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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12095

14 September 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 34
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Consumers
Selling SIM cards containing pre-activated chargeable services constitutes an unfair aggressive commercial practice if the consumer is not informed, says Court
Brussels, 13/09/2018 (Agence Europe)

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that selling SIM cards containing pre-installed and pre-activated chargeable services constitutes an aggressive unfair commercial practice if the consumer is not informed of this in advance, in a judgment returned on Thursday 13 September (joined cases C-54/17 and C-55/17).

In 2012, the Italian competition authority (AGCM) fined two companies for selling SIM cards containing pre-loaded and pre-activated services that were charged to...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
FYROM: Zoran Zaev says referendum on name is referendum for a second independence
ISRAEL: European Parliament calls for suspension of order to demolish Khan al-Ahmar
CONSUMERS: European Parliament recommends ban on double standards in quality of products sold in EU
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: European Parliament recommends ban on micro-plastics in cosmetics and detergents by 2020
HEALTH: European Parliament recommends new measures to reduce use of antibiotics
BUDGET: European Parliament criticises cuts made by Council to draft 2019 budget
DEFENCE: European Parliament defends ban on autonomous weapons systems
JUSTICE: European Parliament gives go-ahead to interinstitutional agreement on processing of personal data by EU bodies
JHA: European Parliament favours visa-free regime for Kosovars making short stays in EU
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament endorses interinstitutional agreement on Single Digital Gateway
TRANSPORT: European Parliament wants to take advantage of development of new technologies in the sector
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: Health technology, MEPs support compulsory common clinical evaluations
MIGRATION: Commission wants to speed up returns and toughen conditions of detention for persons whose asylum request has failed
TERRORISM: Internet giants will have one hour to withdraw terrorist content, failing which they will be fined
COHESION: European Court of Auditors unhappy with Commission and member states' management of structural fund absorption 2007-2013
COHESION: State of the Union speech, regions not satisfied
ENERGY: Greenpeace reveals €58 billion in 'hidden' subsidies for coal, gas and nuclear
DIGITAL: Commissioner Gabriel sets out challenge of cyber-security proposals to safeguard EU's 'digital sovereignty'
TRANSPORT: Council should move to similar position to the European Parliament on hiring of aircraft and crew from non-EU companies
ECONOMY - FINANCE
ECB: Quantitative easing is not intended to finance government deficits, Mario Draghi warns
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2019: Dimitrios Papadimoulis presents hemi-cycle with his pro-European alliance project
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
UKRAINE: Sanctions for Russian banks and energy companies in connection to annexation of Crimea upheld
JHA: Court says any refusal to grant subsidiary protection must be founded on precise assessment of applicant's situation
FINANCE: National authorities must weigh up interests related to preserving professional secrecy against defence rights, says Court
CONSUMERS: Selling SIM cards containing pre-activated chargeable services constitutes an unfair aggressive commercial practice if the consumer is not informed, says Court
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMAN RIGHTS: NGOs making rescues in Mediterranean, Seyran Ateş, Caesar, Oleg Sentsov and Nasser Zefzafi nominated for Sakharov Prize 2018
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: €87.8 million in  EU funding for financial instruments in favour of Romanian farmers
ENERGY: Electricity - Italy withdraws its signature from working document on capacity mechanisms
HUNGARY: Poland to veto any move aiming to sanction Budapest on respect of rule of law
IRAN: EU and Tehran to continue consultations on regional issues
FISHERIES: No agreement on scallops in 2018
SOCIAL: Trade unions annoyed by little importance given to social question by Juncker
SOCIETY: Work on end of hour change begins at Council working group
UKRAINE: EU gives six months' prolongation to targeted measures linked to violation of territorial integrity