The Court denied the petition to confirm a Swedish award that had been annulled in Sweden. Mercuria had initiated arbitration against Poland, seeking payment of interest on a fine Mercuria had paid and had been eventually reimbursed for by Poland, and had obtained an award in its favor. A Swedish court had subsequently annulled the award, following the example of many European courts that hold that, as a consequence of the Achmea decision of the European Court of Justice, the use of arbitration to resolve disputes between European Union members is not permitted. The District Court rejected Mercuria’s contention that the decisions of the European courts were so egregiously unfair that they violated basic notions of fairness. The Court held that, absent public policy concerns – which were not present here – the Court should respect the decisions of the European courts.