Nº22 · JUNE 20, 2020
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Mandatory Transparency Register nego- Court of Justice to rule on the compatibility with EU law of language requiretiations to resume ments for third country nationals to acREAD MORE ON EU LAW LIVE Wednesday 17 June cess housing benefits European Parliament negotiators met with the Commission Vice-President and Croatian Presidency representatives to exchange views on the Transparency Register, aimed at boosting transparency in the EU decisionmaking process by listing organisations that try to inuence the law-making and policy implementation process of EU institutions.
Wednesday 17 June
Repayment of customs duties and negligence: pending before the Court of Justice Wednesday 17 June
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Ofcial publication was made of a request for a preliminary ruling (Rottendorf Pharma, C-92/20) on the interpretation of Article 239(1) of the Customs Code Regulation 2913/92. May customs duties be repaid where the non-Community goods imported by the person concerned were re-exported from the Community customs area and there was no clear negligence?
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A request for a preliminary ruling (C-94/20) was ofcially published, concerning the compatibility with EU law of Austrian rules that allow EU citizens, EEA nationals and family members to receive a social benet in the form of housing assistance without proof of language prociency, but however requiring third country nationals with long-term resident status to provide proof of a basic command of German.
COVID-19: EU Vaccines Strategy announced by Commission Wednesday 17 June
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The European Commission announced an EU Vaccines Strategy, proposing a joint EU approach, and noting that this is mandated by EU health ministers, with the objectives of swift access, equitable access, and safe vaccines of high quality.
Commission publishes White Paper and opens consultation on preventing Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice: foreign subsidies distorting the EU mar- Hungarian law on the transparency of associations breaches freedom of capiket tal and EU fundamental rights
Wednesday 17 June
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The European Commission is exploring legislative measures to prevent foreign subsidies from distorting the EU market. It has published a White Paper on how to address these issues, including the suggestion of a series of compulsory notication mechanisms, and also opened up a public consultation to feed into any future legislative proposal.
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Thursday 18 June
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It was decided that by imposing obligations of registration, declaration and publication on certain categories of civil society organisations directly or indirectly receiving support from abroad exceeding a certain threshold and providing for the possibility of applying penalties to organisations that do not comply with those obligations, Hungary has breached Article 63 TFEU (free movement of capital) and the rights to respect for private and family life, protection of personal data, and the freedom of association (Articles 7, 8 and 12 of the Charter).