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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11814
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Games of chance

Hungarian law on online games of chance discriminates against operators not established in Hungary

In 2014, the Hungarian law on games of chance, which runs counter to the principle of equality of treatment and are not sufficiently transparent, limited the possibility for operators established in other member states to provide their services in Hungary online, the Court of Justice of the EU concluded in a judgment returned on Thursday 22 June (case C-49/16).

In 2014, the Maltese company Unibet provided gambling services on Hungarian-language websites even though it did not hold the...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
UK: Theresa May makes fair and serious offer on rights of Europeans living in UK after Brexit
DEFENCE: European leaders pick up speed on Defence Europe
TERRORISM: EU28 call on industry to create tools to remove violent online content
RUSSIA: European Council agrees to extend economic sanctions
CLIMATE: EU28 reaffirm commitment to respect Paris Agreement
SOCIAL: Posted workers - Macron says he is feeling 'slight change' in position of some member states
SECTORAL POLICIES
CONSUMERS: Council and Parliament agree to strong co-operation across EU to tackle online scams
ETS/ICAO: Council agrees negotiating position on inter-continental flight derogation
ENVIRONMENT: Parliament's ENVI committee stands firm on neonicotinoids
AGRICULTURE: Final Maltese organic compromise text submitted to Member states
FISHERIES: Brexit and fisheries do not make good bedfellows, especially in Parliament
DIGITAL: Sales contracts - Parliament assesses extension of scope to off-line contracts
DIGITAL: Private life online - first exchange of views in European Parliament on draft 'Lauristin' report
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: Poroshenko says association agreement with EU will be fully in force on 1 September
MOLDOVA: EU links release of macro-financial aid to electoral legislation
BOSNIA: Hahn urges Sarajevo to focus on reform agenda in coming months
NAGORNO-KARABAKH: EU calls for tension to be calmed and for restraint
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Extension of 'Juncker' investment plan stumbles over question of financing
EUROZONE: European Fiscal Board recommends a neutral aggregate budgetary stance for 2018
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EMPLOYMENT: System for protecting workers can be maintained during conclusion of a pre-pack following company bankruptcy
GAMES OF CHANCE: Hungarian law on online games of chance discriminates against operators not established in Hungary
INSTITUTIONAL:  Advocate General clarifies criteria to determine notion of 'emanation of the State'
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2019: Political leaders on Left considering joint and transnational lists for European elections
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Commission registers Bulgarian traditional speciality
STATE AID: Croatian State aid to railway company HZ Cargo cleared
ECB: New instant payment settlement service in Eurozone announced for 2018
CLIMATE: Parliament ready to negotiate with Council on non-ETS emissions reductions
ENVIRONMENT: Maltese Presidency and Parliament reach agreement on RoHS 2 directive
INDUSTRY: Julien Guerrier appointed head of EASME
INTERNAL MARKET: Unions opposing 'services' e-card
DIGITAL: Ten member states call for digital agenda to be top European priority
UGANDA: €85 million in aid to help address massive arrival of refugees, especially from South Sudan
FISHERIES: Court of Auditors report on effectiveness of controls presented
REGIONS: GUE/NGL wants EU Solidarity Fund mobilised swiftly for natural disasters