(credit: CJEU) [Case Law Chronicle – June 2025] Russia (banks, oligarchs). Fight against money laundering. Right to asylum (Italy). Student visas (Belgium) July 11, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Bank, Belgium, Money laundering, ECJ, North Korea, Right of asylum, freezing of assets, Italy, Latvia, Russia, Sanctions, Court of the EU 6 min read
[Jurisprudence] Pavel Ezubov wins his case again before the Court July 2, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Cancellation, Family, freezing of assets, Oligarch, Russia, Court of the EU, Villas 4 min read
(credit: CJEU) [Case Law Chronicle – May 2025] Sanctions on Syria and Belarus. Sberbank (default). Ursula von der Leyen (vaccines). EDPB and Europol. Right to asylum. Eva Kaili June 13, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Bank, ECJ, Russia, Sanctions, prudential supervision, Court of the EU 7 min read
Boguslayev during his arrest - Source: SBU via Militarnyi.com [Jurisprudence] Former Ukrainian military-industrial magnate, Russian collaborator, cleared by the Tribunal June 10, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Donbass, freezing of assets, Russia-Ukraine War 2022, Defense industry, itself, Court of the EU 7 min read
Eva KAILI at the European Parliament in Strasbourg (photo: EP/Genevieve ENGEL) [Case Law] Eva Kaili loses her immunity case against the European Parliament June 8, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Brief, Corruption, European deputy, in the act, Immunity, Qatargate, Court of the EU 2 min read
German Kahn (GK site) [Case Law] Russian oligarch German Khan remains an influential businessman. The concept of de facto manager (v2) June 6, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde freezing of assets, homme d'affaires, Oligarch, philanthropy, Russia, Court of the EU 7 min read
[Jurisprudence] The extension of sanctions against Hashem Anwar Akkad is valid 10 May 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde freezing of assets, homme d'affaires, NonNotif, Syria, Court of the EU 2 min read
(credit: CJEU) [Case Law Chronicle – April 2025] Part 2 – Internal Security. Rule of Law. Right to Asylum. Dublin III. Responsibility of Frontex 8 May 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Belarus, Charter of Fundamental Rights, Citizenship, ECJ, Judge's control, Right of asylum, Human rights, Rule of law, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Justice, Malta, nationality, opponents, golden passports, safe country of origin, Persecutions, Poland, pushbacks, Dublin regulation, Syria, Court of the EU 12 min read
(credit: CJEU) [Case Law Chronicle – April 2025] Part 1 – CFSP. Sanctions against Russia. Economic sovereignty 7 May 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde anti dumping, ECJ, Jurisdiction of the Court, Market Contracts, Russian fertilizers, CSDP missions, Military mobility, Russia, Sanctions, Court of the EU 4 min read
(credit: CJEU) [Case law chronicle – March 2025] Sanctions, Taxation, Rule of law 8 April 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde ECJ, Russia, Sanctions, Court of the EU 8 min read
[Jurisprudence] Freedom of information has limits. In the event of an armed threat at the borders 7 April 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Charter of Fundamental Rights, Freedom of information, Propaganda, Sanctions, Court of the EU 5 min read
[Case Law] Oligarch Pumpyanskiy, his wife and son acquitted by the Court. The Council caught red-handed in a repeat offense 4 April 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Cancellation, freezing of assets, Oligarch, Russia, Court of the EU 6 min read
Timchenko was not only close to the Kremlin but also its intermediary with French companies (photo: Kremlin 2018 - B2 Archives) [Jurisprudence] Asset freeze and sanctions confirmed against the Timchenko couple 3 April 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Freezing of assets, Oligarch, Russia, Court of the EU 3 min read
(credit: CJEU) [Case Law Chronicle – February 2025] Sanctions. Economic Sovereignty. Right to Asylum. Rule of Law March 24, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde ECJ, Right of asylum, Rule of law, Poland, Romania, Sanctions, Czech Republic, Court of the EU 9 min read
Alexander Ponomarenko (Photo: Wikimedia / Roman Zinovyev) [Decryption] Asset freeze confirmed for oligarch Alexander Ponomarenko March 14, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde freezing of assets, Oligarch, Russia, Court of the EU 4 min read
[Jurisprudence] Russia. The daughter of an oligarch, close to Putin, wins her case and is delisted March 5, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Cancellation, Oligarch, Accountability, Russia, Court of the EU, Vladimir Putin 5 min read
Dmitry Konov (right) with Vladimir Putin in November 2020 at a meeting to strengthen the Russian petrochemical complex. Also present was Mikhelson (left) (Photo: Kremlin.ru) [Jurisprudence] Oligarch Konov scores a point. But loses the match. A vigorous reminder of principles February 9st, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Alrosa, freezing of assets, Oligarch, Petrochemicals, Principles of law, Russia, Sergei Lavrov, Court of the EU 7 min read
[Jurisprudence] Sanctions maintained against Moldovan oligarch Ilan Shor 8th January 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Moldova, Oligarch, Court of the EU 4 min read