EU sanctions: a person must never be merely a means to an end The EU is announcing its biggest wave of sanctions since the war in Ukraine began, says leading German free-speech lawyer Joachim Steinhöfel in this opinion piece for Euronews. He argues the measures violate human dignity and Germany's constitution. Euronews · Sep 4
Twenty-six incumbents are running in contested primaries for the Massachusetts General Court on Sept. 1, the most since 2010 There are 26 incumbents in Massachusetts’ General Court facing primary challengers on Sept. 1. This is the most since at least 2010. All 160 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and all 40 seats in the Massachusetts Senate are up for election this year. Ballotpedia · Aug 27
Commission's Pfizergate loss hailed as ‘victory for transparency’ The EU Court ruled against the Commission for failing to justify its refusal to release texts between von der Leyen and Pfizer’s CEO. Critics say the Commission’s actions undermine public trust and accountability, calling for greater transparency in decision-making. Euronews · May 14, 2025
European Commission hit by EU court fine after breaking own data privacy rules EU General Court hits European Commission with a fine for violating GDPR. TechRadar · Jan 9, 2025
Intel gets off the hook and won't have to pay $1.1 billion EU antitrust fine — chipmaker was previously accused of offering incentives to partners to block AMD The European Court of Justice supports the General Court's decision to annul a huge fine imposed on Intel. Tom’s Hardware · Oct 24, 2024
Mother of Russian mercenary chief Prigozhin wins rare appeal against EU sanctions The mother of Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin won a legal bid on Wednesday to overturn European Union sanctions against her, as a court ruled there was no proof that she bore responsibility for his actions. Reuters · Mar 8, 2023
Saudi Arabia: Judge Caught Red-Handed in Corruption Case Arrested The Saudi Control and Anti-Corruption Authority said Monday it arrested a judge who was caught red-handed while receiving a bribe from a citizen to issue a verdict in a case at the General Court. The Authority said that Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Juhani, a judge in the court of appeal in… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 15, 2022
Valencia wins fight against EU state aid decision, another blow for EU Spanish soccer club Valencia on Thursday won its fight against an EU state aid decision as Europe's top court said competition regulators had failed to prove their case in yet another blow to EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager's tax crackdown. Reuters · Nov 10, 2022
Lionel Messi PSG transfer brought to top EU court as Barcelona make fresh return plea Paris Saint-Germain's signing of Lionel Messi last summer following the expiration of his contract at Barcelona is to be heard in front of the General Court of the EU Daily Mirror · Sep 29, 2022
Google Suffers Another EU Setback As Top Court Rejects Request To Topple $4.3B Dominance-Abuse Fine Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google suffered its second setback in Europe in less than a year as the European Union’s top court agreed with the bloc’s antitrust regul Benzinga · Sep 14, 2022
European court upholds broadcasting ban on Russia’s RT The Kremlin warns of retaliatory measures against Western media after the ruling by Luxembourg-based General Court. Al Jazeera · Jul 27, 2022
Qualcomm Wins EU Antitrust Lawsuit Which Has An Apple Connection Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ:QCOM) clinched victory against a €997 million ($1.05 billion) penalty slapped by EU antitrust regulators, Reuters reports. The EU imposed the fine four years back for paying Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) to use only its chips and block out rivals like Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC). Also Read: Qualcomm Agrees To Work With Europe's Foundry Partners: Reuters The European Commission… Benzinga · Jun 15, 2022
EU Top Court Overturns $1.2B Antitrust Penalty Against Intel General Court, a constituent court of the Court of Justice of the European Union, overturned a €1.06 billion ($1.2 billion) antitrust fine levied against U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) in 2009. The commission alleged that Intel abused its dominant position on the worldwide market for “x86 2” data center processors between 2002 - 2007… Benzinga · Jan 26, 2022