T-156/23 and Case T-1033/23 Poland v Commission  – Go Health Pro

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Summaries of judgments: Joined Cases T-830/22 and T-156/23 and Case T-1033/23 Poland v Commission  – Go Health Pro

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 … Read more

Op-Ed: “The End of Citizenship for sale? a legal turning Point in Commission v. Malta (C-181/23)” – Go Health Pro

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Op-Ed: “The End of Citizenship for sale? a legal turning Point in Commission v. Malta (C-181/23)” – Go Health Pro

The Grand Chamber’s judgment in Commission v. Malta (C-181/23), delivered on 29 April 2025, marks a decisive step in the European Union’s effort to uphold the integrity of Union citizenship. The Court of Justice held that Malta violated Articles 20 TFEU and 4(3) TEU by operating an investor citizenship scheme that granted nationality in exchange … Read more

European Commission publishes long-awaited study mapping the use and regulation of third-party litigation funding in the EU. Guest post by Charlotte de Meeûs. – Go Health Pro

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European Commission publishes long-awaited study mapping the use and regulation of third-party litigation funding in the EU. Guest post by Charlotte de Meeûs. – Go Health Pro

I am grateful to Charlotte de Meeûs for her summary below of the most extensive review of TPLF in the EU. It would look to me that the lack of firm support by the study for any of the 3 options it outlines (see below), probably makes it veer towards the first: which one that is, … Read more

On an anti-wolf mission, Commission ignores science and law · European Law Blog – Go Health Pro

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On an anti-wolf mission, Commission ignores science and law · European Law Blog – Go Health Pro

The Commission’s mission to downgrade wolf protection  Killing wolves must be made easier. That is the gist of a proposal, filed by the European Commission on 7 March 2025, to amend the appendices of the Habitats Directive. The amendment would remove the strictly protected Annex IV status which wolves currently enjoy in most Member States, … Read more

Paving the way for an enforcement of democracy under Article 10 TEU? The Court’s judgments in Cases C-808/21 Commission v Czechia and C-814/21 Commission v Poland – Go Health Pro

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On an anti-wolf mission, Commission ignores science and law · European Law Blog – Go Health Pro

On Tuesday this week, the European Court of Justice rendered two judgments (here and here) on whether Article 22 TFEU gives mobile EU citizens the right to join a national party in order to exercise effectively their right to stand in municipal and European elections. The Court’s judgments are groundbreaking. However, this is not because … Read more