The amnesty law is said to have helped secure Pedro Sánchez’s reappointment in 2023 – at least, that is the view expressed in an opinion from the European Commission to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which was leaked to Spanish media.
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Following the failure of the reform of the Rules of Procedure to establish the inter-institutional ethics authority, the EPP has a plan: it wants to reform the internal parliamentary procedures in the event of misconduct and then put the termination of the inter-institutional agreement to a vote in plenary.
By Markus Grabitz
In the old mandate, there had been a narrow majority in the European Parliament in favor of setting up a cross-institutional ethics authority. In the new Parliament, the majorities have changed. The agreement could now be overturned.
By Markus Grabitz
Corruption, data protection, environmental violations: Whistleblowers uncover grievances and often take a high risk to do so. In Germany, they were not adequately protected – now, the European Court of Justice has sentenced Germany and other EU countries to fines.
By Redaktion Table
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) provides clarity in a further ruling on the right to damages in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The judges come to the conclusion that the right to damages, as set out in Article 82 GDPR, does not establish a general right to compensation for immaterial damages.
By Falk Steiner
The Luxembourg judges of the ECJ have ruled that four standards must be made freely accessible. If this principle were to apply to all standards, it would undermine the current fee-funded standardization system. Among other concerns, the industry fears greater intervention by the Commission.
By Redaktion Table
The dispute between the EU Commission and the tech group Intel has been dragging on for many years. Now the Commission could fail again in court.
By Redaktion Table
The Federal Ministry of Justice is still examining the grounds for the ruling, but has already announced a draft bill for an EU-compliant law in the near future. Nevertheless, data protection experts and coalition partners see a need for discussion.
By Corinna Visser
Good intentions alone are not enough: Joe Biden's and Ursula von der Leyen's announcement of their agreement on a new regulation for transatlantic data transfers is positive for business and data protectionists alike. But the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework could still fail before the European Court of Justice.
By Falk Steiner
