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CJEU Advocate General's Opinion: MegaFon v Council

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

Why it matters

If the Court upholds MegaFon's challenge to its EU sanctions listing, it may narrow the evidentiary or procedural grounds on which the Council can designate Russian entities under CFSP restrictive measures, testing the durability of sectoral sanctions on Russian telecoms and related sectors.

What to watch

• Whether the Advocate General opinion previews a shift likely to influence the final judgment.
• 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 - Fourth Chamber; Advocate General - Biondi.

Sources

• CJEU judicial calendar
• Infocuria case C-228/25 P

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

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