European Union

The ruling follows preliminary questions raised by judges at the Rome Tribunal regarding the legality of detaining migrants rescued in the Mediterranean and then transferred to Albania

The report also criticised the lack of disciplinary reform in the Police and Civil Guard, urging greater transparency and accountability

Critics – including judges at the General Court of the European Court of Justice – argued that the decision to block access to the texts breached transparency obligations

Royal Football Club Seraing
Football: the Court affirms the right, for clubs and players in particular, to obtain effective judicial review of arbitral awards made by the Court of Arbitration for Sport

Alace
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
International protection: the designation of a third country as a ‘safe country of origin’ must be amenable to effective judicial review

The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Principles of Community law
Right to asylum: A Member State may not plead an unforeseeable influx of applicants for international protection in order to evade its obligation to cover asylum seekers’ basic needs

BAJI Trans
The principle of lex posterior mitius extends to a penalty classified as administrative under national law where it is of a criminal nature for the purposes of EU law

Volkswagen
Approximation of laws
A vehicle manufacturer cannot be exempted from its liability for an unlawful defeat device on the grounds that an EC type-approval has been granted

France v CWS Powder Coatings and Others
Approximation of laws
The Court of Justice upholds the annulment of the classification of titanium dioxide in certain powder forms as a carcinogenic substance

Banca Mediolanum
Taxation
Taxation: national legislation providing for tax being levied on more than 5% of the amount of the dividends that financial intermediaries receive, as parent companies, from their subsidiaries resident in other Member States is contrary to EU law

Veracash
Free movement of capital
Payment services: the payment card user is deprived of the right to obtain a refund of an unauthorised payment transaction of which he or she has become aware if he or she delayed in notifying it to his or her provider with intent or gross negligence

Daka
Independence of judges: the double appointment of judges to the Polish Supreme Court is compatible with EU law

Adrar
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Advocate General Spielmann: the court reviewing the lawfulness of the detention of an illegally staying third-country national must verify that the principle of non-refoulement does not preclude his or her removal

Trump delays EU tariffs to 7 August amid pressure from Brussels to honour deal and grant immediate relief to European exporters, as producers brace for impact

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Brussels clinging to the Trump deal, Ukraine reversing its anti-graft overhaul, the UK SAFE deal still being in limbo, and the EU stalling on Chinese solar.

Karol Nawrocki urged Ukraine to confront historical grievances in his first call with Zelenskyy, signalling a tougher tone despite reaffirming support against Russia.

Czech public support for hosting Ukrainian refugees holds, but a new poll shows rising fatigue and economic anxiety fuelling calls to scale back protection.

With Romania posting the EU’s highest VAT shortfall, Laura Codruța Kovesi warned that the country’s failure to detect and report fraud is turning it into a haven for international mafias.

"Flygskam" has plagued the conscience of passengers too long. In reality, the carbon cost of intra-EU flights is already factored into a ticket from Brussels to Rome.

Earlier this week, Trump said that he was reducing the 50-day deadline he gave Russia over its war in Ukraine to "10 or 12" days