Interpretation of Art. 19(1) TEU and Art. 47 Charter – judicial independence – primacy of EU law – power of national courts to disregard binding decisions of constitutional courts – disciplinary liability for judicial review of judicial appointments – extraordinary appeal procedure in Poland

Conformity of provisions of the Bulgarian Code of Criminal Procedure with Framework Decision 2008/675/JHA of 24 July 2008 on taking account of convictions in the Member States of the European Union in the course of new criminal proceedings - taking into account of a conviction handed down in another Member State for the revocation of probation - interpretation of the notion "altering the arrangements for executing that sentence"

Application of Directives 2013/48 on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and Directive 2012/13 on the right to information in criminal proceedings factual situations in which coercive measures in the form of personal search and seizure were carried out against a natural person believed by the police to be in possession of narcotics during the investigation of an offence relating to the possession of narcotics - legal concept of "suspect" not recognised in the national law of the Member State in question - judicial review of coercive measures in cases of serious breach of fundamental rights - limitation of review by national courts in this sense

Relationship between Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their enforcement in the European Union and Framework Decision 2002/584 on the European arrest warrant - no effective execution by imprisonment of the sentenced person following a pardon and suspension of the sentence, in accordance with the law of the executing State, and without obtaining the consent of the sentencing State in the context of the recognition procedure.

Processing of personal data in the electronic communications sector – Confidentiality of communications – Providers of electronic communications services – Directive 2002/58/EC – Article 1(3) and Article 15(1) – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Articles 7, 8 and 11 and Article 52(1) – Request by a public prosecutor for access to data for the investigation and prosecution of aggravated theft of a mobile telephone – Definition of ‘serious crime’ capable of justifying serious interference with fundamental rights – Scope of prior review to ensure compliance with the requirement of the commission of a serious crime – Principle of proportionality

Interpretation of Art. 6(3) and (4) of Directive 2012/13/EU on the right to information in criminal proceedings - national case law on the possibility to give a legal classification of the offence in the final judgment, although the offence differs from that set out in the bill of indictment, provided that it is not classified as an offence attracting a more severe penalty - accused person not properly informed of the new, different legal classification before the delivery of the judgment and unable to defend himself against it.

Interpretation of "bis in idem" in Art. 50 CFR and Art. 54 CISA - convictions in Portugal and Spain based on similar pattern of behaviour (pyramid fraud scheme) - totality principle. Compatibility of Spanish legislation on the recognition of judgments delivered in other EU Member States with Union law.

Telecommunications - Processing of personal data in the electronic communications sector - Directive 2002/58/EC - Scope - Article 15(1) - Data retained by providers of electronic communications services and made available to authorities in charge of criminal proceedings - Subsequent use of those data in an investigation into misconduct in office

Interpretation of Art. 50 CFR and Art. 54 CISA - discontinuance of criminal proceedings by the public prosecutor in the pre-trial investigation - preclusion of the pursuit of criminal proeceedings in another Member State - possibilities of reopening the case and their compatibility with Art. 50 CFR/Art. 54 CISA.

Question referred: In the event of the temporary reintroduction of border controls at internal borders, under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title III of the Schengen Border Code can foreign nationals arriving directly from the territory of a State party to the Schengen Convention signed on 19 June 1990 be refused entry, when entry checks are carried out at that border, on the basis of Art. 14 of that regulation, without Directive 2008/115/EC on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals being applicable?

Interpretation of Art. 27 (speciality rule) of Framework Decision 2002/584 on the European arrest warrant - consent procedure following a judgment of the CJEU declaring the issuing authority as not judicial (here: Dutch prosecutor) - validity of initial European Arrest Warrants - res iudicata and estoppel principle

The judgment follows from the earlier ruling in Commission v. Hungary (Reception of applicants for international protection I) (Case C-808/18), in which the Court of Justice held that Hungary had failed to comply with EU rules on procedures for the granting of international protection and the return of illegally staying third-country nationals. Taking the view that Hungary still had not complied with the 2020 judgment, the Commission brought a new action for failure to act, seeking the imposition of financial sanctions upon Hungary.

the Court of Justice holds that Hungary has not taken the measures necessary to comply with the Court’s 2020 judgment. Among others, it has failed to comply with the required measures in relation to access to international protection; to the right of applicants for international protection to remain in Hungary pending a final decision on their situation; …

Directive 2016/680 - processing of personal data by the competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties - requirements for the erasure of a police record.

Compatibility of the obligation to take fingerprints and store them in identity cards in accordance with Article 3(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1157 with higher-ranking EU law, in particular Art. 77(3) TFEU,

Art. 7 and 8 CFR, Art. 35(10) GDPR

Interpretation of "final decision" in Art. 50 CFR - discontinuance of criminal proceedings by a public prosecutor after obtaining essential evidence in the case - preclusion of another public prosecution from being brought against the same person, for the same acts, albeit with a different legal classification

This case was joined with Case C-29/22 P

Common foreign and security policy (CFSP) – Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP – European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (Eulex Kosovo) – Non-contractual liability of the European Union – Crimes committed in Kosovo in 1999 – Damage allegedly suffered by individuals in connection with the insufficient investigation into the disappearance and killing of their family members – Alleged breach of fundamental rights – Jurisdiction of the EU Courts – Articles 2, 6, 19 and 24 TEU – Articles 268, 275 and 340 TFEU