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Latest 23 September 2020

EU court rules cities can restrict short-term rentals dealing blow to AirBnb

Europe's top court on Tuesday gave its backing to European cities cracking down on short-term rentals of private homes to solve a housing crunch, dealing a setback to homesharing site…

Poland · 20 Nov 2019 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… European Court of Justice · 31 Oct 2019 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… Poland · 4 Oct 2019 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… European Court of Justice · 3 Oct 2019 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… European Court of Justice · 26 Sep 2019 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”… European Court of Justice · 6 Sep 2019 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… European Court of Justice · 15 May 2019 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… Poland · 11 Apr 2019 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… Germany · 20 Mar 2019 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…