Austria and Denmark Fear American-Style European Court of Justice
am 13.01.2006 von http://lawjustice.blogspot.com
The Austrian presidency of the EU received backing by Denmark on another issue related to the future of Europe: Austrias criticism towards the role of the European Court of Justice (ECJ). Like Austria, Denmark wants the European Constitution to include an explicit restriction of the powers of the ECJ.
Rasmussen told journalists in Copenhagen:
“We all easily have the feeling that [the ECJ] takes decisions of which the basis of the judgements …
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