PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
European Court of Human Rights on good governance
The European Court of Human Rights (2 October 2012, Case of Czaja v. Poland, 5744/05) reiterates the particular importance of the principle of good governance. It requires that where an issue pertaining to the general interest is at stake, especially when it affects fundamental human rights, including property rights, the public authorities must act promptly and in an appropriate and above all consistent manner. It is desirable that public authorities act with the utmost care, in particular when dealing with matters of vital importance to individuals, such as welfare …
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AUSTRIAN GAMING LAW IN VIOLATION WITH EU LAW
European Court of Justice (9 September 2010): “Austrian legislation under which only companies having their seat in Austria have the right to operate casinos is contrary to European Union law” (click here for the press release).
The Court of Justice finds that the obligation on persons holding concessions to operate gaming establishments to have their seat in Austria constitutes a restriction on freedom of establishment. That obligation discriminates against companies which have their seat in another Member State and prevents those companies from operating gaming establishments in Austria through an agency, branch or subsidiary.
With regard to …
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GERMAN GAMING LAW IN VIOLATION WITH EU LAW
Court of Justice of the European Union (8 September 2010): “The public monopoly of the organisation of sporting bets and lotteries in Germany does not pursue the objective of combating the dangers of gambling in a consistent and systematic manner” (click here for more).
See also my posting of 8 January 2008: ‘New German Gaming Law in Violation with EU Law‘.
Karel Frielink
(8 September 2010)
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