European Court Hearings on Rosneft’s Lawsuit against EU Council Begin

... difficult to predict. Political and legal consequences of the EU Court’s disposition of the Rosneft case AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Ivan Timofeev: Russia and Europe: Structural Imbalances The case will be of great significance not only for Rosneft and other Russian companies in the sanctions list, but for the established practice in applying the law in the European Union. In addition, Case C-72/15 court decision will exert direct influence on other sanctions cases initiated by Russian companies in the European General Court. The Court will have to give answers to many questions related to the Council’s ...