European Commission Seeks Leave To Argue $74M Award Was In Breach Of EU Law

Mealey's (May 7, 2019, 1:48 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The European Commission, an institution of the European Union (the EU) on May 3 moved a District of Columbia federal court for leave to file an amicus curiae brief in support of the Kingdom of Spain in an action filed by a Netherlands entity seeking to confirm an approximately $74,271,750 international arbitral award, submitting that its brief explains the official position of the EU that the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) does not have intra-EU application (Masdar Solar & Wind Cooperatief U.A. v. Kingdom of Spain, No. 1:18-cv-02254, D. D.C.)....