Latvian ABLV should lose challenge to ECB document refusal, court opinion says
( June 18, 2026, 09:14 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Latvian bank ABLV should not succeed in its challenge to the European Central Bank's refusal to disclose certain supervisory documents, according to an Advocate General’s non-binding opinion. Manuel Campos Sánchez-Bordona recommended dismissing key grounds of ABLV's appeal against a General Court judgment. His recommendation backed findings that parts of the request lacked sufficient precision, and that banking confidentiality rules supported the refusal of access.Opinion attached. Case reference is C-550/25, appeal from T-100/23....
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