Law

Recent Trends in the Case Law of the Court of Justice of the EU

Our yearly conference will fully immerse you in the most relevant case law of the past year. Uncover key judgments on several policy areas, as well as on the relationship between the EU and national legal orders. Discover aspects of the EU’s digital transition and connect with legal experts, practitioners, and academics in a dynamic networking environment.

Seats are limited, and interest is growing quickly. Please let us know if you’d like to join (e.dolci@eipa.eu), so we can explore arranging a larger venue.

About this course

The European Institute of Public Administration in Luxembourg (EIPA Luxembourg) has organised this event every year for more than two decades. This annual conference reviews and comments on a selected number of judicial decisions issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union during the past 12 months. These judicial decisions are regarded as significant because:

  • they offer a first-time interpretation of certain EU legal instruments;
  • they offer a new meaning to existing legal rules;
  • they adapt or re-examine past jurisprudence.

What you will learn:

You will gain insight into key rulings of the Court of Justice of the EU from the past year. You will learn how recent decisions interpret or reshape EU law, identify broader legal trends, and explore their impact on EU legal development and policy implementation.

The various sessions proposed by the conference will be conducted by experts providing presentations on key topics. All sessions will be followed by Q&A sessions allowing for the exchange of ideas, and discussion time where participants will have the opportunity to share professional experiences.

By analysing a selection of key rulings from different areas of EU law, the conference will enable you to understand how a number of fundamental decisions rendered by the Court in the course of the preceding months may potentially impact the legal development of the EU. Beyond the specific details of each case, the conference will also strive to identify general legal trends as well as potential directions for the future evolution of the Court’s case law.

  • legal professionals within the public and private sectors;
  • officials of EU institutions and agencies;
  • national civil servants and those working on EU law issues;
  • judicial professionals;
  • law enforcement officers;
  • academics;
  • others who are interested in EU legal issues in general, and in the main rulings delivered by the European Courts in particular

Project number: 2550201

Course venue
European Centre for Judges and Lawyers – EIPA Luxembourg
8 rue Nicolas Adames
1114 Luxembourg

Programme Organiser
Ms Elisa Dolci
Tel: +352 691 108 038
e.dolci@eipa.eu

Fee
The fee includes documentation and refreshments. Lunches, a reception or dinner are included if mentioned in the programme. Accommodation and travel costs are at the expense of the participants or their administration.

Discounts
EIPA member fee
EIPA offers a discount to all civil servants working for one of EIPA’s supporting countries, and civil servants working for an EU institution, body or agency.

Who are the supporting countries?
Civil servants coming from the following EIPA supporting countries are entitled to get the reduced fee: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden.

For all other participants, the regular fee applies.

Early bird discount
The early bird discount is not cumulative with other discounts or promo codes, except for the EIPA member fee.

Loyalty coupon
As a token of appreciation we offer all our participants a loyalty coupon for one of our future courses. The offer can be shared with colleagues and relevant networks. The coupon will expire one year after its release. This discount is not cumulative with other discounts, except for the EIPA member fee.

Meals
Dietary preferences can be indicated on the registration form.

Confirmation
Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to participants on receipt of the completed online registration form.

Payment
Prior payment is a condition for participation.

Cancellation policy
For administrative reasons you will be charged €150 for cancellations received within 15 days before the activity begins. There is no charge for qualified substitute participants.

EIPA reserves the right to cancel the activity up to 2 weeks before the starting date. In that case, registration fees received will be fully reimbursed. EIPA accepts no responsibility for any costs incurred (travel, accommodation, etc.).

A few days before the start of the course you will receive the log-in details for accessing the course materials. You can log in here.

Our experts

Claudio Matera

EU institutional law, EU external relations law, EU AFSJ law

Programme

14.00Arrival at the venue and Registration of participants
14.30Welcome address
Claudio Matera, Director of EIPA Luxembourg
14.45Solemn opening – Keynote speech
Judge Suzanne Kingston, President of Chamber at the General Court of Justice of the European Union
15.15Introduction to the conference
Juan Diego Ramírez-Cárdenas Díaz, Senior Lecturer at EIPA Luxembourg
15.30Panel 1: RRF, implementation of CJEU rulings (financial penalties) – How Does the EU Reconcile Compliance, Conditionality, and Judicial Protection: From Penalties to Budgetary Remedies 
 
Presentation of the Judgment in Joined Cases T-830/22, T-156/23 and T-1033/23 – Poland v. Commission (5 February 2025) and of the Judgment in Case C-123/22Commission v. Hungary (13 June 2024) 
Jeno Czuczai, Conseiller (seconded official from the Council of the EU), Secretariat General of the European Committee of Regions (TBC) 
 
Panel moderated by Juan Diego Ramírez-Cárdenas Díaz
16.15Discussion
16.45Break
17.00Panel 2: Migration& Asylum – To what extent does EU law constrain state discretion in migration and asylum law, ensuring that protective obligations cannot be overridden by general policy considerations?

Presentation of the Judgment in Case C
460/23 – Kinsa (3 June 2025)
Catherine Warin, Luxembourg-based lawyer and president of the NGO Passerell

Presentation of the Judgment in Case C-97/24 – Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
(1 August 2025)
Marion Dubois, Director of the NGO Passerell

Panel moderated by Dr Claudio Matera
17.45Discussion
18.15Cocktail
9.00Welcoming of the participants
9.30Opening – Keynote speech
(TBC)
10.00Panel 1: Competition Law – How EU competition law (merger control and Article 102 TFEU) should be applied to dominant firms and transactions in fast-moving digital/tech markets?

Presentation of the Judgment in
C-611/22, C-625/22 P – Illumina / Commission
Presentation of the Judgment in Case C-233/23 – Alphabet e.a. (Android Auto)
Presentation of the Judgment in Case C-48/22 P – Google et Alphabet / Commission (Google Shopping)
Sebastien Thomas, Senior Associate in the EU Financial & Competition Law practice of Arendt & Medernach

Panel moderated by Prof. Godefroy Moncuit de Boiscuillé. Associate Professor, University of Nice Côte d’Azur
10.45Discussion
11.15Break
11.30Panel 2: Digital sovereignty and Data protection – How Does the EU Address Data Protection, Digital Sovereignty, and Legal Challenges in the Global Digital Space?
Presentation of the Judgment in Case T-553/23 – Latombe v. Commission (3 September 2025)
Prof. Godefroy Moncuit de Boiscuillé

Presentation of the Judgment in Case C-203/22 – Dun & Bradstreet Austria
(27 February 2025)
Florian Poncin

Panel moderated by Sebastien Thomas, Senior Associate in the EU Financial & Competition Law practice of Arendt & Medernach
12.15Discussion
12.45Lunch break
14.00Panel 3: Financial and Banking law – How the EU Combines Regulatory Reach and Judicial Protection: From Bank Resolution to AML Compliance?

Presentation of the
Judgment in Case C-498/22 – Novo Banco (5 September 2024)
Matthieu Chavrier – Director of Economic and Financial Affairs, Budget, Structural Funds at the Council Legal Service, Council of the European Union

Presentation of the Judgment in Case C-509/23, Laimz SIA v Izložu un azartspēļu uzraudzības inspekcija
(19 June 2025)
Silvia Allegrezza – Prof. Associate Professor of Criminal Law, University of Luxembourg (TBC)

Panel moderated by Juan Diego Ramírez-Cárdenas Díaz
14.45Discussion
15.15Break
15.30Panel 4: EU Citizenship & Free Movement Rights – How far does EU law constrain national powers over personal status?

Presentation of the Judgment in Case C-181/23 – Commission v. Malta (29 April 2025)
Presentation of the Judgment in Case C-4/23 – Mirin (4 October 2024)
N.N.

Panel moderated by Dr Claudio Matera
16.15Discussion
16.45Concluding remarks
17.00End of the Conference

What former participants say

Recent Trends in the Case Law of the Court of Justice of the EU

Confirmed
2 Dec 2025 - 3 Dec 2025
Luxembourg (LU)
Register before: 28 Nov 2025
 360 per attendee
 250 for EIPA members
Register before: 28 Nov 2025