Commission refers Cyprus to ECJ over trade secrets directive
The European Commission announced Friday it has decided to refer Cyprus to the Court of Justice and to request the payment of financial penalties because...
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EU Court of Justice rules against Cyprus for failure to treat urban wastewater
The EU Court of Justice ruled against Cyprus on Thursday over its failure to ensure that all urban areas of more than 2,000 inhabitants have...
Cyprus and Italy in hot water over tax breaks for yachts
The European Commission on Thursday said it was taking further steps to end illegal tax breaks in the yacht industries in Cyprus and Italy first...
EU parliament urges Commission to act against Poland
Five of the main political groups in the European Parliament urged the European Commission on Thursday to open infringement proceedings against Poland and to take it to...
Cyprus on EU radar over failure to transpose environment directives
By Andria Kades Cyprus may be referred to the European Court of Justice over its failure to adapt its legislation on environmental impact assessments, the...
Former BoC shareholders group urges members to file lawsuits
The association of old Bank of Cyprus (BoC) shareholders who had been wiped out when during the lender’s recapitalisation through the conversion of uninsured deposits...
Depositors won their appeals at the EU Court of Justice
By Alper Riza QC ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 the Court of Justice of the EU ruled that in negotiating the conditions under which Cyprus received...
European Court of Justice reaffirms ‘no’ to Cypriot bail-in claimants
The European Court of Justice on Tuesday upheld a previous judgement that dismissed actions calling for the annulment of a March 2013 decision to seize...
Door left open for depositors’ claims against EU
By Alper Ali Riza On April 21, 2016 the Advocate General Nils Wahl gave his opinion to the European Union’s Court of Justice over the...
Legal opinion does not bode well for Cypriot depositors case (Updated)
EU courts have no jurisdiction to hear actions for annulment against the Eurogroup statement of March 2013 or the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as neither...
Landmark EU case proves bogus
By Andria Kades Attorney-general Costas Clerides has ordered a criminal investigation into how Cyprus was dragged into what almost became a landmark EU case involving...
Haircut battle due to kick off within weeks
By Angelos Anastasiou A GRAND Chamber comprising 15 judges of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) will hear a number of appeals brought by Cypriot...
Supreme court hears personal data challenge
By Angelos Anastasiou THE Supreme Court yesterday heard a challenge of the law allowing police to retrieve personal telecommunications data in connection with criminal investigations,...
EU to appeal ruling that Hamas should be off terror list
The European Union said on Monday it would appeal against a court ruling that the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas should be removed from the bloc’s...
Lawyer says EU court ruling protects consumers with Swiss franc loans
By Stelios Orphanides Consumers who received loans in Swiss francs from banks are protected from exchange rate fluctuations, a lawyer said a day after the...
EU should keep limit on bank bonus, adviser says in blow to UK
By Philip Blenkinsop and Huw Jones Britain’s relations with the European Union took another knock on Thursday when its legal challenge to a limit on...
Commission takes Cyprus to court on energy matters
THE European Court of Justice announced Tuesday it has received the appeal of the European Commission against Cyprus for Nicosia’s failure to integrate the EU...
‘Justice Against Troika’
THE Anglo-Hellenic and Cypriot Law Association is leading a campaign against the troika of international lenders at the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg....
Lawyers to gauge interest in class-action suit against troika
By Stefanos Evripidou THE UK-based Anglo-Hellenic and Cypriot Law Association is organising a conference in Nicosia next month to gauge the level of interest in...
Cypriots challenge bail-in to fight for lost savings
By Michele Kambas WITHIN ONE week in June, Cypriot Andrew Georgiou suffered a massive heart attack and his father was diagnosed with leukaemia, just...
