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Regulation on European Statistics on Population and Housing:<\/strong> This regulation establishes a common framework for the systematic production of comparable European statistics on population and housing, ensuring the availability of reliable demographic data across the EU. This data is crucial for policy making and research.<\/p>\n

* Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS Directive):<\/strong> This directive sets out measures to achieve a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union. It focuses on the cybersecurity capabilities of member states, cross-border collaboration, and the security obligations of essential service operators and digital service providers.<\/p>\n

* Regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard:<\/strong> This regulation establishes a European Border and Coast Guard to ensure the integrated management of the external borders of the EU. It includes provisions on border control, return operations, combating cross-border crime, and cooperation with third countries.<\/p>\n

* Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market:<\/strong> This directive aims to modernize EU copyright rules for the digital age. It addresses issues related to the value gap between content creators and online platforms, the use of copyrighted material in online teaching, and the facilitation of digital access to cultural heritage.<\/p>\n

* Regulation on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):<\/strong> This regulation sets rules relating to the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and rules relating to the free movement of personal data. It strengthens the rights of individuals regarding their personal data and harmonizes data protection laws across the EU.<\/p>\n

* Directive on combating terrorism:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026\/497 of 4\u00a0March 2026 amending Regulation (EU)\u00a02023\/2053 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the management of bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and in the Mediterranean<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026\/1073 of 6\u00a0March 2026 amending and correcting Delegated Regulation (EU)\u00a02023\/361 supplementing Regulation (EU)\u00a02016\/429 of the European Parliament and the Council as regards rules for the use of certain veterinary medicinal products for the purpose of prevention and control of certain listed diseases<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/1043 of 12\u00a0May 2026 cancelling the registration of the protected geographical indication Salemi (PGI)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/1063 of 12\u00a0May 2026 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of PET Spunbond originating in the People\u2019s Republic of China<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/1088 of 12\u00a0May 2026 amending Annexes\u00a0V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU)\u00a02021\/404 as regards the entries for Canada and the United States in the lists of third countries, territories, or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/1045 of 12\u00a0May 2026 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain alkyl phosphonic acids and their sodium salts originating in the People\u2019s Republic of China<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 13 May 2026.European Commission v Italian Republic.Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations \u2013 Article 258 TFEU \u2013 Social policy \u2013 Directive 1999\/70\/EC \u2013 Framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP \u2013 Clause 5(1) \u2013 Obligation for Member States to introduce measures to prevent and penalise the misuse of successive fixed-term employment contracts \u2013 Absence of such measures \u2013 Concept of \u2018objective reasons\u2019 justifying the renewal of such contracts.Case C-155\/25.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 May 2026.Procureur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral pr\u00e8s la Cour d\u2019appel de Li\u00e8ge v Aldi SA.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Public health \u2013 Food law \u2013 Regulation (EC) No 178\/2002 \u2013 General principles and requirements \u2013 Regulation (EC) No 852\/200 \u2013 Food hygiene \u2013 Article 4(2) \u2013 General and specific obligations on all food business operators \u2013 Scope \u2013 Annex II \u2013 General provisions on hygiene for those operators \u2013 Article 5 \u2013 Hazard analysis and critical control points principles (HACCP principles) \u2013 Scope \u2013 Repeated finding, by the competent authority, of traces and droppings of pests in the shops and warehouses of an undertaking in the food sector \u2013 Criminal offence provided for in national law in implementation of the third subparagraph of Article 17(2) of Regulation No 178\/2002.Case C-483\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 May 2026.D.V. v MB \u201eKigas\u201c.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Consumer protection \u2013 Directive 2011\/83\/EU \u2013 Article 5(1)(a) and (c) \u2013 Information requirements for contracts other than distance or off-premises contracts \u2013 Obligation on the trader to inform the consumer of the main characteristics of the service \u2013 Customs duties \u2013 Obligation on the trader to inform the consumer of the total price of the service \u2013 Additional charges \u2013 Content of the information to be provided to the consumer \u2013 Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) \u2013 Articles 6 and 11.Case C-488\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Arr\u00eat du Tribunal (premi\u00e8re chambre) du 13 mai 2026.#Brucella Green Vac, SL contre Commission europ\u00e9enne.#Recherche et d\u00e9veloppement technologique \u2013 Programme-cadre pour la recherche et l\u2019innovation \u201cHorizon 2020\u201d (2014-2020) \u2013 Recouvrement des sommes ind\u00fbment vers\u00e9es au titre d\u2019une convention de subvention \u2013 R\u00e9siliation de la convention \u2013 D\u00e9cision formant titre ex\u00e9cutoire \u2013 Article 299 TFUE \u2013 Principe de bonne administration \u2013 Confiance l\u00e9gitime \u2013 Proportionnalit\u00e9 \u2013 R\u00e8glement (UE, Euratom) 2018\/1046.#Affaire T-593\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 13 May 2026.Les \u00c9ditions Albert Ren\u00e9 v European Union Intellectual Property Office.EU trade mark \u2013 Invalidity proceedings \u2013 EU word mark Obelix \u2013 Earlier EU word mark OBELIX \u2013 Relative ground for invalidity \u2013 Reputation of the earlier mark \u2013 Link between the marks at issue \u2013 Article 8(5) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017\/1001.Case T-24\/25.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) of 13 May 2026.Carpatair SA v European Commission.State aid \u2013 Aviation sector \u2013 Measures implemented by Romania in favour of Timi\u0219oara Airport \u2013 Measures implemented by Timi\u0219oara Airport in favour of Wizz Air and airlines using that airport \u2013 Decision finding, in part, that there was no State aid in favour of Timi\u0219oara Airport and airlines using that airport \u2013 Airport charges \u2013 Action for annulment \u2013 Standing to bring proceedings \u2013 Individual concern \u2013 No substantial effect on the competitive position \u2013 Partial inadmissibility \u2013 Article 107(1) TFEU \u2013 Error of law \u2013 Selective nature \u2013 Advantage.Case T-522\/20 RENV.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 May 2026.X and Minister van Asiel en Migratie, anciennement Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid v Y.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Area of freedom, security and justice \u2013 Common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals \u2013 Directive 2008\/115\/EC \u2013 Articles 6, 8 and 9 \u2013 Illegally staying third-country nationals imprisoned for a long term or for life \u2013 Possibility of adopting a return decision \u2013 Procedural safeguards.Case C-877\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Urteil des Gerichts (F\u00fcnfte erweiterte Kammer) vom 13. Mai 2026.#Zollamt \u00d6sterreich gegen G GmbH.#Vorlage zur Vorabentscheidung \u2013 Zollunion \u2013 Zollkodex der Union \u2013 Recht zur Einlegung eines Rechtsbehelfs \u2013 Art. 44 Abs. 4 der Verordnung Nr. 952\/2013 \u2013 Entscheidung \u00fcber eine verbindliche Zolltarifauskunft \u2013 Gerichtlicher Rechtsbehelf \u2013 Berichtigung \u2013 R\u00fcckwirkung.#Rechtssache T-150\/25.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Arr\u00eat du Tribunal (deuxi\u00e8me chambre) du 13 mai 2026.#Ixo Restauraci\u00f3n, SL contre Office de l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne pour la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 intellectuelle.#* Langue de proc\u00e9dure : l\u2019espagnol. Marque de l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne \u2013 Proc\u00e9dure de nullit\u00e9 \u2013 Marque de l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne figurative MUKA \u2013 Marque nationale verbale ant\u00e9rieure LAMUCCA \u2013 Cause de nullit\u00e9 relative \u2013 Risque de confusion \u2013 Article 8, paragraphe 1, sous b), du r\u00e8glement (UE) 2017\/1001 \u2013 Usage s\u00e9rieux de la marque ant\u00e9rieure \u2013 Article 64, paragraphes 2 et 3, du r\u00e8glement 2017\/1001 \u2013 Proportionnalit\u00e9 \u2013 Obligation de motivation\u00bb.#Affaire T-390\/25.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 13 May 2026.Kutxabank, SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.EU trade mark \u2013 Opposition proceedings \u2013 Application for the EU figurative mark K. \u2013 Earlier EU figurative marks k and k kutxabank kredit \u2013 Relative ground for refusal \u2013 No likelihood of confusion \u2013 Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207\/2009 \u2013 Lack of similarity of the services \u2013 Lack of similarity of the signs \u2013 Cross-claim.Case T-105\/25.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 May 2026.Mikail Safarbekovich Gutseriev v Council of the European Union.Common Foreign and Security Policy \u2013 Restrictive measures taken in response to the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in Russia\u2019s aggression against Ukraine \u2013 Freezing of funds \u2013 Restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States \u2013 Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources or to restrictions on entry into the territory of the Member States \u2013 Maintaining the applicant\u2019s name on the lists \u2013 Error of assessment.Case T-286\/25.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 May 2026.KORFIN, s.r.o and SEMPIOLA INVEST LIMITED v SLOVNAFT, a.s.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Company law \u2013 Directive 2004\/25\/EC \u2013 Takeover bid \u2013 Article 2(1)(a) \u2013 Squeeze-out of holders of securities \u2013 Offer made by a person controlling the offeree company \u2013 Making of the offer following the acquisition of such control \u2013 Lack of voluntary nature of the takeover bid.Case C-225\/25.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 May 2026.BRANDL Mez\u0151gazdas\u00e1gi, Kereskedelmi \u00e9s Szolg\u00e1ltat\u00f3 Kft. v Agr\u00e1rminiszt\u00e9rium.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Liability of a Member State in the event of infringement of EU law \u2013 Cancellation, by operation of law, of rights of usufruct over properties contrary to Article 63 TFEU and Article 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union \u2013 Restoration of those rights following a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union \u2013 Compensation for the damage suffered \u2013 National rules providing for financial compensation calculated solely on the basis of the market value of those properties at the time of deletion of the rights of usufruct \u2013 Requirement of adequate compensation for the damage suffered \u2013 Loss of profit.Case C-286\/25.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 13 May 2026.Stellantis Portugal SA v Autoridade Tribut\u00e1ria e Aduaneira.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 Taxation \u2013 Common system of value added tax (VAT) \u2013 Sixth Directive 77\/388\/EEC \u2013 Point 1 of Article 2 \u2013 Liability to VAT \u2013 Supply of services effected for consideration \u2013 Criteria \u2013 Intra-group relationships \u2013 Adjustments of the transfer prices of motor vehicles between manufacturers and distributors \u2013 Account taken of the after-sales costs of repair of those vehicles incurred by the distributors \u2013 Existence of a direct link between the supply of services and the consideration actually received \u2013 Existence of a legal relationship pursuant to which there is reciprocal performance.Case C-603\/24.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 May 2026.SWEDISH MATCH \u2013 F\u00d3SFOROS DE PORTUGAL, S.A. v Autoridade Tribut\u00e1ria e Aduaneira.Reference for a preliminary ruling \u2013 General arrangements for products subject to excise duty \u2013 Directive 92\/12\/EEC \u2013 Tax markings \u2013 Article 21 \u2013 National legislation limiting the automatic justification of the destruction of 2% of the tax markings used annually during the production process to the destruction which occurred on the national territory \u2013 Proportionality.Case C-322\/25.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Notice concerning the entry into force of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation of the other, on the European Satellite Navigation Programmes [2026\/1090]<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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State aid \u2013 Decision to raise no objections<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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