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The mere diversion of a flight to an alternative airport which is near the airport for which the booking was made does not give rise to a right to lump-sum compensation

According to Advocate General Pikamäe, the mere diversion of a flight to an alternative airport which is near the airport for which the booking was made does not give rise to a right to lump-sum compensation However, the airline is required to take the initiative and offer to bear the costs of transferring the passenger […]

Tax rulings

Tax rulings: According to Advocate General Kokott, the Commission was right to consider that the Belgian practice of making downward adjustments to profits of undertakings forming part of multinational groups constituted an aid scheme The judgment of the General Court of the European Union to the contrary should be set aside and the General Court […]

According to Advocate General Kokott, the excessive abstraction of groundwater in the Andalusian Doñana natural area infringes EU law

That abstraction does not infringe the prohibition of deterioration under the Water Framework Directive, but infringes the Habitats Directive in so far as it causes adverse effects on three protected areas of European importance

According to Advocate General Bobek, the Court should dismiss Hungary’s action against the Parliament’s resolution

According to Advocate General Bobek, the Court should dismiss Hungary’s action against the Parliament’s resolution on the triggering of a procedure for determining the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by this Member State of the EU’s fundamental values Although the action is admissible, it is nevertheless unfounded

More equal sharing of care would reduce workplace gender inequality

There is a direct link between the unequal division of un­paid care in households and gender inequality in the labour market, according to a study by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). Across the EU, the bulk of unpaid care work is done by women, with 92 % providing un­paid care several days a […]