19

Dec

Airbnb faces crucial ruling in top EU court

A top European court is set to decide Thursday whether the house-sharing platform Airbnb is a technology or real-estate company, in a landmark ruling that will have knock-on effects for…

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04

Dec

EU court upholds tightened firearms ban

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday dismissed the Czech Republic's legal challenge against the ban on semi-automatic rifles for private use introduced after terrorist attacks in 2015. The…

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20

Nov

EU court passes judicial independence decision back to Poland

The EU's top court questioned whether a new disciplinary body created by Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party would undermine judicial independence, but on Tuesday threw the issue back to…

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31

Oct

3 EU countries broke law by refusing to take in refugees, says court lawyer

Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic broke EU law by refusing to take part in a mandatory refugee quota scheme, according to a top lawyer at the EU's highest court. In December…

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04

Oct

Important win for Polish homeowners

Around half a million indebted Polish homeowners have won their fight to be freed from crippling Swiss franc mortgages. The Swiss currency has doubled in value since 2008, sending mortgage-holders'…

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03

Oct

EU top court says that states can order Facebook to remove illegal comments online

The EU's top court, the European Court of Justice, ruled that states can order Facebook to remove illegal content online. "EU law does not preclude a host provider such as…

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26

Sep

EU court rules Google doesn’t have to forget you

The US search engine Google has won a European Union court battle against plans to impose a global “right to be forgotten” law, which has tipped the balance in favour…

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06

Sep

EU court to impose emergency call tracking

The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that mobile phone operators must hand over data and enable the localization of calls made to the international emergency number 112. Police,…

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15

May

ECJ rules that EU States cannot repatriate refugees even after committing a crime

  The European Court of Justice said Tuesday that it has ruled that EU member States cannot repatriate people who have a well-founded fear of torture or other forms of…

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11

Apr

Poland accused of breaking EU law

Poland was accused of breaking EU law after it lowered the judges' retirement age and failed to uphold the independence of its Supreme Court. Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS)…

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20

Mar

ECJ clears the way for Germany to deport asylum-seekers to other EU countries

  The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has cleared the way for Germany to deport asylum-seekers to other EU member states. Judges in Germany had asked the ECJ to interpret…

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06

Jun

EU court gives landmark ruling regards same same-sex marriages recognition

EU countries that have not legalised gay marriage must respect the residency rights of same-sex spouses who want to live together in their territory, the European court of Justice has…

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