Ghent University in Brussels is seeking to fill three full-time positions as part of the ERC-funded research project “DISSECT: Evidence in International Human Rights Adjudication” (ERC-AdG-2018-834044). Organisation Ghent University is a top 100 university and one of the major universities in Belgium. 11 faculties offer a wide range of courses and conduct in-depth research within […]
Parliament re-elects Emily O’Reilly as European Ombudsman
Emily O’Reilly has been re-elected as European Ombudsman, allowing her to continue investigating complaints against EU bodies for the next five years. She was re-elected by MEPs in a secret ballot in Strasburg on 18 December 2019. She received 320 votes out of 600. O’Reilly has served as European Ombudsman since 1 October 2013. Previously, she […]
An airline is liable for the harm caused by a spilt cup of hot coffee
It is not necessary for that accident to relate to a hazard typically associated with flight In this judgment, the Court of Justice clarifies that an airline’s liability for scalding caused by hot coffee that tipped over on a flight for unknown reasons does not require that a hazard typically associated with flight materialised. In […]
The new Law Bulletin No. 8 is now available!
The new Law Bulletin No. 8 is now available! This bulletin summarises all the European Union’s activity in the field of law in recent months. The bulletin is structured into News; Jurisprudence, Legislation and Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR); Statistics; Publications; Media Library; and finally, Magazines. In this December edition, we […]
A person elected to the European Parliament acquires the status of Member of that institution at the time of the official declaration of the results and enjoys, from that time, the immunities attached to that status
In the preliminary ruling in Junqueras Vies (C-502/19), delivered on 19 December 2019, the Court, sitting as the Grand Chamber, clarified the personal, temporal and material scope of the immunities enjoyed by Members of the European Parliament. In this case, a number of questions were referred to the Court for a preliminary ruling relating to […]
The Pension complement granted by Spain to mothers who are recipients of an invalidity pension where they have two or more children must also be awarded to fathers in a comparable situation
In January 2017, the Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (National Institute of Social Security, Spain) (INSS) awarded WA a permanent absolute incapacity pension of 100% of the basic amount. WA brought an appeal against that decision, claiming that, as the father of two daughters, he should, on the basis of Spanish law, be entitled […]
Ireland is ordered to pay pecuniary penalties for failing to comply with an earlier judgment of the Court which required, in particular, that an environmental assessment be carried out in respect of a wind farm
In the judgment European Commission v Ireland (C-261/18), delivered on 12 November 2019, the Grand Chamber of the Court imposed pecuniary penalties on Ireland for failing to give concrete effect to the judgment of 3 July 2008, Commission v Ireland, in so far as the Court had held in that judgment that Ireland had infringed […]
The protection of the name ‘Aceto Balsamico di Modena’ does not extend to the use of the non-geographical terms of that name such as ‘aceto’ and ‘balsamico’
The name ‘Aceto Balsamico di Modena (PGI)’ (balsamic vinegar from Modena, Italy) has been registered since 2009 in the register of protected designations of origin (‘PDO’) and protected geographical indications (‘PGI’). Balema is a German company that produces and markets vinegar-based products made from wines from the Baden region (Germany). It uses on the labels […]
The European Commission refers Spain to the Court of Justice for its rules on the compensation for damages incurred by private partie
The European Commission decided to refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the EU regarding Spanish rules on compensation for damages caused by the State when adopting legislation contrary to Union law Following complaints received about certain Spanish provisions regulating the compensation for damages caused by legislative acts that are in breach of Union […]