Charlemagne: A grim tale of judges and politicians

Commentary feature. The scary effect of constitutional courts such as the Bundesverfassungsgericht, the German constitutional court, on the politics of the European Union are discussed in this article.

Re-opening the EU treaties may be an understandable bid to appease the red bogeymen of Karlsruhe. But it could yet release the even scarier ghouls, goblins and ogres of the bond markets.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Merkel’s sacrifices secure fragile triumph http://www.europeansources.info/record/merkels-sacrifices-secure-fragile-triumph/

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