5901Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 5 June 2025.#innogy Energie s.r.o. v QS.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Consumer protection – Directive 93/13/EEC – Unfair terms in consumer contracts – Articles 3, 5, 7 and the Annex, point 1(e) – Fixed-term electricity supply contracts – Term imposing a contractual penalty where payment is not made – Whether the amount of the penalty is proportionate – Whether the terms are in plain, intelligible language – Directive (EU) 2019/944 – Inapplicability.#Case C-749/23.cjeu_case · 5 juin 2025
5902Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 5 June 2025.#innogy Energie s.r.o. v QS.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Okresní soud v Teplicích.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Consumer protection – Directive 93/13/EEC – Unfair terms in consumer contracts – Articles 3, 5, 7 and the Annex, point 1(e) – Fixed-term electricity supply contracts – Term imposing a contractual penalty where payment is not made – Whether the amount of the penalty is proportionate – Whether the terms are in plain, intelligible language – Directive (EU) 2019/944 – Inapplicability.#Case C-749/23.cjeu_case · 5 juin 2025
5903Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 5 June 2025.#Corner and Border S. A. v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2008/7/EC – Article 5(2)(b) – Article 6(1)(d) – Indirect taxes on the raising of capital – Concept of ‘other charges on land or other property’ – Stamp duty on guarantees provided for the purposes of the proper execution of a debenture loan.#Case C-685/23.cjeu_case · 5 juin 2025
5904Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 5 June 2025.#Corner and Border S. A. v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa - CAAD).#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2008/7/EC – Article 5(2)(b) – Article 6(1)(d) – Indirect taxes on the raising of capital – Concept of ‘other charges on land or other property’ – Stamp duty on guarantees provided for the purposes of the proper execution of a debenture loan.#Case C-685/23.cjeu_case · 5 juin 2025
5905Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 5 June 2025.#Citizens' Committee of the European Citizens' Initiative "Minority SafePack – one million signatures for diversity in Europe" v European Commission.#Appeal – Law governing the institutions – Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 – ‘Minority SafePack – one million signatures for diversity in Europe’ citizens’ initiative – European Commission Communication setting out the reasons for not adopting the proposals for legal acts contained in that citizens’ initiative – Obligation to state reasons.#Case C-26/23 P.cjeu_case · 5 juin 2025
5906Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 5 June 2025.#Citizens' Committee of the European Citizens' Initiative "Minority SafePack – one million signatures for diversity in Europe" v European Commission.#Appeal – Law governing the institutions – Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 – ‘Minority SafePack – one million signatures for diversity in Europe’ citizens’ initiative – European Commission Communication setting out the reasons for not adopting the proposals for legal acts contained in that citizens’ initiative – Obligation to state reasons.#Case C-26/23 P.cjeu_case · 5 juin 2025
5907Opinion of Advocate General Ćapeta delivered on 5 June 2025.#European Commission v Zippo Manufacturing Co. and Zippo GmbH.#Appeal – Commercial policy – Commercial policy measures concerning certain products originating in the United States of America – Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/502 – Measures adopted by the United States of America on imports of certain derivative aluminium and steel products – European Union decision to suspend equivalent trade concessions and other obligations – Additional customs duties on imports of products originating in the United States – Article 41(2)(a) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Principle of good administration – Right to be heard – Principle of ne ultra petita.#Case C-811/23 P.cjeu_case · 5 juin 2025
5908Opinion of Advocate General Rantos delivered on 5 June 2025.#A v GKV-Spitzenverband.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landessozialgericht für das Saarland.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons – Migrant workers – Social security – Applicable legislation – Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 – Article 11 – Article 13(1) – Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 – Article 14(8) – Worker pursuing an activity as an employed person in the territory of several States, including a Member State, the Swiss Confederation and third countries – Concept of ‘substantial part of the activity’ – Taking account of the activity pursued in third countries.#Case C-743/23.cjeu_case · 5 juin 2025
5912Opinion of Advocate General Kokott delivered on 5 June 2025.#AR v Ministero dell’Istruzione e del Merito.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Padova.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP – Clause 4 – Teachers who have acquired professional experience in certain schools that are not operated or organised by the State – Recruitment on a permanent basis at a State school – Determination of length of service for the purposes of determining salary – National legislation not providing for account to be taken of periods of service completed in certain schools not operated or organised by the State – Difference in treatment based on a criterion other than the permanent or fixed-term nature of the employment relationship – Articles 20 and 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Applicability – No implementation of EU law.#Case C-543/23.cjeu_case · 5 juin 2025
5913Case C-762/23, Curtea de Apel București (Abolition of severance payment made to judges upon retirement): Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 5 June 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel București – Romania) – RL, QN, MR, JT, VS, AX v Curtea de Apel București (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Payment of severance pay to judges and prosecutors upon retirement – Suspension and cancellation of that payment for reasons connected to the need to eliminate a budget deficit – Article 2 TEU – Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU – Principle of judicial independence – Powers of the legislature and executive of Member States to reduce judges’ remuneration – Conditions)cjeu_case · 5 juin 2025
5914Case C-749/23, innogy Energie: Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 5 June 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Okresní soud v Teplicích – Czech Republic) – innogy Energie s.r.o. v QS (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Consumer protection – Directive 93/13/EEC – Unfair terms in consumer contracts – Articles 3, 5, 7 and the Annex, point 1(e) – Fixed-term electricity supply contracts – Term imposing a contractual penalty where payment is not made – Whether the amount of the penalty is proportionate – Whether the terms are in plain, intelligible language – Directive (EU) 2019/944 – Inapplicability)cjeu_case · 5 juin 2025
5915Case C-685/23, Corner and Border: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 5 June 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa – CAAD) – Portugal) – Corner and Border S. A v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2008/7/EC – Article 5(2)(b) – Article 6(1)(d) – Indirect taxes on the raising of capital – Concept of other charges on land or other property – Stamp duty on guarantees provided for the purposes of the proper execution of a debenture loan)cjeu_case · 5 juin 2025
5916Case C-26/23 P: Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 5 June 2025 – Citizens’ Committee of the European Citizens’ Initiative Minority SafePack – one million signatures for diversity in Europe v European Commission (Appeal – Law governing the institutions – Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 – Minority SafePack – one million signatures for diversity in Europe citizens’ initiative – European Commission Communication setting out the reasons for not adopting the proposals for legal acts contained in that citizens’ initiative – Obligation to state reasons)cjeu_case · 5 juin 2025
5917Opinion of Advocate General Ćapeta delivered on 5 June 2025.#European Commission v Hungary.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Article 258 TFEU – National legislation introducing restrictions in relation to deviation from the self-identity corresponding to the sex assigned at birth, gender reassignment, or homosexuality, with a view to protecting children – Directives 2000/31/EC, 2006/123/EC, 2010/13/EU – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Restrictions on sex education – Principle of non-discrimination – Values of the European Union as enshrined in Article 2 TEU – Reliance on a breach of those values in an action for failure to fulfil obligations – Articles 1, 7, 11 and 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Protection of personal data.#Case C-769/22.cjeu_case · 5 juin 2025
5918Case T-414/21: Order of the General Court of 5 June 2025 – Ferriere Nord v Commissioncjeu_case · 5 juin 2025