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Record· CJCELEX 62019CJ0357_RESdecided

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 21 December 2021.#Criminal proceedings against PM and Others.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Decision 2006/928/EC – Mechanism for cooperation and verification of progress in Romania to address specific benchmarks in the areas of judicial reform and the fight against corruption – Legal nature and effects – Binding on Romania – Rule of law – Judicial independence – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Fight against corruption – Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – Article 325(1) TFEU – ‘PFI’ Convention’ – Criminal proceedings – Decisions of the Curtea Constituțională (Constitutional Court, Romania) concerning the legality of the taking of certain evidence and the composition of judicial panels in cases of serious corruption – Duty on national courts to give full effect to the decisions of the Curtea Constituțională (Constitutional Court) – Disciplinary liability of judges in case of non-compliance with such decisions – Power to disapply decisions of the Curtea Constituțională (Constitutional Court) that conflict with EU law – Principle of primacy of EU law.#Joined Cases C-357/19, C-379/19, C-547/19, C-811/19 and C-840/19.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2021

Record· TJCELEX 62018TJ0721_RESdecided

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 21 December 2021.#Zoi Apostolopoulou and Anastasia Apostolopoulou-Chrysanthaki v European Commission.#Non-contractual liability – Grant agreements concluded in the context of various EU programmes – Breach of contractual terms by the beneficiary company – Eligible costs – OLAF investigation – Liquidation of the company – Recovery from the partners in the company – Enforcement – Allegations made by the representatives of the Commission before the national courts – Identification of the defendant – Failure to have regard to procedural requirements – Partial inadmissibility – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals.#Joined Cases T-721/18 and T-81/19.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2021

Record· TJCELEX 62018TJ0721decided

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 21 December 2021.#Zoi Apostolopoulou and Anastasia Apostolopoulou-Chrysanthaki v European Commission.#Non-contractual liability – Grant agreements concluded in the context of various EU programmes – Breach of contractual terms by the beneficiary company – Eligible costs – OLAF investigation – Liquidation of the company – Recovery from the partners in the company – Enforcement – Allegations made by the representatives of the Commission before the national courts – Identification of the defendant – Disregard of formal requirements – Partial inadmissibility – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals.#Joined Cases T-721/18 and T-81/19.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2021

Record· CJCELEX 62020CJ0203decided

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 16 December 2021.#Criminal proceedings against AB and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Okresný súd Bratislava III.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in criminal matters – European arrest warrant – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Scope – Article 51 – Implementation of EU law – Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA – Jurisdiction of the Court – Reference made before the issue of a European arrest warrant – Admissibility – Principle ne bis in idem – Article 50 – Concepts of ‘acquittal’ and ‘conviction’ – Amnesty in the issuing Member State – Final decision discontinuing a criminal prosecution – Revocation of the amnesty – Setting-aside of the decision discontinuing the criminal prosecution – Resumption of proceedings – Need for a decision taken after a determination of the criminal liability of the person concerned – Directive 2012/13/EU – Right to information in criminal proceedings – Scope – Concept of ‘criminal proceedings’ – Legislative procedure for the adoption of a resolution relating to the revocation of an amnesty – Judicial procedure for review of the compliance of that resolution with the national Constitution.#Case C-203/20.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 16 December 2021

Report· CCCELEX 62020CC0453decided

Opinion of Advocate General Campos Sánchez-Bordona delivered on 16 December 2021.#CityRail a.s. v Správa železnic, státní organizace.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Úřad pro přístup k dopravní infrastruktuře.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 267 TFUE – Concept of ‘court or tribunal’ – Criteria relating to the body’s constitution and function – Exercise of judicial or administrative functions – Directive 2012/34/EU – Articles 55 and 56 – Single national regulatory body for the railway sector – Independent regulatory authority for the sector – Entitlement to act on an ex-officio basis – Power to impose penalties – Decisions that are open to challenge before the courts – Inadmissibility of the request for a preliminary ruling.#Case C-453/20.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 16 December 2021

Report· CCCELEX 62020CC0278decided

Opinion of Advocate General Szpunar delivered on 9 December 2021.#European Commission v Kingdom of Spain.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Liability of Member States for harm caused to individuals by infringements of EU law – Infringement of EU law attributable to the national legislature – Infringement of the Constitution of a Member State attributable to the national legislature – Principles of equivalence and effectiveness.#Case C-278/20.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 9 December 2021

Record· TJCELEX 62019TJ0127decided

Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 8 December 2021.#Dyson Ltd and Others v European Commission.#Non-contractual liability – Energy – Directive 2010/30/EU – Indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy – Delegated Regulation (EU) No 665/2013 – Energy labelling of vacuum cleaners – Energy efficiency – Measurement method – Annulment by the General Court – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals.#Case T-127/19.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 8 December 2021

Record· TJCELEX 62019TJ0127_INFdecided

Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 8 December 2021.#Dyson Ltd and Others v European Commission.#Non-contractual liability – Energy – Directive 2010/30/EU – Indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy – Delegated Regulation (EU) No 665/2013 – Energy labelling of vacuum cleaners – Energy efficiency – Measurement method – Annulment by the General Court – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals).#Case T-127/19.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 8 December 2021

Report· CCCELEX 62021CC0156decided

Opinion of Advocate General Campos Sánchez-Bordona delivered on 2 December 2021.#Hungary v European Parliament and Council of the European Union.#Action for annulment – Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 – General regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget – Protection of the Union budget in the case of breaches of the principles of the rule of law in the Member States – Legal basis – Article 322(1)(a) TFEU – Alleged circumvention of Article 7 TEU and Article 269 TFEU – Alleged infringements of Article 4(1), Article 5(2) and Article 13(2) TEU and of the principles of legal certainty, proportionality and equality of Member States before the Treaties.#Case C-156/21.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 2 December 2021

Record· TJCELEX 62021TJ0152_INFdecided

Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 1 December 2021.#Union syndicale Solidaires des services départementaux d'incendie et de secours (SDIS) de France et DOM/TOM v European Commission.#Non-contractual liability – Filing of a complaint with the Commission concerning the application of EU law – Time limit for reply – Right to good administration – Mandatory due diligence – Reasonable period – No sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals.#Case T-152/21.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 1 December 2021

Record· TJCELEX 62021TJ0152decided

Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 1 December 2021.#Union syndicale Solidaires des services départementaux d'incendie et de secours (SDIS) de France et DOM/TOM v European Commission.#Non-contractual liability – Filing of a complaint with the Commission concerning the application of EU law – Time limit for reply – Right to good administration – Mandatory due diligence – Reasonable period – No sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals.#Case T-152/21.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 1 December 2021

Record· CJCELEX 62019CJ0681decided

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 November 2021.#Fereydoun Mahmoudian v Council of the European Union.#Appeal – Common foreign and security policy (CFSP) – Restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran – Damage allegedly suffered by the appellant as a result of his name being included and maintained on the list of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources – Action for damages – Jurisdiction of the Court to rule on a claim seeking compensation for the damage allegedly caused by restrictive measures taken in decisions adopted pursuant to the CFSP – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals.#Case C-681/19 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 18 November 2021

Record· CJCELEX 62019CJ0680decided

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 November 2021.#Fulmen v Council of the European Union.#Appeal – Common foreign and security policy (CFSP) – Restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran – Damage allegedly suffered by the appellant as a result of its name being included and maintained on the list of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources – Action for damages – Jurisdiction of the Court to rule on a claim seeking compensation for the damage allegedly caused by restrictive measures taken in decisions adopted pursuant to the CFSP – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals.#Case C-680/19 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 18 November 2021

Record· CJCELEX 62019CJ0680_INFdecided

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 November 2021.#Fulmen v Council of the European Union.#Appeal – Common foreign and security policy (CFSP) – Restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran – Damage allegedly suffered by the appellant as a result of its name being included and maintained on the list of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources – Action for damages – Jurisdiction of the Court to rule on a claim seeking compensation for the damage allegedly caused by restrictive measures taken in decisions adopted pursuant to the CFSP – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals.#Case C-680/19 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 18 November 2021

Record· CJCELEX 62019CJ0681_INFdecided

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 November 2021.#Fereydoun Mahmoudian v Council of the European Union.#Appeal – Common foreign and security policy (CFSP) – Restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran – Damage allegedly suffered by the appellant as a result of his name being included and maintained on the list of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources – Action for damages – Jurisdiction of the Court to rule on a claim seeking compensation for the damage allegedly caused by restrictive measures taken in decisions adopted pursuant to the CFSP – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals.#Case C-681/19 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 18 November 2021

Record· TJCELEX 62017TJ0147decided

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 17 November 2021.#Nikolaos Anastassopoulos and Others v Council of the European Union and European Commission.#Non-contractual liability – Economic and monetary policy – Restructuring of Greek public debt – Private sector involvement – Collective action clauses – Private creditors – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals – Equal treatment – Natural and legal persons – Limitation periods – Whether European Union answerable for the measures at issue – Admissibility – Strict liability – Unusual and special damage.#Case T-147/17.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 17 November 2021

Record· TJCELEX 62017TJ0147_INFdecided

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 17 November 2021.#Nikolaos Anastassopoulos and Others v Council of the European Union and European Commission.#Non-contractual liability – Economic and monetary policy – Restructuring of Greek public debt – Private sector involvement – Collective action clauses – Private creditors – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals – Equal treatment – Natural and legal persons – Limitation periods – Whether European Union answerable for the measures at issue – Admissibility – Strict liability – Unusual and special damage.#Case T-147/17.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 17 November 2021

Record· CJCELEX 62019CJ0748_RESdecided

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 16 November 2021.#Criminal proceedings against WB and Others.#References for a preliminary ruling – Rule of law – Independence of the judiciary – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – National legislation providing the possibility for the Minister for Justice to second judges to higher courts and to terminate those secondments – Adjudicating panels in criminal cases including judges seconded by the Minister for Justice – Directive (EU) 2016/343 – Presumption of innocence.#Joined Cases C-748/19 to C-754/19.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 16 November 2021

Record· CJCELEX 62019CJ0748decided

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 16 November 2021.#Criminal proceedings against WB and Others.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie.#References for a preliminary ruling – Rule of law – Independence of the judiciary – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – National legislation providing the possibility for the Minister for Justice to second judges to higher courts and to terminate those secondments – Adjudicating panels in criminal cases including judges seconded by the Minister for Justice – Directive (EU) 2016/343 – Presumption of innocence.#Joined Cases C-748/19 to C-754/19.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 16 November 2021

Record· CJCELEX 62019CJ0487_RESdecided

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 October 2021.#Proceedings brought by W.Ż.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Rule of law – Effective legal protection in the fields covered by EU law – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Principles of the irremovability of judges and judicial independence – Transfer without consent of a judge of an ordinary court – Action – Order of inadmissibility made by a judge of the Sąd Najwyższy (Izba Kontroli Nadzwyczajnej i Spraw Publicznych) (Supreme Court (Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs), Poland) – Judge appointed by the President of the Republic of Poland on the basis of a resolution of the National Council of the Judiciary, despite a court decision ordering that the effects of that resolution be suspended pending a preliminary ruling of the Court – Judge not constituting an independent and impartial tribunal previously established by law – Primacy of EU law – Possibility of finding such an order of inadmissibility to be null and void.#Case C-487/19.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 6 October 2021

Record· CJCELEX 62019CJ0487decided

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 October 2021.#Proceedings brought by W.Ż.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Rule of law – Effective legal protection in the fields covered by EU law – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Principles of the irremovability of judges and judicial independence – Transfer without consent of a judge of an ordinary court – Action – Order of inadmissibility made by a judge of the Sąd Najwyższy (Izba Kontroli Nadzwyczajnej i Spraw Publicznych) (Supreme Court (Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs), Poland) – Judge appointed by the President of the Republic of Poland on the basis of a resolution of the National Council of the Judiciary, despite a court decision ordering that the effects of that resolution be suspended pending a preliminary ruling of the Court – Judge not constituting an independent and impartial tribunal previously established by law – Primacy of EU law – Possibility of finding such an order of inadmissibility to be null and void.#Case C-487/19.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 6 October 2021

Record· CJCELEX 62019CJ0791_RESdecided

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 15 July 2021.#European Commission v Republic of Poland.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Disciplinary regime applicable to judges – Rule of law – Independence of judges – Effective legal protection in the fields covered by Union law – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Disciplinary offences resulting from the content of judicial decisions – Independent disciplinary courts or tribunals established by law – Respect for reasonable time and the rights of the defence in disciplinary proceedings – Article 267 TFEU – Restriction of the right of national courts to submit requests for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice and of their obligation to do so.#Case C-791/19.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 July 2021

Report· CCCELEX 62020CC0132decided

Opinion of Advocate General Bobek delivered on 8 July 2021.#BN and Others v Getin Noble Bank S.A.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Admissibility – Article 267 TFEU – Concept of court – Article 19(1) TEU – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Rule of law – Effective judicial protection – Principle of judicial independence – Tribunal previously established by law – Judicial body, a member of which was appointed for the first time to the position of judge by a political body within the executive branch of an undemocratic regime – Way in which the Krajowa Rada Sądownictwa (National Council of the Judiciary, Poland) operates – Unconstitutionality of the law on the basis of which that council was composed – Possibility of regarding that body as an impartial and independent court or tribunal within the meaning of EU law.#Case C-132/20.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 8 July 2021

Record· TJCELEX 62015TJ0692(01)_RESdecided

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 7 July 2021.#HTTS Hanseatic Trade Trust & Shipping GmbH v Council of the European Union.#Non-contractual liability – Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures against Iran – List of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals.#Case T-692/15 RENV.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 7 July 2021

Record· TJCELEX 62017TJ0455decided

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 7 July 2021.#Naser Bateni v Council of the European Union.#Non-contractual liability – Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures against Iran – List of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Limitation – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals.#Case T-455/17.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 7 July 2021

Record· TJCELEX 62015TJ0692(01)decided

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 7 July 2021.#HTTS Hanseatic Trade Trust & Shipping GmbH v Council of the European Union.#Non-contractual liability – Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures against Iran – List of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals.#Case T-692/15 RENV.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 7 July 2021

Record· TJCELEX 62017TJ0455_RESdecided

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 7 July 2021.#Naser Bateni v Council of the European Union.#Non-contractual liability – Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures against Iran – List of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Limitation – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals.#Case T-455/17.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 7 July 2021

Report· CCCELEX 62020CC0203decided

Opinion of Advocate General Kokott delivered on 17 June 2021.#Criminal proceedings against AB and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Okresný súd Bratislava III.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in criminal matters – European arrest warrant – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Scope – Article 51 – Implementation of EU law – Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA – Jurisdiction of the Court – Reference made before the issue of a European arrest warrant – Admissibility – Principle ne bis in idem – Article 50 – Concepts of ‘acquittal’ and ‘conviction’ – Amnesty in the issuing Member State – Final decision discontinuing a criminal prosecution – Revocation of the amnesty – Setting-aside of the decision discontinuing the criminal prosecution – Resumption of proceedings – Need for a decision taken after a determination of the criminal liability of the person concerned – Directive 2012/13/EU – Right to information in criminal proceedings – Scope – Concept of ‘criminal proceedings’ – Legislative procedure for the adoption of a resolution relating to the revocation of an amnesty – Judicial procedure for review of the compliance of that resolution with the national Constitution.#Case C-203/20.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 17 June 2021

Record· TJCELEX 62019TJ0611decided

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 9 June 2021.#Iniciativa ciudadana « Derecho de la UE, derechos de las minorías y democratización de las instituciones españolas » v European Commission.#Institutional law – European citizens’ initiative – ‘EU law, minority rights and democratisation of Spanish institutions’ – New EU framework to strengthen the rule of law – Refusal of registration – Manifest lack of powers of the Commission – No invitation to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union – Article 4(2) and Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 – Obligation to state reasons – Article 296 TFEU.#Case T-611/19.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 9 June 2021

Record· TJCELEX 62019TJ0611_INFdecided

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 9 June 2021.#Iniciativa ciudadana « Derecho de la UE, derechos de las minorías y democratización de las instituciones españolas » v European Commission.#Institutional law – European citizens’ initiative – ‘EU law, minority rights and democratisation of Spanish institutions’ – New EU framework to strengthen the rule of law – Refusal of registration – Manifest lack of powers of the Commission – No invitation to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union – Article 4(2) and Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 – Obligation to state reasons – Article 296 TFEU.#Case T-611/19.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 9 June 2021

Report· CCCELEX 62019CC0748decided

Opinion of Advocate General Bobek delivered on 20 May 2021.#Criminal proceedings against WB and Others.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie.#References for a preliminary ruling – Rule of law – Independence of the judiciary – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – National legislation providing the possibility for the Minister for Justice to second judges to higher courts and to terminate those secondments – Adjudicating panels in criminal cases including judges seconded by the Minister for Justice – Directive (EU) 2016/343 – Presumption of innocence.#Joined Cases C-748/19 to C-754/19.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 20 May 2021

Record· CJCELEX 62019CJ0083_RESdecided

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 May 2021.#Asociaţia 'Forumul Judecătorilor din România' and Others v Inspecţia Judiciară and Others.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union – Act concerning the conditions of accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania – Articles 37 and 38 – Appropriate measures – Mechanism for cooperation and verification of progress in Romania to address specific benchmarks in the areas of judicial reform and the fight against corruption – Decision 2006/928/EC – Legal nature and effects of the cooperation and verification mechanism and of the reports established by the Commission on the basis of that mechanism – Rule of law – Judicial independence – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Laws and government emergency ordinances adopted in Romania in the course of 2018 and 2019 concerning the organisation of the judicial system and the liability of judges – Interim appointment to management positions of the Judicial Inspectorate – Establishment of a section within the Public Prosecutor’s Office for the investigation of offences committed within the judicial system – Financial liability of the State and personal liability of judges in the event of judicial error.#Joined Cases C-83/19, C-127/19, C-195/19, C-291/19, C-355/19 and C-397/19.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 18 May 2021

Record· CJCELEX 62019CJ0083decided

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 May 2021.#Asociaţia 'Forumul Judecătorilor din România' and Others v Inspecţia Judiciară and Others.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from theTribunalul Olt and Others.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union – Act concerning the conditions of accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania – Articles 37 and 38 – Appropriate measures – Mechanism for cooperation and verification of progress in Romania to address specific benchmarks in the areas of judicial reform and the fight against corruption – Decision 2006/928/EC – Legal nature and effects of the cooperation and verification mechanism and of the reports established by the Commission on the basis of that mechanism – Rule of law – Judicial independence – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Laws and government emergency ordinances adopted in Romania in the course of 2018 and 2019 concerning the organisation of the judicial system and the liability of judges – Interim appointment to management positions of the Judicial Inspectorate – Establishment of a section within the Public Prosecutor’s Office for the investigation of offences committed within the judicial system – Financial liability of the State and personal liability of judges in the event of judicial error.#Joined Cases C-83/19, C-127/19, C-195/19, C-291/19, C-355/19 and C-397/19.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 18 May 2021

Record· COCELEX 62020CO0580decided

Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 11 May 2021.#Criminal proceedings against XXX and YYY.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul Neamţ.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Values and objectives of the European Union – Rule of law – Respect for human rights – Principle that penalties must have a proper legal basis – National legislation criminalising an act carried out in breach of any law – Lack of connection with EU law – Manifest inadmissibility.#Case C-580/20.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 11 May 2021

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