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CJEU Hearing: Alfa-Bank v Council

11 November 2026 · institutional · confidence: confirmed · status: scheduled · impact 4/5 · EU relevance 5/5

Why it matters

If Alfa-Bank's appeal succeeds, the Court may narrow the Council's discretion to designate Russian financial entities under CFSP sanctions or require heightened procedural safeguards (evidence, notice, remedy) in future listings; if it fails, the durability of asset-freeze designations against major sanctioned banks is reinforced.

What to watch

• Whether the hearing reveals the legal questions and institutional positions likely to shape the later 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: direct action against an EU institution; Common foreign and security policy; Court of Justice - Fourth Chamber.

Sources

• CJEU judicial calendar
• Infocuria case C-547/25 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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