Mealey's (September 27, 2021, 10:07 AM EDT) -- LUXEMBOURG CITY, Luxembourg — The European Court of Justice issued a ruling on Sept. 2 holding that arbitration between European Union (EU) member-states is impermissible under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and ruled that a Ukrainian energy company’s claim in a British Virgin Islands company’s contract with the Republic of Moldova does not constitute a protected investment....