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Hungary and Brussels Clash Over Enhanced Orban Power
May 13, 2020
The European Parliament has allocated time to discuss Hungary's law giving Viktor Orbán the right to rule by decree indefinitely as part of a package of measures aimed at fighting coronavirus.
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Bloomberg: German Constitutional Court Ruling Constitutes a Historical Challenge to ECJ Authority
May 08, 2020
According to some observers, the German Constitutional Court's determination that the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") overstepped its powers in backing the European Central Bank's controversial government bond purchase program "is a declaration of war on the ECJ," which "has opened a Pandora's box on the EU legal order."
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Euronews: EU's Top Court Asserts Right to Finally Determine ECB Mandate
May 08, 2020
Responding to a German Constitutional Court ruling striking down government debt purchase arrangements undertaken by the European Central Bank, the European Court of Justice responded that its earlier judgment to the contrary is binding on the German national court.
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European Court Finds Romanian Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Firing Violated Rights
May 06, 2020
The European Court of Human Rights has decided that Romania's firing of Laura Codruța Kövesi, the country's anti-corruption chief, violated her rights under the European Convention on Human Rights.
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Politico: German Court Lays Down EU Law on ECB Bond Purchases
May 06, 2020
In a 72-page opinion, Germany's Constitutional Court has decided that the European Central Bank's ("ECB") bond-buying practice exceeds the ECB's mandate, a decision which challenges the independence of the ECB and the authority of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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