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European Court of Justice (ECJ)

The European Court of Justice (ECJ), is the supreme court of the European Union in matters of EU law. It is not to be confused with the European Court of Human Rights, the supranational court based in Strasbourg.

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October 4, 2024

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban

EU to withhold €200 million from Hungary over asylum fine

EU to withhold €200 million from Hungary over asylum fine

The EU Commission is to withhold funds for Hungary after Budapest failed to pay a fine for violating asylum rules.
PoliticsSeptember 18, 2024
A woman demonstrator in Rome with a red hand painted on her face

EU court rules gender-based violence ground for asylum

EU court rules gender-based violence ground for asylum

The ECJ ruled women as a whole can be perceived as a social group and are entitled to asylum if subjected to violence.
Human RightsJanuary 17, 2024
German band Kraftwerk on stage in Bonn in 2022

Top German court refers Kraftwerk 'pastiche' case to ECJ

Top German court refers Kraftwerk 'pastiche' case to ECJ

A decades-old legal dispute over a two-second Kraftwerk drum sequence has been sent back to Europe's top court.
MusicSeptember 14, 2023
Passersby in front of the Polski Bank on July 22, 2022, in the center of Warsaw

What's at stake in Poland's Swiss franc case?

What's at stake in Poland's Swiss franc case?

The European Union's top court has backed Polish borrowers holding foreign-currency mortgages in a key ruling.
BusinessJune 15, 2023
Masked border police officer leans into the window of a car where a masked woman sits

Schengen states extend border checks, ignoring EU court

Schengen states extend border checks, ignoring EU court

The top EU court found that Germany, Denmark and other Schengen states have no legal basis for extending border checks.
PoliticsNovember 17, 2022
Finland's border with Russia: Cars waiting at the crossing at Vaalimaa

Can Germany grant asylum to Russian deserters?

Can Germany grant asylum to Russian deserters?

Germany wants to offer protection for Russian military deserters. But the most important escape routes are closed.
Human RightsSeptember 23, 2022
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