European Institutions

Polish Court Asks ECJ to Consider Retirement Law

August 06, 2018

AP reports that the Polish Supreme Court has asked the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) for an advisory opinion on whether a Polish law lowering the mandatory retirement age for the Court’s judges complies with EU law relating to the fundamental rights and values of the bloc.
Netherlands Submits to EU Public Prosecutor’s Office

August 06, 2018

The European Commission has confirmed the Netherlands as the 21st EU country to submit to the authority of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, which investigates crimes, such as fraud and corruption, related to misuse of the EU budget through prosecutors stationed in Brussels and in each participating member state.
ECtHR Begins Accepting Advisory Opinion Requests

August 06, 2018

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has announced that Protocol No. 16 to the European Convention on Human Rights entered into force at the beginning of August, permitting the top courts of the 10 ratifying member states to submit requests to the ECtHR for advisory opinions on the interpretation of the Convention.
ECJ Identifies Barriers to Compliance with Arrest Warrants

August 06, 2018

The Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) has held that, in order to reject the execution of a European Arrest Warrant issued by another EU member state, the court receiving it must determine both that there is a risk of breach of the right to a fair trial in the issuing state and that this risk specifically applies to the person who is the subject of the warrant.
EU Official Seeks Market Integration by Targeting Games, Apparel

August 06, 2018

Politico reports that European Commissioner for competition Margrethe Vestager is pursuing video game and sports apparel companies as her final opportunity to tackle online business sales practices providing for pricing on a country-by-country basis in an effort toward establishing a single digital EU market for goods.