European Court

Berlusconi takes comeback bid to Europe rights court

Strasbourg - Emirates Voice

Italy's scandal-plagued former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi took his comeback bid to the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday, asking it to weigh in on his ban from holding elected office. Ahead of a general election set to be held before May next year, the billionaire four-time premier is hoping the court in the French city of Strasbourg will rule againstRead more

ECJ rulings will be consulted to protect EU

Florence - Emirates Voice

Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday said she wanted British courts to "take into account" European Court of Justice decisions when ruling on the rights of EU citizens living in Britain. "I want the UK courts to be able to take into account the judgements of the European Court of Justice," she said in Florence, after EU officials said theRead more

EU migrant quotas ruling 'irresponsible'

Budapest - Emirates Voice

Hungary on Wednesday slammed as "irresponsible" a rejection by the EU's top court of Hungary and Slovakia's challenge to a scheme to relocate thousands of migrants around the bloc via mandatory quotas. "The decision by the court... is irresponsible and we believe that this decision threatens the security of all of Europe," Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Budapest after theRead more

Hungary says EU migrant quotas ruling 'irresponsible'

Budapest - Emirates Voice

EU top court orders re-examination of Intel anti-trust appeal

Luxembourg - Emirates Voice

The EU's top court on Wednesday ordered a lower court to reconsider its rejection of an appeal by US chip giant Intel against one of the EU's biggest-ever fines for breaking competition rules. The decision by the European Court of Justice keeps alive one of the longest running EU competition court cases in history that could have a huge impactRead more

Re-examination of Intel anti-trust appeal

Luxembourg - Emirates Voice

EU top court orders re-examination

Luxembourg - Emirates Voice

Top EU court rejects Hungary, Slovakia bid

Luxembourg - Emirates Voice

The EU's top court on Wednesday threw out a challenge from Hungary and Slovakia against a quota scheme by Brussels to force member states to admit thousands of asylum seekers. The European Court of Justice said: "The Court dismisses the actions brought by Slovakia and Hungary against the provisional mechanism for the mandatory relocation of asylum seekersRead more

European Court of Human Rights backs employee fired

Strasbourg - Emirates Voice

Europe's top rights court ruled Tuesday in favour of a Romanian man fired by his employer over private messages sent at work, overturning a previous ruling with wide ramifications for privacy in the workplace. The apex body of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) backed 38-year-old Bogdan Mihai Barbulescu who said his privacy was violated when he was sackedRead more