Germany’s highest court takes issue with the European Central Bank
Its decision imperils the EU’s entire legal order
THE MAGNIFICENT scarlet robes that adorn the judges of Germany’s constitutional court trace their origins to a spot of judicial attention-seeking. Soon after the court was established in 1951, its judges decided they needed to distinguish themselves from their peers on the Federal Court of Justice, and recruited a theatrical costumier to update their look. Yet, as the judges showed on May 5th, their rulings can be even more eye-catching than their attire.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Seeing red”
Europe May 9th 2020
- Germany’s highest court takes issue with the European Central Bank
- Russia’s leading business paper is being gagged
- Many covid deaths in care homes are unrecorded
- Italy, the first country in Europe to enter lockdown, starts to emerge
- Turkey investigates those who object to homophobia
- European leaders are appealing directly to voters in other countries
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