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Luxury shoemaker Christian Louboutin wins trademark battle in EU court over signature red soles
•French luxury shoe designer Christian Louboutin won a lengthy EU legal battle over trademarking his signature red-soled high-heeled shoes, the court and the company said on 12 June.
European Union's top court grants American man same-sex residency rights in Romania
Ians •The European Union's (EU) top court on Tuesday ruled in favour of a Romanian gay man's right to have his American husband live with him in Romania.
Facebook looking to block a referral to landmark case on data privacy in European Court, to avoid potential ban of user data transfer to the US
•The case was taken in Ireland, the location of Facebook’s headquarters for most of its markets outside the United States.
Will Uber case verdict in European Union prompt authorities to make all e-commerce companies more responsible?
Muralidharan •E-commerce portals have been smugly shrugging off their responsibilities over the quality of products and services offered by those on their portal, their tax and legal liability for violation of intellectual property rights (IPR) including trademark
Brexit: UK, EU negotiations cover citizens' rights, Northern Ireland in first phase of 'divorce deal'
•The European Commission said on Friday that enough progress had been made in Brexit negotiations to allow the second phase of talks on future relations to begin
Ireland describes EU decision to take it to court for not recovering tax due from Apple as 'extremely regrettable'
•Ireland on Wednesday described as “extremely regrettable” an EU decision to take the country to the European Court of Justice.
Angela Merkel’s conservatives see slim chance of Brexit progress after Theresa May’s speech in Florence
•British prime minister Theresa May’s speech in Florence has failed to inject much-needed new momentum into talks on Britain’s departure from the EU
Angela Merkel calls on Hungary to implement EU court's ruling, allow refugees into country
•German chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Hungary to quickly implement a ruling by the top EU court that member states must take in a share of refugees
Theresa May reassures EU citizens in UK: 'We want you to stay' after Brexit
•But May was heckled by critics in the House of Commons, while opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said her plan was "too little, too late".
European Union leaders adopt Brexit guidelines at Brussels summit: Here's what the EU wants
•Twenty-seven EU leaders on Saturday formally approved their guidelines for Brexit negotiations at a summit in Brussels.