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CJEU Delivery of judgment: Inter Rao Lietuva

3 September 2026 · institutional · confidence: confirmed · status: scheduled · impact 4/5 · EU relevance 4/5

Why it matters

If the Court upholds Inter Rao Lietuva's challenge to its EU sanctions listing, it may constrain the Council's ability to designate Russian energy entities under CFSP measures, with direct implications for the durability of EU energy-sector sanctions on Russian firms.

What to watch

• Whether the ruling changes how EU institutions, regulators or companies can act immediately.
• Implications for sanctions and external-policy legal durability.
• Follow-up from the Commission, Council, national governments, regulators or affected companies after the court step.
• Whether the case creates a precedent that should be pinned as a durable legal or policy milestone.
• Case context: Common foreign and security policy; Court of Justice - Fifth Chamber; Advocate General - Campos Sánchez-Bordona.

Sources

• CJEU judicial calendar
• Infocuria case C-147/25

Themes: Politics, Security · Regions: EU · Actors: Court of Justice of the European Union, Court of Justice

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