Mr Pringle goes to Luxembourg…
Following the series of challenges against the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) in domestic courts of the EU Member States, Thomas Pringle’s action to prevent Irish ratification of the ESM Treaty brought before the Irish Supreme Court finally brought the ESM to Luxembourg by way of a reference for a preliminary ruling. …and everybody’s in! Even without the press, guests and the interested general public being there, the courtroom was crowded: All 27 judges of the Court of Justice and German Advocate General Juliane Kokott had gathered to hear the parties’ submissions in favour and against the ESM’s compatibility with EU ... continue reading
