The European Court of Justice on Tuesday ordered Malta to close its “golden passport” program, ruling that citizenship in EU countries cannot be sold.
https://apnews.com/article/malta-eu-court-passport-visas-ruling-67645b54f38cf50dafb55aeb697627ce
#ECJ #AG Spielmann: the involvement of a body lacking guarantees of independence in a judge’s appointment procedure does not, in itself, justify the exclusion of that judge #RuleofLaw 
#ECJ clarifies the circumstances under which tax exemptions may be prohibited by #EULaw #Poland #StateAid
#ECJ clarifies the conditions under which a concession can be modified without a new award procedure #Germany
#ECJ: The Maltese investor citizenship scheme is contrary to #EULaw #EUCitizenship golden #passports
Our Year in Review 2024 is now available in all 24 #EU languages! It provides information on the #ECJ and #EUGeneralCourt work in 2024 including case law, notable events and key facts and figures. 
#ECJ #AG Spielmann: A national court is required to disregard, or find to be legally non-existent, the judgment of a higher court that does not meet the requirement of a tribunal previously established by law
#ECJ #AG Richard de la Tour: A Member State may designate safe countries of origin by a legislative act and must disclose, for the purpose of judicial review, the sources of information upon which that designation is based #internationalprotection
#ECJ #AG Norkus analyses the allocation of the burden of proof in relation to the existence of damage in collective expulsion cases #Frontex
#ECJ: A third-country national who is a direct ascendant of an #EUcitizen can prove their dependence by submitting documents issued several years before their residence card application
#ECJ: The Member State of residence of a requested person cannot refuse to execute a #EuropeanArrestWarrant to ensure the person’s presence when criminal proceedings resume
#ECJ: The procedural acts of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office that are capable of affecting the legal situation of the persons challenging them must be amenable to judicial review
#ECJ #AG Richard de la Tour: An EU Member State must recognise a same-sex marriage concluded in another Member State but is not required to transcribe it in a civil register #EULaw #Poland
#ECJ #AG Rantos: #Hungary violated #EUlaw by refusing to renew Klubrádió’s contract for the 92.9 MHz frequency and excluding it from the related tender
#ECJ: #ArrestWarrants issued by the #UnitedKingdom: a hardening of the conditions for release on licence does not, in principle, preclude the surrender of the requested person #Brexit
Italy To Turn Empty Albania Migrant Center Into Repatriation Hub https://www.byteseu.com/882158/ #Albania #AsylumSeekers #BorderControl #ecj #Italy #MigrationPolicy #repatriation
This #AndroidAuto #ECJ judgment is apparently already causing nightmares to some conventional competition lawyers: it might to lead to mandated #interoperability FAR beyond #DMA Core Platform Services 
#ECJ imposes financial penalties on #Italy for persistent failures to meet its obligations regarding wastewater treatment in 4 urban areas #environment
Judicial statistics 2024: significant increase both in new cases before the #ECJ and in cases completed by the institution as a whole
