881Case C-30/25, EESC and Others: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 30 April 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles – Belgium) – Criminal proceedings against FR (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protocol (No 7) on the privileges and immunities of the European Union – Article 10 – Member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) – Waiver of immunity – Member whose immunity has been waived in the context of legal proceedings for criminal offences – Appointment for a new parliamentary term – No need for a further waiver of immunity for the same facts)cjeu_case · April 29, 2026
882Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 30 April 2026.#Criminal proceedings against AC.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Mestský súd Bratislava I.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of freedom, security and justice – Judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Directive (EU) 2016/343 – Articles 3 and 4 – Presumption of innocence – Article 48(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Order that no further action be taken – Judicial decision that is not a decision on guilt – Setting aside and referral back to a lower court – Findings made by the higher court as to whether the constituent elements of the offence concerned are present – Obligation on the part of the lower court to comply with the rulings of the higher court – Appropriate measures in the event of breach of the presumption of innocence.#Case C-748/24.cjeu_case · April 29, 2026
884Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 30 April 2026.#,,Nekilnojamojo turto valdymas“ BUAB v Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija prie Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministerijos.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Common system of value added tax (VAT) – Directive 2006/112/EC – Article 273 – Article 49(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Obligations deemed necessary to ensure the correct collection of VAT and to prevent fraud – National legislation providing for a set of rules in respect of default interest relating to VAT arrears – Charging of default interest – Principle of proportionality.#Case C-544/24.cjeu_case · April 29, 2026
885Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 30 April 2026.#CD Tondela – Futebol, SAD and Others v Autoridade da Concorrência.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Competition – Professional football – No-poach-of-players agreement, concluded by a national sports association and a group of clubs following the suspension of the 2019/2020 sporting season due to the COVID-19 pandemic – Article 101(1) TFEU – Restriction of competition by object or by effect – Labour market – Recruitment of players by clubs – Unilateral termination of employment contract by players – Expiration of employment contract – Content of the agreement – Economic and legal context surrounding the agreement – Competition-related objective aims of the agreement – Whether justified – Conditions – Pursuit of legitimate objectives in the public interest – Necessity – Justification.#Case C-133/24.cjeu_case · April 29, 2026
886Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 30 April 2026.#CD Tondela – Futebol, SAD and Others v Autoridade da Concorrência.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Competition – Professional football – No-poach-of-players agreement, concluded by a national sports association and a group of clubs following the suspension of the 2019/2020 sporting season due to the COVID-19 pandemic – Article 101(1) TFEU – Restriction of competition by object or by effect – Labour market – Recruitment of players by clubs – Unilateral termination of employment contract by players – Expiration of employment contract – Content of the agreement – Economic and legal context surrounding the agreement – Competition-related objective aims of the agreement – Whether justified – Conditions – Pursuit of legitimate objectives in the public interest – Necessity – Justification.#Case C-133/24.cjeu_case · April 29, 2026
887Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 30 April 2026.#Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte eV (GEMA) v VHC 2 Seniorenresidenz und Pflegeheim gGmbH.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Intellectual property – Copyright and related rights – Directive 2001/29/EC – Article 3(1) – Communication to the public – Concept – Retransmission of a signal via a cable network of a retirement home – Specific technical means – New public.#Case C-127/24.cjeu_case · April 29, 2026
889CaseC-748/24, Kotaňák: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 30 April 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Mestský súd Bratislava I – Slovakia) – Criminal proceedings against AC (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of freedom, security and justice – Judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Directive (EU) 2016/343 – Articles 3 and 4 – Presumption of innocence – Article 48(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Order that no further action be taken – Judicial decision that is not a decision on guilt – Setting aside and referral back to a lower court – Findings made by the higher court as to whether the constituent elements of the offence concerned are present – Obligation on the part of the lower court to comply with the rulings of the higher court – Appropriate measures in the event of breach of the presumption of innocence)cjeu_case · April 29, 2026
890Case C-544/24, Nekilnojamojo turto valdymas: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 30 April 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Mokestinių ginčų komisija prie Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės – Lithuania) – Nekilnojamojo turto valdymas BUAB v Valstybinė mokesčių inspekcija prie Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministerijos (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Common system of value added tax (VAT) – Directive 2006/112/EC – Article 273 – Article 49(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Obligations deemed necessary to ensure the correct collection of VAT and to prevent fraud – National legislation providing for a set of rules in respect of default interest relating to VAT arrears – Charging of default interest – Principle of proportionality)cjeu_case · April 29, 2026
891Case C-133/24, CD Tondela and Others: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 30 April 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal da Concorrência, Regulação e Supervisão – Portugal) – Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP), CD Tondela – Futebol, SAD and Others v Autoridade da Concorrência (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Competition – Professional football – No-poach-of-players agreement, concluded by a national sports association and a group of clubs following the suspension of the 2019/2020 sporting season due to the COVID-19 pandemic – Article 101(1) TFEU – Restriction of competition by object or by effect – Labour market – Recruitment of players by clubs – Unilateral termination of employment contract by players – Expiration of employment contract – Content of the agreement – Economic and legal context surrounding the agreement – Competition-related objective aims of the agreement – Whether justified – Conditions – Pursuit of legitimate objectives in the public interest – Necessity – Justification)cjeu_case · April 29, 2026
892Case C-127/24, VHC 2 Seniorenresidenz: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 30 April 2026 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof – Germany) – Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte eV (GEMA) v VHC 2 Seniorenresidenz und Pflegeheim gGmbH (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Intellectual property – Copyright and related rights – Directive 2001/29/EC – Article 3(1) – Communication to the public – Concept – Retransmission of a signal via a cable network of a retirement home – Specific technical means – New public)cjeu_case · April 29, 2026
893Arrêt de la Cour (dixième chambre) du 30 avril 2026.#Commission européenne contre République de Bulgarie.#Manquement d’État – Article 258 TFUE – Directive (UE) 2019/520 – Interopérabilité des systèmes de télépéage routier et facilitation de l’échange transfrontière d’informations relatives au défaut de paiement des redevances routières dans l’Union européenne – Absence de transposition – Absence de communication des mesures éventuelles de transposition – Article 260, paragraphe 3, TFUE – Demande de condamnation au paiement d’une somme forfaitaire.#Affaire C-479/23.cjeu_case · April 29, 2026
894Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 30 April 2026.#European Commission v Republic of Bulgaria.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Article 258 TFEU – Directive (EU) 2019/520 – Interoperability of electronic road toll systems and facilitation of cross-border exchange of information on the failure to pay road fees in the European Union – Failure to transpose – Failure to notify potential transposition measures – Article 260(3) TFEU – Application for an order to pay a lump sum.#Case C-479/23.cjeu_case · April 29, 2026
895Case C-479/23: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 30 April 2026 – Commission v Bulgaria (Directive on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems) (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Article 258 TFEU – Directive (EU) 2019/520 – Interoperability of electronic road toll systems and facilitation of cross-border exchange of information on the failure to pay road fees in the European Union – Failure to transpose – Failure to notify potential transposition measures – Article 260(3) TFEU – Application for an order to pay a lump sum)cjeu_case · April 29, 2026
896Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 29 April 2026.#Doors Bulgaria EOOD v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU design – Invalidity proceedings – Registered EU design representing doors – Disclosure of the earlier design – Proof of the disclosure – Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002.#Case T-580/25.cjeu_case · April 28, 2026
897Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 29 April 2026.#Doors Bulgaria EOOD v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU design – Invalidity proceedings – Registered EU design representing doors – Disclosure of the earlier design – Proof of the disclosure – Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002.#Case T-580/25.cjeu_case · April 28, 2026
898Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 29 April 2026.#Doors Bulgaria EOOD v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU design – Invalidity proceedings – Registered EU design representing doors – Disclosure of the earlier design – Proof of the disclosure – Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002.#Case T-579/25.cjeu_case · April 28, 2026
899Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 29 April 2026.#Doors Bulgaria EOOD v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU design – Invalidity proceedings – Registered EU design representing doors – Disclosure of the earlier design – Proof of the disclosure – Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002.#Case T-579/25.cjeu_case · April 28, 2026
900Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 29 April 2026.#Doors Bulgaria EOOD v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU design – Invalidity proceedings – Registered EU design representing doors – Disclosure of the earlier design – Proof of the disclosure – Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002.#Case T-578/25.cjeu_case · April 28, 2026