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• Fourteen Injured After River Cruise Ship Strikes Wall in Vienna

  Fourteen people were injured after the river cruise ship Anna Katharina struck a lock wall at the Freudenau power plant in Vienna. Six were taken to a hospital, while authorities investigate whether a technical defect contributed to the collision.

• CJEU Clarifies the Conditions for Seizure of Business Emails During Competition Inspections

  On July 9, 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU” or “Court”) delivered its judgment in Sky Österreich Fernsehen (C-234/25), deciding that a streaming offering constitutes a digital service under the Consumer Rights Directive (Directive 2011/83/EU), rather than digital content, where the trader’s offering is of a dynamic nature and goes beyond...

• CJEU Decides When Streaming Subscriptions Are Subject to the Right of Withdrawal

  On July 9, 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU” or “Court”) delivered its judgment in Sky Österreich Fernsehen (C-234/25), deciding that a streaming offering constitutes a digital service under the Consumer Rights Directive (Directive 2011/83/EU), rather than digital content, where the trader’s offering is of a dynamic nature and goes beyond...

• Should Anthropic move to Austria to avoid US control?

  GovInfoSecurity.com reported that “In response to US export controls on its AI models, the Austrian government wants Europe to tempt Anthropic into moving across the Atlantic.”  The June 29, 2026 article entitled “Austria Urges Anthropic to Move to EU to Avoid US Controls” (https://tinyurl.com/hpfj5fh4) included these comments:  Stung by the Trump administration’s export controls on...

• Red Bull II: The Cost of Moving a Dawn Raid to Brussels

  In a second judgment arising from the Commission’s 2023 dawn raid at Red Bull’s premises, the General Court has clarified the limited circumstances in which undertakings may recover costs incurred when an inspection continues at the Commission’s premises.  The judgment follows the General Court’s earlier ruling in Red Bull,[1] which upheld the Commission’s inspection decision...

• Abuse of Process & Use of AI Upsets USDC for Washington DC

  Anger Against Austria for Seizing Plaintiffs’ Assets for Fraud Resulted in International Litigation Post number 5326 See the video at  https://rumble.com/v78l8tq-abuse-of-process-and-use-of-ai-upsets-usdc-for-washington-dc.html   and at https://youtu.be/_POUCvB9WYc International Litigation Unfounded  In Zavadovsky v. Republic of Austria, et al., Civil Action No. 25‑1008 (RC) United States District Court, District of Columbia, Judge Rudolph Contreras Decided March 31, 2026 concerning allegations...

• Ragnaro Casino – Die erstklassige Anlaufstelle für digitales Spielvergnügen

  Inhaltsverzeichnis Das abwechslungsreiches Spielportfolio Lizenzierung und Sicherheitsstandards Anpassbare Zahlungsoptionen im Übersicht Aus welchem Grund Spieler sich pro uns entscheiden Unser vielfältiges Spielportfolio Bei Ragnaro casino login setzen wir auf Güte statt Anzahl, obwohl die Bibliothek mehr wie 3.500 Spiele umfasst. Wir kooperieren ausschließlich mit namhaften Software-Entwicklern gemeinsam, die für Neuheit und Fairness stehen. Jegliches Spiel...

• EU Court Defines Limits to the GDPR Right of Access

  On March 19, 2026, the CJEU issued its judgment in the Brillen Rottler case (C‑526/24).  The case concerns the GDPR right of access and the conditions for claiming damages.  In the underlying facts, an Austrian individual subscribed to Brillen Rottler’s newsletter and, two weeks later, exercised his right of access.  The shopkeeper rejected the request...

• JKU Linz: Tenure-Track Position for European and International Civil Procedure Law

  Johannes Kepler University Linz is currently advertising a tenure-track professorship in “European and International Civil Procedure Law”. The full advertisement reads as follows: The Institute of Civil Procedure Law at the JKU’s Faculty of Law is seeking to fill a tenure-track position for a person with a doctorate/Ph.D at the earliest possible date. The position...

• Avantgarde der Geschlechtervielfalt

  Der österreichische Verfassungsgerichtshof (VfGH) hat kürzlich mit einem bahnbrechenden Erkenntnis zur rechtlichen Anerkennung der individuellen Geschlechtsidentität aufhorchen lassen. Darin klärt das Gericht eine zentrale Frage, die es in seiner ersten wegweisenden Entscheidung zu Intergeschlechtlichkeit aus 2018 noch offen gelassen hatte: ob auch Personen, die sich zwischen den Geschlechtern identifizieren, aber keine somatische Intergeschlechtlichkeit aufweisen, einen...

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• Changes in E.U. merger rules could be huge

  The European Commission recently published a consultation paper that invites comments on a proposal to allow review of the acquisition of non-controlling minority shareholdings. The proposed reform is the most significant in the last 10 years and could have a huge impact on many corporate...

• Lawyers You Should Know: Holger Bielesz (Vienna, Austria)

  We are launching a new feature of the International Law Prof Blog, “Lawyers You Should Know.” We’ll profile various lawyers from around the world who have an international practice or who practice international law. Our first lawyer to profile in this series is Holger Bielesz, a partner in the...

• ESMA – non-renewal and termination of short selling bans by Austrian FMA, Belgian FSMA, French AMF, Greek HCMC, Italian CONSOB and Spanish CNMV

  On 18 May 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), noted the non-renewal of the emergency restrictions on short selling and similar transactions by the following national competent authorities: Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) of Austria; Financial Securities and Markets Authority (FSMA)...

• NY Museums Required to Label the Last Prisoners of World War II

  The artworks stolen by the Nazis are the last prisoners of World War II.  – Ronald Lauder, Woman in Gold Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer was a wealthy sugar magnate in Vienna, Austria where his six Gustav Klimt paintings were housed. His wife, Adele Bloch-Bauer, was the subject of two of the paintings. On...

• Austrian operation targets supplements sold online

  A high non-compliance rate has been found in Austria as part of an operation targeting imported supplements. Results come from a multi-agency control campaign on food supplements sold on the Internet. The operation involved the Federal Office of Consumer Health (BAVG), the Austrian Customs Office,...

• Should Anthropic move to Austria to avoid US control?

  GovInfoSecurity.com reported that “In response to US export controls on its AI models, the Austrian government wants Europe to tempt Anthropic into moving across the Atlantic.”  The June 29, 2026 article entitled “Austria Urges Anthropic to Move to EU to Avoid US Controls” (https://tinyurl.com/hpfj5...

• Austrian Restitution Law Opens the Door to Return of Valuable Gustav Klimt Work

  In 2009 the restitution laws of Austria were amended to include works of art that were sold to the government at a discount due to an export ban on art.  In a recent case involving a valuable frieze inspired by Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony that was crafted by Gustav Klimt in 1902, a panel of art......

• Finally Solved: Non Full-Function Joint Ventures Are not Subject to EU Merger Control

  Do you need to notify a change from sole to joint control over an existing undertaking when the newly created joint venture is not full-function? This question has been the subject of much debate with the European Commission’s case teams and has poisoned the life of companies and merger control...

• Austria records more than 800 food recalls in past decade

  More than 1,000 product warnings, recalls and notices for food, food contact materials, cosmetics and toys were published in Austria between 2010 and 2019. The main reasons were residues, microorganisms and contamination by foreign material. Most commonly affected products included toys, cereal...

• Event to focus on role of data and digital in food safety

  An international forum is scheduled for October on data-driven innovation in food safety, including the use of remote audits and verification. The event is organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and...