
Your search for "European Court Of First Instance" produced 217 items.
| 1. Lost in (automatic) translation | January 27, 2011 |
Translation between the EU's 23 official languages, always a costly affair, has just become more expensive. One of the defining features of the European Union is that it was... |
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| 2. Decision bugs bunny firm | July 15, 2010 |
Time for another chocolate animal court case. It seems like only yesterday that |
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| 3. Of grapes and raisins | April 29, 2010 |
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Greece chases farm funds (and it needs the money). When you have a budget deficit of 13.6% of gross domestic product, you may be tempted to clutch at straws. In the midst of... | |
| 4. Visa offers to resolve competition concerns | April 26, 2010 |
Credit card firm seeks agreement with Commission on fees imposed on retailers. The European Commission today (26 April) took a major step towards reaching an agreement with... |
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| 5. Bear-faced cheek? | February 25, 2010 |
Important court ruling on chocolate bears. Having devoted substantial time, money and effort to years of legal training, there must be moments when judges at the EU's... |
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| 6. Business in brief | December 17, 2009 |
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Court annuls EDF penalty | |
| 7. Retailers' war on card payments | December 17, 2009 |
Banks and credit card suppliers remain under attack from retailers over charges on payments. We assess the possible consequences. European retailers are waging a concerted... |
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| 8. Weeding out confusion | November 26, 2009 |
Good news for dope smokers. Pot enthusiasts across Europe presumably breathed a sigh of relief – between other inhalations and exhalations – on 19 November, after the... |
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| 9. Commission told to review Glaxo case | October 6, 2009 |
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GlaxoSmithKline claims ECJ vindication for restrictions on Spanish parallel trade. A ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has been greeted by GlaxoSmithKline as... | |
| 10. Keeping the energy market on track | October 1, 2009 |
The European Commission and member states need to work together to bring stability and integrity to the carbon market. There was some consternation among climate change... |
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| 11. Commission tells member states to repay farm aid | September 29, 2009 |
France asked to pay back €71m for misspent farm aid, while Luxembourg has to pay €4,000 for miscalculations. The European Commission has announced that it will... |
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| 12. Court ruling disrupts EU's climate change negotiations | September 24, 2009 |
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Commission said to have exceeded its powers as the EU struggles to find a common climate position. Attempts by the European Commission and the Swedish presidency of the EU... | |
| 13. Time to raise the alarm | September 23, 2009 |
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Is it time to reform the EU's Court of First Instance? On 25 September it will be 20 years since the European Court of First Instance was established. Yet, having barely... | |
| 14. Poland, Estonia win emissions battle | September 23, 2009 |
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EU court rules that European Commission was ‘wrong' to reject Polish and Estonian plans to reduce emissions. The European Court of First Instance today annulled decisions... | |
| 15. Commission set for clash over old carbon credits | September 17, 2009 |
Member states want to keep unused credits, but there are concerns that emission targets will be affected. A renewed battle over EU climate policy is looming with central and... |
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| 16. The mark of success | September 10, 2009 |
Perfume firm aims for an unusual trademark. The judges of the European Court of First Instance are preparing to issue a declamation on exclamations. |
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| 17. EU's handling of Intel case criticised | August 10, 2009 |
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European Ombudsman reportedly criticised competition authorities for 'maladministration'. The European Commission today refused to comment directly on criticism by the EU's... | |
| 18. Court slashes Commission bill for damages | July 16, 2009 |
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EU's top court dramatically reduces compensation that EU executive must pay French manufacturer Schneider Electric.
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today reduced the... | |
| 19. Peugeot fine upheld | July 9, 2009 |
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EU court lowers fine on French car-maker by 10%. Peugeot has failed in a legal attempt to overturn a multi-million euro fine imposed for anti-competitive behaviour, but the... | |
| 20. Energy giants prepare to challenge Commission's €1bn fines | July 9, 2009 |
E.ON and GDF Suez fined for for anti-competitive behaviour. E.ON and GDF Suez, two of the EU's largest energy companies, are to appeal against fines totalling €1... |
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