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Weeks VIII – IX 2026: 16th– 27th February 2026
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Week VIII: 16th to 20th February
The Court will be in recess from the 16th to the 20th February inclusive.
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Week IX: 23rd to 27th February
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Thursday 26th February
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Judgment in Case C-92/23 Commission v Hungary (Right to provide media
services in a radio frequency)
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Nadia Carmela
Di Proietto
(Approximation of laws – Competition)
Klubrádió is a Hungarian commercial radio station that has been broadcasting on
assisted in the
radio frequencies since 1999. In 2014, it signed a contract with Médiatanács (the
preparation of this
Media Council) to use the 92.9 MHz frequency in the Budapest broadcasting area. The
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contract was concluded for a period of seven years, with the possibility of renewal for
a period of five years.
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Upon expiry of the contract, Médiatanács refused to renew it, considering that
Klubrádió had twice failed to comply with the obligation to provide monthly
information on broadcasting quotas, which constituted a repeated infringement.
Under Hungarian media law, such a breach automatically results in the refusal of
renewal.
Subsequently, Médiatanács published a new call for tenders for the provision of media
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services on the frequency concerned, but Klubrádió’s application was declared invalid.
(CET) unless
This decision was justified by errors in the programming schedule and by Klubrádió’s
otherwise stated.
negative equity in the five years prior to the submission of its application, which would
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render its bid unsuitable for ensuring the presence on the media market of a radio
station that is stable and predictable in terms of its operation.
Arguing that Hungary had failed to fulfil its obligations, in particular under the EU
regulatory framework for electronic communications – especially Directive 2002/21/EC
and Directive (EU) 2018/1972, the principles of proportionality, non-discrimination,
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good administration and loyal cooperation, as well as under the freedom of
expression and information enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the
European Union, the European Commission brought an action for failure to fulfil
obligations before the Court of Justice.
Background Documents C-92/23
There will be a press release for this case.
Thursday 26th February
Judgment in Case C-131/24 VIRUS
(Environment)
Several environmental associations are challenging the authorisation to build a 1.69kilometre dual carriageway east of St. Pölten (known as the “Spange Wörth” project)
before the Austrian Federal Administrative Court.
The associations believe that this project contravenes the Birds Directive, which aims
to protect all species of birds living in the wild within the European territory of
Member States.
On the one hand, the nesting grounds of the skylark, grey partridge and corncrake are
located within the perimeter of the works. On the other hand, the noise caused by
future traffic would also disturb many other species of forest birds in the vicinity, in
particular the middle-spotted woodpecker.
The Federal Administrative Court asked the Court of Justice to clarify the scope of the
prohibition, laid down in the directive, on intentionally disturbing bird species
significantly. It notes that the project in question provides for various measures to
limit the impact on wild bird populations present on or near the site.
Background Documents C-131/24
There will be a press release for this case.
Thursday 26th February
Judgments in 13 Air Freight cases
(Competition)
In a series of thirteen judgements, the Court will consider the appeals lodged by
several airlines involved in the ‘air freight cartel’ against the rulings of the General
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Court on their applications to annul the decision by which the European Commission
imposed fines on them for participating in this cartel (see summary of the Decision).
Background Documents C-367/22 P
Background Documents C-369/22 P
Background Documents C-370/22 P
Background Documents C-375/22 P
Background Documents C-378/22 P
Background Documents C-379/22 P
Background Documents C-380/22 P
Background Documents C-381/22 P
Background Documents C-382/22 P
Background Documents C-385/22 P
Background Documents C-386/22 P
Background Documents C-401/22 P
Background Documents C-403/22 P
There will be a press release for this case.
Thursday 26th February
Opinion in Case C-802/24 Reibel
(Common foreign and security policy – General and final provisions)
In 2015, a Belgian company entered into a contract with a Russian company for the
sale and delivery of goods, for which the Russian buyer paid an advance.
The Belgian authorities subsequently refused to grant an export licence due to the
restrictive measures imposed by the European Union on Russia.
As a result, the goods were never delivered and the advance payment made by the
Russian company was not refunded.
After the contract was terminated, the dispute was referred to an arbitral tribunal. In
2021, the tribunal ordered the Belgian company to refund the advance payment, plus
interest. A Swedish court, hearing an appeal to set aside this arbitral award, referred
the matter to the Court of Justice.
It noted that the regulation on restrictive measures against Russia prohibits, among
other things, granting any claim by a Russian person, entity or body relating to a
contract whose performance has been affected by those measures. It wishes to know
whether this prohibition extends to preventing recourse to arbitration, and whether
an award upholding such a claim is contrary to public policy in the European Union,
which would lead to its annulment.
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Background Documents C-802/24
There will be a press release for this case.
Thursday 26th February
Opinion in Cases C-496/23 P Meta Platforms Ireland v Commission (Facebook
Marketplace) and C-497/23 P Meta Platforms Ireland v Commission (Facebook
Data)
(Competition)
Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd has lodged two appeals against judgments of the General
Court of the European Union confirming the legality of decisions by which the
European Commission had requested it to provide internal documents identified by
means of combinations of electronic search terms.
Those requests were made in the context of an investigation into abuse of a dominant