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New Registrar at the General Court 
13 June 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 26 April 2023, Mr Vittorio Di Bucci was appointed Registrar of the General Court of the EU. Prior to his appointment, Mr Di Bucci, who joined the European institution in 1987, served as principal legal adviser/director in the Legal Service of the European Commission, … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
CJEU's 2022 Judicial Stats 
31 March 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In its judicial statistics for 2022, the CJEU stated that proceedings were marked by the major issues facing today’s world (the rule of law, the environment, the protection of privacy in the digital era and so forth) and by the restrictive measures adopted by the European Union in the context of the war in Ukraine. Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
Annulment of Restrictive Measures Applied to Mother of Wagner Group Founder 
10 March 2023
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
In the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine, the General Court annulled the restrictive measures applied to Ms Violetta Prigozhina, mother of Mr Yevgeniy Prigozhin, who founded the mercenary company "Wagner Group". Read more
EU Ukraine conflict Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
Allocation of Fictional Names to CJEU Cases 
3 February 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
References for preliminary rulings lodged from 1 January 2023 onwards to the CJEU will be allocated fictional names that are suggested by a computerised automatic name generator. This ends the anonymisation of cases introduced in 2018 to better protect data of natural persons. Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
Buildings of CJEU in Luxembourg Renamed 
3 February 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In the context of celebrating its 70th anniversary, the Court of Justice of the European Union bestowed new names to some of its buildings in Luxembourg. Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
CJEU Annual Review 2021 
10 January 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 17 November 2022, the CJEU published its Annual Review for the year 2021. The Annual Review presents summaries of the most important judgments of 2021 and provides an overview of the most important developments of the year, including statistics. Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
70th Anniversary of EU Court of Justice 
15 December 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 4 December 1952, the first members of the Court of Justice took up their duties with the mission of ensuring that "the law is observed", especially "in the interpretation and application" of the Treaties. Based in Luxembourg, the CJEU started as a single court … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
General Court: Recently Appointed New Judges and Elections 
28 September 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
This news item provides an overview of the recent personnel changes and elections at the General Court of the European Union. Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
AG Opinion on SIS II Alerts for No Longer Relevant Objects 
1 August 2022
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
In his opinion delivered on 7 July 2022, Advocate General (AG) Emiliou clarified the obligations placed upon the competent authorities of the Member States in circumstances where an alert has been entered in the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) for the seizure of an object or its use as evidence in criminal proceedings, when that alert is no longer considered relevant. Read more
EU Schengen Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
New Judges at the General Court 
26 July 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 6 July 2022, Mr Tihamér Tóth and Ms Beatrix Ricziová entered into office as Judges at the General Court of the EU.Prior to his appointment, Mr Tóth had worked as Professor at the Hungarian Pázmány-Péter Catholic University and he was practising lawyer … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
New Streaming Service at CJEU Website 
21 June 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
The CJEU recently began offering a streaming service from its website that broadcasts hearings and the handing down of judgments and opinions of the Court of Justice. Since 26 April 2022, citizens can follow live broadcasts of cases assigned to the Grand Chamber - from … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
General Court - New Judge and Reappointments 
21 June 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 27 April 2022, nine judges of the General Court were (re)appointed by the representatives of the governments of the EU Member States. The following reappointments for another term of office were made for the period from 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2028: Mr … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
General Court: New Judges Appointed 
6 April 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 13 January 2022, the Court of Justice of the EU held a formal sitting on the occasion of the entry into office of three new Judges of the General Court of the EU: Mr Damjan Kukovec, Ms Suzanne Kingston, and Mr … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
CJEU again Finds Romanian Judicial System Flawed 
10 March 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The CJEU delivered a judgment on the Romanian rules and practice to hinder ordinary courts to assess compatibility of national provisions with EU law. According to the judges in Luxembourg, EU law precludes a national rule under which national courts have no jurisdiction to examine the conformity with EU law of national legislation which has been held to be constitutional by a judgment of the constitutional court of the Member State. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
CJEU: Judicial Statistics 2021 
8 March 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 2 March 2022, the Court of Justice of the EU published its judicial statistics for the year 2021.Looking at the number of cases brought before the Court of Justice and the General Court, the year 2021 once again confirmed the upward trend with … Read more
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
CJEU: Exclusion of Blind Juror from Participating in Criminal Proceedings not Justified 
18 January 2022
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
On 21 October 2021, the CJEU ruled that a blind person cannot be deprived of his/her possibility to perform the duties of a juror in criminal proceedings. The case at issue (C-824/19) plays in Bulgaria, where a woman, VA, who has a permanently reduced … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)