Selected Recent Cases in Brief: European Union:

- Judgment: Case C-23/98 Staatssecretaris van Financiën v. J. Heerma - Judgment: Case C-12/98 Miguel Amengual Far and Juan Amengual Far - Opinion: Case C-358/97 Commission of the European Communities v. Ireland. - Case C-359/97 Commission of the European Communities v. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, - Case C-276/97 Commission v. France and - Case C-260/98 Commission v. Greece - Opinion: Case C-429/97 Commission of the European Communities v. French Republic - Opinion: C-384/98 D. (a minor) v. W. on appeal by the Österreichischer Bundesschatz - Preliminary question: Case C-380/99 Bertelsmann AG v. Finanzamt Wiedenbrück - Preliminary question: Case C-398/99 Yorkshire Co-operatives Ltd v. Commissioners of Customs and Excise - Case C-404/99 Commission of the European Communities v. the French Republic - Preliminary question: Case C-409/99 (1) Metropol Treuhand WirtschaftstreuhandgmbH against Finanzlandesdirektion für Steiermark and (2) Michael Stadler v. Finanzlandesdirektion für Vorarlberg - Case C-498/99 Town and Country Factors Ltd. v. Commissioners of Customs and Excise