1121Case C-752/24, Jangielak: Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 16 April 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie – Poland) – mBank S.A. v KŁ, JŁ (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Consumer protection – Directive 93/13/EEC – Unfair terms in consumer contracts – Effects of a term being found to be unfair – Invalidity of the loan agreement – Actions for restitution – Limitation period for the action brought by the seller or supplier – Interruption of the limitation period – Principle of effectiveness – Principle of legal certainty – Principle of proportionality – Right of access to a court – Unjust enrichment)cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1122Case C-642/24: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 16 April 2026 – Commission v Germany (Bavarian family allowance) (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations – Coordination of social security systems – Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 – Articles 4, 7 and 67 – Freedom of movement of workers – Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 – Article 7 – Equal treatment – Social and tax advantages – Family benefits – Adjustment of amounts on the basis of the cost of living in the children’s Member State of residence)cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1123Case C-568/24, Sof Medica: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 16 April 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Cluj – Romania) – Sof Medica SA v Spitalul Clinic Județean de Urgență Cluj-Napoca (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Public procurement – Directive 2014/24/EU – Article 18 – Principles of procurement – Equal treatment and transparency – Article 42 – Technical specifications – Discretion of the contracting authority – Definition of need – Reference to a type or to a specific production – Situations in which such a reference must be accompanied by the words or equivalent)cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1124Case C-519/24, Nitrogénművek: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 April 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Veszprémi Törvényszék – Hungary) – Nitrogénművek Vegyipari Zrt. v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Fellebbviteli Igazgatósága (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Air pollution – System for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading – Directive 2003/87/EC – Transitional rules for harmonised free allocation – Article 10a – National legislation imposing a tax on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions on operators receiving a significant quantity of allowances allocated free of charge)cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1125Case C-496/24, Stichting de Thuiskopie: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 April 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden – Netherlands) – Stichting Onderhandelingen Thuiskopievergoeding, Stichting de Thuiskopie v HP Nederland BV, Dell BV, Stichting Overlegorgaan Blanco Informatiedragers (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Intellectual property – Copyright and related rights – Directive 2001/29/EC – Article 2 – Reproduction right – Article 3(1) – Right of communication to the public of works – Art. 5(2)(b) – Private copying exception – Fair compensation – Paid streaming service – Offline streaming copy – Article 5(5))cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1126Case C-328/24 P: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 April 2026 – Mincu Pătrașcu Brâncuși v European Public Prosecutor’s Office (Appeal – Institutional law – Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 – European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) – Article 42(1) – Procedural acts of the EPPO intended to produce legal effects vis-à-vis third parties – Judicial review carried out by the national courts – Plea of illegality – Admissibility – Exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union to review the legality of EU acts – Article 86(2) and (3) TFEU – Exercise of the functions of prosecutor in the national courts – Power of the EU legislature to determine the rules applicable to the judicial review of procedural acts of the EPPO – Derogation not authorised in Article 263 TFEU – None – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Right to effective judicial protection – Infringement – None – Lack of jurisdiction of the General Court)cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1127Case C-229/24, Brännelius: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 April 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta domstolen – Sweden) – TK, OP v Riksåklagaren (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Single market for financial services – Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 – Market abuse – Insider dealing – Article 7(1)(a) – Concept of inside information – Criteria – Public information – Article 17 – Public disclosure of inside information by an issuer – Decision of a contracting authority not to award a public contract to a tenderer – Early sale of shares of that tenderer – Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1055 – Article 2 – Means for public disclosure of inside information)cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1128Case C-58/24, Drumakilla: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 April 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the High Court (Ireland) – Ireland) – NE, MY, HJ, XF, WB, UV, VK, JU, RJ, DZ v An Coimisiún Pleanála, formerly An Bord Pleanála, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Ireland, The Attorney General (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Directive 92/43/EEC – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Article 12 – System of strict protection for certain animal species – Article 16 – Decision to grant a derogation in anticipation of a planning permission application for a project covered by Directive 2011/92/EU – Article 11 – Aarhus Convention – Article 9 – Procedural autonomy – Principles of equivalence and effectiveness – Derogation decision classified as an autonomous legal act – Procedural rules providing for a three-month period for seeking the annulment of a derogation licence)cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1129Joined Cases C-50/24 to C-56/24, Danané and Others: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 April 2026 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil du contentieux des étrangers – Belgium) – X and Others v Commissaire général aux réfugiés et aux apatrides (References for a preliminary ruling – Border controls, asylum and immigration – Directive 2013/32/EU – Common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection – Application for international protection – Article 43 – Border procedure – Classification of a procedure conducted in a place of detention located geographically in the territory of a Member State, but treated by national law as a place at the border – Right to enter the territory of that Member State after a period of four weeks – Article 31(7) – Priority examination of an application for international protection – Directive 2013/33/EU – Standards for the reception of applicants for international protection – Article 8 – Detention in the same place on the basis of two different decisions)cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1130Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 16 April 2026.#Electricity & Water Authority of the Government of Bahrain and Others v Prysmian Netherlands BV and Others.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters – Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 – Special jurisdiction – Article 8(1) – Multiple defendants – Claims so closely connected that there is an interest in hearing and determining them together – Concept of ‘so closely connected’ – Concept of ‘anchor defendant’ – Infringement of Article 101 TFEU – Directive 2014/104/EU – Compensation for damage caused by a cartel – Concept of an undertaking – Liability of the parent company and a subsidiary – Commission decision – Decision of a national competition authority – Damage occurring outside the European Economic Area (EEA).#Joined Cases C-672/23 and C-673/23.cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1131Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 April 2026.#American Express Europe SA and Others v International Card Services BV.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Payment services in the internal market – Regulation (EU) 2015/751 – Article 2(10) – Interchange fees for card-based payment transactions – Article 2(11) – Net compensation – Article 4 – Cap on the amount of those fees – Article 5 – Prohibition of circumvention – Remuneration received by a co-branding partner from a three party payment card scheme – Application of that cap to that remuneration – Deduction of the value of the services provided by the co-branding partner.#Case C-549/23.cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1132Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 April 2026.#FB v European Lotto and Betting Ltd and Deutsche Lotto-und Sportwetten ltd.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 56 TFEU – Freedom to provide services – Holder of a licence issued by a Member State authorising the organisation of online games of chance – Legislation of another Member State making the organisation of online games of chance subject to authorisation – Overriding reasons in the public interest – Online slot machines – Secondary lotteries – Recovery of lost stakes – Abuse of law.#Case C-440/23.cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1133Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 April 2026.#FB v European Lotto and Betting Ltd and Deutsche Lotto-und Sportwetten ltd.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 56 TFEU – Freedom to provide services – Holder of a licence issued by a Member State authorising the organisation of online games of chance – Legislation of another Member State making the organisation of online games of chance subject to authorisation – Overriding reasons in the public interest – Online slot machines – Secondary lotteries – Recovery of lost stakes – Abuse of law.#Case C-440/23.cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1134Arrêt de la Cour (deuxième chambre) du 16 avril 2026.#Jean-Marc Colombani contre Service européen pour l'action extérieure (SEAE).#Pourvoi – Fonction publique – Fonctionnaires – Statut des fonctionnaires de l’Union européenne – Article 24 – Demande d’assistance – Article 12 bis – Notion de “harcèlement moral” – Harcèlement passif ou collectif – Rejet d’une demande d’assistance – Recours en annulation et en indemnité.#Affaire C-343/23 P.cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1135Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 April 2026.#Jean-Marc Colombani v European External Action Service (EEAS).#Appeal – Civil Service – Officials – Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union – Article 24 – Request for assistance – Article 12a – Concept of ‘psychological harassment’ – Passive or collective harassment – Rejection of a request for assistance – Action for annulment and for compensation.#Case C-343/23 P.cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1136Joined Cases C-672/23 and C-673/23, Electricity & Water Authority of the Government of Bahrain and Others: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 16 April 2026 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Gerechtshof Amsterdam – Netherlands) – Electricity & Water Authority of the Government of Bahrain, GCC Interconnection Authority and Others v Prysmian Netherlands BV, Draka Holding BV and Others (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters – Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 – Special jurisdiction – Article 8(1) – Multiple defendants – Claims so closely connected that there is an interest in hearing and determining them together – Concept of so closely connected – Concept of anchor defendant – Infringement of Article 101 TFEU – Directive 2014/104/EU – Compensation for damage caused by a cartel – Concept of an undertaking – Liability of the parent company and a subsidiary – Commission decision – Decision of a national competition authority – Damage occurring outside the European Economic Area (EEA))cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1137Case C-549/23, American Express Europe and Others: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 April 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven – Netherlands) – American Express Europe SA, American Express Carte France SA, Visa Europe Ltd, Mastercard Europe SA, Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV v Autoriteit Consument en Markt (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Payment services in the internal market – Regulation (EU) 2015/751 – Article 2(10) – Interchange fees for card-based payment transactions – Article 2(11) – Net compensation – Article 4 – Cap on the amount of those fees – Article 5 – Prohibition of circumvention – Remuneration received by a co-branding partner from a three party payment card scheme – Application of that cap to that remuneration – Deduction of the value of the services provided by the co-branding partner)cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1138Case C-440/23, European Lotto and Betting and Deutsche Lotto- und Sportwetten: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 April 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili – Malta) – FB v European Lotto and Betting Ltd, Deutsche Lotto-und Sportwetten Ltd. (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 56 TFEU – Freedom to provide services – Holder of a licence issued by a Member State authorising the organisation of online games of chance – Legislation of another Member State making the organisation of online games of chance subject to authorisation – Overriding reasons in the public interest – Online slot machines – Secondary lotteries – Recovery of lost stakes – Abuse of law)cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1139Case C-343/23 P: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 April 2026 – Colombani v EEAS (Passive or collective harassment) (Appeal – Civil Service – Officials – Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union – Article 24 – Request for assistance – Article 12a – Concept of psychological harassment – Passive or collective harassment – Rejection of a request for assistance – Action for annulment and for compensation)cjeu_case · April 15, 2026
1140Case T-239/26: Action brought on 15 April 2026 – Association for the European Citizens’ Initiative v Commissioncjeu_case · April 14, 2026