Category: EC law

WWF European Policy Programme v. Council of the European Union – WLR Daily

Posted May 1st, 2007 in EC law, freedom of information, law reports by sally

WWF European Policy Programme v. Council of the European Union (supported by Commission of the European Communities, intervener) (Case T-264/04)

“The public right of access to documents of the EC institutions entailed in principle an obligation on the part of the institutions to document their activities.”

 WLR Daily, 25th April 2007

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Privacy watchdog slams EU-wide sharing of police data – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 30th, 2007 in data protection, EC law, news, police by sally

“Europe’s privacy watchdog has expressed ‘grave concern’ about a proposal to share personal information between police forces across Europe, calling it a ‘lowest common denominator approach that would hinder the fundamental rights of EU citizens’.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th April 2007

Source: www.out-law.com

IP crimes Directive approved by European Parliament – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 26th, 2007 in EC law, intellectual property, news by sally

“A controversial Directive which criminalises intellectual property violations in Europe was approved yesterday by the European Parliament but does not include its most controversial element, the criminalising of patent infringement.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 26th April 2007

Source: www.out-law.com

Lords reject European competition appeal court – The Times

Posted April 23rd, 2007 in competition, EC law, news by sally

“Calls for the creation of a new EU competition court to hear appeals over European Commission (EC) decisions on the legality of large mergers and acquisitions have been rejected by a House of Lords committee.”

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The Times, 23rd April 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

EU agrees to common child support laws – The Guardian

Posted April 20th, 2007 in child support, EC law, news by sally

“European Union countries agreed yesterday to bolster the rights of parents and couples trying to collect child support payments across EU borders.”

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The Guardian, 20th April 2007

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

EU makes it against law to condone genocide – The Times

Posted April 20th, 2007 in EC law, genocide, news by sally

“Condoning or ‘grossly trivialising’ genocide will become a crime punishable by up to three years in prison across Europe, although justice ministers failed to agree a specific ban on denying the Holocaust yesterday.”

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The Times, 20th April 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Britain limits EU religious hatred ban – Reuters

Posted April 18th, 2007 in EC law, incitement, news, racism by sally

“Britain has narrowed the scope of a European Union-wide ban on incitement to religious hatred in a proposed anti-racism law, diplomats said on Tuesday.”

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Reuters, 18th April 2007

Source: www.reuters.com

EU aims to criminalise Holocaust denial – Financial Times

Posted April 18th, 2007 in EC law, freedom of expression, news by sally

“Laws that make denying or trivialising the Holocaust a criminal offence punishable by jail sentences will be introduced across the European Union, according to a proposal expecting to win backing from ministers Thursday.”

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Financial Times, 18th April 2007

Source: www.ft.com