The
EU Court of Justice did not follow tire advice and ruled that passengers should be entitled to compensation if their flights are delayed for more than three hours, because the effects of long delays are comparable to flight cancellations.
As a result, SABAM said in a statement that it "takes note of this ruling without surprise." Given the outcome of the November case, it was expected the
EU Court of Justice "would adopt the same position," SABAM said.
The
EU Court of Justice, to which the Belgian court referred the case, confirmed that the financial allowance must "enable the asylum seekers to obtain housing, if necessary, on the private rental market," however, "without their being left to make their own choice of housing suitable for themselves".
Its decision can be appealed at the
EU Court of Justice.
aThe Commission has moved its case against Bulgaria to trial phase in
EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg,a announced Iskra Mihaylova, Bulgaria's Minister of Environment and Water.
The European Commission decided, on 24 January, to refer Bulgaria, Estonia and the United Kingdom to the
EU Court of Justice, raising to six the number of member states taken to court over incomplete transposition of EU rules on the internal energy market (third energy package).
The European Commission decided, on 27 September, to refer Sweden to the
EU Court of Justice for its failure to correctly transpose legislation on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) into its national law.
In an opinion issued on 27 February, Advocate-General for the
EU Court of Justice, Niilo Jaaskinen, points out that, under French law, individuals who have brought up at least three children are eligible to receive their pension prior to statutory retirement age, provided, among other things, they interrupted their professional activity for a continuous period of at least two months for each child.
If the country fails to do so, the Commission may refer the case to the
EU Court of Justice.
