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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12334
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Ukraine

General Court annuls EU Council's decision extending sanctions against Mr Yanukovych in 2018

On Tuesday 24 September, the General Court of the European Union annulled EU Council Decision 2018/333 extending sanctions from March 2018 to March 2019 relating to the misappropriation of Ukrainian State funds by former President Viktor Yanukovych and his son Oleksandr (Cases T-300/18 and T-301/18).

On the basis of case law, particularly the Azarov judgment (see EUROPE 12164/20), the General Court is of the opinion that the EU Council has not sufficiently verified that the decision of the Ukrainian judicial administration to initiate criminal proceedings against the two applicants, on which the maintenance of the restrictive measures against them was based, was taken with due respect for the right of defence and the right to effective judicial protection.

See the two judgments: http://bit.ly/2mpu39c & http://bit.ly/2ldE0qh (Original version in French by Mathieu Bion)

Contents

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DIGITAL: CERRE calls on EU to stimulate development of digital platforms 
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Piaggio's appeal against registration of Chinese scooter Zhejiang by EUIPO is dismissed
COMPETITION: General Court annuls fine imposed on HSBC group in respect of anti-competitive practices in the interest rate derivatives sector
CITIZENSHIP: European Commission may consider a citizens' initiative asking it to legislate in the area of national and linguistic minorities
UKRAINE: General Court annuls EU Council's decision extending sanctions against Mr Yanukovych in 2018
POLAND: Advocate-General considers two references for preliminary rulings relating to reform of Polish judicial system as inadmissible
INSTITUTIONAL
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INSTITUTIONAL: 2014 staff reforms have jeopardised attractiveness of EU institutions as employers, says EU Court of auditors
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Parliament postpones its decision on regulation to coordinate social security systems
SOCIAL: MEPs question practical functioning of European Labour Authority
EXTERNAL ACTION
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SYRIA: EU welcomes announcement of agreement on formation of Constitutional Committee
TRADE: from 1 October, European safeguard measures on steel will be adjusted
NEWS BRIEFS
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MIGRATION: Hungarian government criticises agreement reached in Malta
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TRANSPORT: MEPs ready to start negotiations with Council of EU on mobility package