14. The claimant party should be required to declare to the court at the outset of the proceedings the origin of the funds that it is going to use to support the legal action. 15. The court should [...] abusive litigation and on the functioning of the single market, on SMEs, the competitiveness of the economy of the European Union and consumer trust. The Commission should assess also whether further measures [...] (2013/396/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 292 thereof, Whereas: (1) The Union has set itself the objective
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14. The claimant party should be required to declare to the court at the outset of the proceedings the origin of the funds that it is going to use to support the legal action. 15. The court should [...] abusive litigation and on the functioning of the single market, on SMEs, the competitiveness of the economy of the European Union and consumer trust. The Commission should assess also whether further measures [...] (2013/396/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 292 thereof, Whereas: (1) The Union has set itself the objective
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Illegality of data transfers to the USA The “Schrems II” ruling of the European Court of Justice and its consequences Anja Hoffmann Following the "Schrems II" ruling of the European Court of Justice, transfers [...] Illegality of data transfers to the USA Key Points Key Points On the ECJ ruling in the case of “Schrems II” ► Transfers of personal data from the EU to the USA may no longer be based on the EU Commission‘s [...] protection in the third country must be assessed in light of all circumstances of the specific data transfer – inter alia the categories and format of the transferred data –, while the likelihood of access
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(1) The option for Member States to use the opt-out principle for reasons of “sound administration of justice” gives rise to legal uncertainty. (2) The recommended binding effect upon the courts of decisions [...] dispute should bear the legal costs of the winning party (No. 13). – The claimant should disclose to the court its source of funds that it is going to use to finance the action (No. 14). – A third party [...] Due to the increased risk to the claimant, the obligation for the losing party to bear the legal costs also reduces the danger of abusive litigation aimed at obtaining undue compensation. The fact that
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(1) The option for Member States to use the opt-out principle for reasons of “sound administration of justice” gives rise to legal uncertainty. (2) The recommended binding effect upon the courts of decisions [...] dispute should bear the legal costs of the winning party (No. 13). – The claimant should disclose to the court its source of funds that it is going to use to finance the action (No. 14). – A third party [...] Due to the increased risk to the claimant, the obligation for the losing party to bear the legal costs also reduces the danger of abusive litigation aimed at obtaining undue compensation. The fact that
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laws to the substance of the claim. The general rule for tort cases is that the law applicable for the obligations arising out of tort is the law of the country in which the event giving rise to the damage [...] analysis of the views and arguments put forward during the public consultation, and notably of the position of the European Parliament, together with the expertise gathered by the Commission in the course [...] to allow the court to conduct the proceedings in a manner consistent with the rights of all parties, and in particular with the rights of the defence. The ‘opt-in’ system respects the right of a person
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laws to the substance of the claim. The general rule for tort cases is that the law applicable for the obligations arising out of tort is the law of the country in which the event giving rise to the damage [...] analysis of the views and arguments put forward during the public consultation, and notably of the position of the European Parliament, together with the expertise gathered by the Commission in the course [...] to allow the court to conduct the proceedings in a manner consistent with the rights of all parties, and in particular with the rights of the defence. The ‘opt-in’ system respects the right of a person
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all EU citizens an additional set of rights, guaranteed by the EU Treaties, which lie at the heart of their everyday lives. As the Court of Justice of the European Union has stated on several occasions2 [...] proposals6. The citizens' perspective is reaffirmed in the new definition of members of the European Parliament as "representatives of the Union's citizens"7 and not simply as "representatives of the peoples [...] Lack of awareness of the meaning of EU citizenship Most European citizens (79%) currently claim some familiarity with the term ‘citizen of the European Union’69. However, only 43% know the meaning
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with the European Court of Justice and plead that the EU lacks competence for such legislation. But let’s not count on the European Court of Justice. The past has shown us that the European Court of [...] bodies of the Union are bound to this." Roman Herzog is the former President of the Federal Republic of Germany and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Centre for European Policy, of which Lüder [...] particular to the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council. European Commission: The proposed reduction in the number of Commission members to two-thirds of the number of Member States
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2012/17/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2012 amending Council Directive 89/666/EEC and Directives 2005/56/EC and 2009/101/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as [...] and in the public sector namely on the European e-Justice Portal. The Commission will also explore the need to facilitate the usage of remote identification and secure authentication in the retail [...] 8. Make the European e-Justice Portal a one-stop shop for information on European justice issues. 2016 9. Set up in cooperation with the Member States, the mandatory interconnection of all Member
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