CJEU Delivery of judgment: Nord Stream 2 v Parliament and Council
Why it matters
Nord Stream 2 AG appeals a November 2024 General Court judgment concerning EU Directive 2019/692, which amended gas market rules. The company seeks to set aside the judgment and annul the directive in its entirety, or alternatively annul Article 49a or the phrase 'completed before 23 May 2019' within that article. Nord Stream 2 claims the General Court erred in finding no violations of legal certainty, equal treatment, and proportionality principles, and argues the directive was adopted with the specific intention of regulating only its pipeline project.
What to watch
- Whether the ruling changes how EU institutions, regulators or companies can act immediately.
- Implications for energy, climate and industrial implementation, rule of law, internal security and EU institutional accountability.
- 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: direct action against an EU institution; Energy; Court of Justice - Eighth Chamber; Advocate General - Medina.
Sources
Open in the calendar
Open this event in the live GeoVeu calendar, alongside everything scheduled around it.