The CCC represents 33 countries A new Board of the Consular Corps of Curaçao was appointed at the recent annual general meeting. Karel Frielink, honorary consul of Germany, was appointed the new Dean. The other board members appointed were Margaret Hawthorne (U.S. Consul General) as Vice-Dean, Ivan Moreno Jr. (honorary consul of Belgium) as Treasurer,… Continue reading CONSULAR CORPS OF CURAÇAO GETS NEW BOARD
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ON THE GERMAN – DUTCH CARIBBEAN RELATIONSHIP
Interesting editorial in The Daily Herald (St. Maarten) Economic powerhouse “The visit of German ambassador Heinz-Peter Behr last week should serve as an eye-opener on the largely untapped possibilities that European market offers. Up to now much of the attention regarding the “Old Continent” understandably regards the Netherlands and France from which “The Friendly Island”… Continue reading ON THE GERMAN – DUTCH CARIBBEAN RELATIONSHIP
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… Continue reading GERMAN GAMING LAW IN VIOLATION WITH EU LAW
NEW GERMAN GAMING LAW IN VIOLATION WITH EU LAW
State monopolies granted exclusivity New gaming/gambling legislation entered into force in Germany on 1 January 2008. Although one would expect Germany to observe the laws and regulations of the European Community, it confirmed the country’s state monopolies on lotteries and sports betting and, despite several judgments of the EU Court of Justice (e.g. Placanica et al.),… Continue reading NEW GERMAN GAMING LAW IN VIOLATION WITH EU LAW