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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13579
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Consumers

Consumer credit, Court of Justice of EU interprets concept of a creditor’s duty to provide information

In a judgment handed down on Thursday 13 February (Case C-472/23), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that a bank may be deprived of its right to interest if it fails to fulfil its duty to provide information to a consumer when concluding a consumer credit agreement.

In Poland, a debt collection company acting on behalf of a consumer claimed that the bank which had concluded a credit agreement with the consumer failed in its duty to provide information, thereby...

Contents

SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: “President Trump will not allow anyone to turn Uncle Sam into Uncle Sucker”, warns Pete Hegseth
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: Roberta Metsola in Israel and Palestine for talks with authorities
SYRIA: EU working towards “rapid lifting of sectoral economic sanctions”, according to Jean-Noël Barrot
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: European leaders reiterate that peace negotiations must involve Ukraine and Europeans
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: in its ‘vision’, scheduled for 19 February, European Commission will be insisting on reciprocity of standards
ENVIRONMENT: ECR group in European Parliament calls for committee of inquiry into European Commission’s funding of green NGOs
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: European recyclers’ lobby EuRIC calls for extension of deadlines for compliance with ‘waste shipment’ regulation
ENERGY: fourteen European employers’ organisations form alliance to promote “nuclear ecosystem” in Europe
ENERGY: ACER decides not to introduce long-term transmission rights between Netherlands and Norway
TRANSPORT: T&E and European shipping and aviation industries call for urgent action to accelerate production of clean fuels
DIGITAL: Code of Practice on Disinformation becomes an integral part of European Digital Services Act
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
DRC: European Parliament calls for EU sanctions against Rwanda
MERCOSUR: debate continues in European Parliament with view to finding majority for or against EU-Mercosur trade agreement
NICARAGUA: MEPs call on EU to impose sanctions on President Ortega and his wife
TURKEY: European Parliament adopts a resolution condemning dismissal and arrest of several mayors
GEORGIA: European Parliament considers current authorities to be illegitimate
MEDIA: European Parliament reaffirms its commitment to press freedom during Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová tribute
JUSTICE: recognition of parenthood - Glenn Micallef points out that EU does not interfere in national legislation, but guarantees rights of everyone
YOUTH: MEPs call for swift action to tackle mental health crisis
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: euro area enlargement, transatlantic relations and budgetary policy on agenda of euro area countries
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: AGE Platform Europe concerned about removal of Equal Treatment Directive from European Commission’s work programme
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: consumer credit, Court of Justice of EU interprets concept of a creditor’s duty to provide information
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MOLDOVA: Council of Europe launches its fourth Action Plan for Moldova in Chisinau
NEWS BRIEFS
CULTURE: 2025 edition of Berlinale opens with fourteen films supported by European Union
ECONOMY: Hungary’s multiannual budget programme to be adopted shortly
EDUCATION: ‘Juvenes Translatores’ - European Commission has announced winners of its 18th translation competition
ENERGY: European Commission evasive on inclusion of some form of gas price capping in future action plan
PACIFIC: EIB Global and EU grant €2.5 million for a feasibility study on construction of a multipurpose seaport in Kiribati
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: automobiles—Roxana Mînzatu hosts working group on skills and social considerations
YEMEN: EU condemns arbitrary detentions by Houthi rebels after death of a UN aid worker